Testimonials
What Our Clients, Their Families, and
Clinical Partners Are Saying
Clinical Partners Are Saying
At Magnolia Creek, our goal is to not only help people make a recovery, but to empower them and ensure they feel heard, supported, and successful, both during their time with us and beyond. We are always happy to hear from former clients, their families, and their clinical partners, who let us know we are successful in helping clients on their paths to recovery.
Alumni
Family Members
Clinical Partners
Alumni
“I found Magnolia Creek when I finally admitted I had an eating disorder. I thought for a long time I could fix it myself, but I could not. The staff that was with me in the house were so loving and caring. My treatment team was the BEST! I was taken care of medically and am now enjoying much better health. Also, for my treatment team: they were always there for me and taught me that I am worthy and that I can without my eating disorder. The other young girls that were there with me, we became a wonderful loving sisterhood. They were always there for me. I would recommend Magnolia Creek to anyone who is facing an eating disorder. You will find help there.” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“Going to Magnolia Creek was one of the most significant, impactful experiences of my life.
Truly. First off, the facility and sprawling grounds are a breathtaking environment to cultivate
true recovery. It was a true blessing to wake up every morning and look out onto the lake and
the trees and feel at peace. But more importantly, the staff here are incredible. The RCS's (the
techs who work closely on the floor with clients) are incredible. Every single person I worked
with was compassionate, kind, empowering, and dedicated. I had so many powerful conversations during my darkest moments that I will take with me forever. And the nursing staff are second to none. Everyone became my family, and I cannot emphasize enough how much they guided me through the most challenging times in my life. Magnolia Creek’s clinical staff blew me away. I have had experiences all over the country at all different levels of care, and my team here was the most passionate, knowledgeable, and life-affirming I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I was viewed as a whole person and experienced a tailored treatment approach that accounted for my physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well being and growth. I always felt valued and heard.” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“I went here twice. It became home to me. I had the absolute best team to assist me with
anything I needed, even when we weren’t scheduled to meet, I knew I could get in touch with
them right away. This facility made me feel so welcome for the three months I stayed each time
and gave me so much help/knowledge on not only my eating disorder itself, but my body image
struggles, addiction, anxiety, PTSD, the list goes on. I can’t recommend this place enough.”” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“My team always had my back, even when I tried to self-sabotage, they pulled me back in. I
wouldn’t trade this experience for anything. The RCS’s were genuine and the clinicians as a
whole were exactly what I needed in my recovery. The environment is structured, which is
helpful, and the outdoors is probably my favorite part. I would have to say I would for sure
recommend this facility.” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“Magnolia Creek saved my life. It is an incredible facility that brings care to the client as a whole. You are NOT just a number here. It’s the BEST care I have ever received in my life, and I’ve been in a lot of treatment. I would suggest Magnolia Creek to anyone who is struggling with an ED or any other mental health issues!” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“Magnolia Creek is an absolutely amazing facility, it truly saved my life. while being at magnolia creek we did group therapy sessions, individual sessions with a individual therapist, a family therapist and dietician. my primary therapist helped me reprocess trauma and helped me see I am in control of my life and my family therapist helped me explain my eating disorder and the signs to my family and boyfriend. my dietician helped me make peace with food and even helped me cook new things in the kitchen. im not sure i could have overcome my eating disorder without this facility.” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“Magnolia Creek changed my life. My team cared deeply in listening to me, working with me as
an individual, and making sure I had the support I needed to recover properly. The techs that
are with you all day become like family, the nurses are phenomenal and want to see you
succeed. To be honest, they saved my life in the darkest time of my life and I will forever be
grateful. Magnolia Creek is defense and peaceful, the perfect place to focus on yourself and
your recovery. I can’t write enough positive things about everyone there. If you need help, truly
consider this as your first choice.” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
““I am grateful and thankful for my recovery journey at Magnolia Creek in residential and at PHP.
It is a very caring and supportive atmosphere. I will now be heading into IOP to do the next step
down back at home and I leave for that next step knowing that I have been in good hands
during my stay at the Creek! My Treatment Team, who I really appreciate, helped me to
challenge my thoughts and urges, reframe, set boundaries, learn and grow in coping skills, get
to know my cognitive distortions and practice and believe positive affirmations for when those
arrive, familiarize myself with my ED cycle and know exactly what I’m fighting against with ED
and when it happens, CBT, DBT, body image and so much more! I’m also grateful for the RCS’s
who were so great and helpful in recovery as well as the nurses who helped me in so many
ways. Recovery isn’t linear but it’s worth it because I’m worth it. Recovery is possible and I
believe one day I can and will overcome and defeat ED for good. Thank you, Magnolia Creek!”” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“They really changed my life. I love the staff, the treatment team, and Mark’s cooking. Y’all will be missed!” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“Magnolia Creek saved me, healed me, and guided me to FREEDOM! I just want to say to others with an eating disorder that there is hope. I had an eating disorder for 14 years and was terrified to go to treatment. Dr. H talked me into going after many calls and giving recovery a fair chance. When I finally got there, I had the best team (Maria, Jessica, and Leigh-Ann) work with me and push me because they saw my potential. I am forever grateful and am thinking about going to school for counseling or even possibly nutrition. We all deserve recovery and to be happy.” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“10/10 isn’t enough to qualify the treatment I received at the Creek, a positive atmosphere all day long and every person in the facility giving you support and good wishes. The counselors are the best you can find, and the staff members helped to solve any question I had. A great team of work which made my recovery possible.” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“I was given the true gift of working with the nutrition director as my dietitian. I would not be
anywhere near the place I am without her. She saved my life. Above and beyond does not even
begin to cover a fraction of the support I received from her. I have never learned more about
nutrition, myself, and my recovery from ANYONE. I am tearing up writing this, that is how
powerful working with her was for me. For anyone finding themselves in the tremendously
challenging place of seeking treatment for their eating disorder, I could not recommend
Magnolia Creek enough. It will be the most difficult journey, but at Magnolia Creek, it is a
journey one will not take alone, but rather with a true family. You deserve life, and Magnolia
Creek will give that to you.” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“I have been to Magnolia Creek twice in 2022. This was my third treatment center, and for me the experience here was very different from my other experiences, in the best way possible. I was able to really work on my trauma and other underlying issues driving the eating disorder both with my individual treatment team and in groups, and I felt incredibly supported by both the RCSs and nurses on the day to day needs. I learned a lot and was really challenged to push myself outside of my comfort zone and felt like needing to come back a second time, that it would be a safe place to come back to, and I would just in generally highly recommend Magnolia Creek to any of my friends or family needing treatment, and if I ever needed help in the future in a higher level of care, I would return as well.” – Grateful Magnolia Creek Alumnus
Family Members
“My daughter has had an eating disorder for a few years now and COVID sent it in a direction
we could no longer handle on our own. Our therapist at home suggested Magnolia Creek, I
have read every review from here as well as many other facilities. This is not an easy treatment
process. Eating disorders are a lifelong battle. The first 9 or 10 days are nothing short of
miserable. Your daughter will beg you to come home and every day you will think about going
and getting her. There will be lots of tears on both sides. Believe in the system, the other girls
there will become a support system to your daughter. The counselors and RCS's there want to
see your daughter succeed, this is not easy, but obviously nothing before this has worked. The
Chef, Cliff was a rock star in my daughter’s eyes. She was eating things here she would have
never eaten at home. She spent time in the kitchen with Cliff cooking and baking. She came
home with all her menus and meal plans for us to include here. Her family therapist Janifer was
extraordinary in reading behaviors and moods and helping identify things that trigger her. She
was super communicative with us as well. Our daughter finished her junior year of high school
while here and the teacher Heather was fantastic. She coordinated everything through the
counselor and was helpful to get all completed. I think this treatment process was life changing
for our daughter, she made some great friends and eating better than ever before. I will always
be grateful to Magnolia Creek. My advice is to only send your daughter here if she wants to
make changes, you can not force this on someone if they are not willing to do the work.” –– Grateful Parent of a Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“You are changing people’s lives. There is no greater thing than what you all are doing. Thank you for treating our daughter with respect and helping her recover from her eating disorder. What a gift you have given to us. We can never say thank you enough.” – Grateful Parent of a Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“Thank you, Magnolia Creek! My daughter had another episode until she decided to get treatment. She is now stable thanks to the help and guidance obtained during her treatment. The staff is friendly, and Magnolia Creek has good amenities as well.” – Grateful Parent of a Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“Please know that we appreciate all that you and the staff have done for our daughter! We couldn’t have asked for better care for her and we feel very lucky she had this experience.” – Grateful Parent of a Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“Magnolia Creek Residential Eating Disorder Facility has an amazing and truly caring staff. They worked with our family and teenage daughter during the five weeks she went through treatment.
She attended individual therapy, group classes, family therapy, she learned how to properly
prepare balance meals, her dietician taught her about the importance of nutrition, the medical
staff took care of medical concerns and medication if needed, and much more. Before entering the program, she was in denial about struggling with an eating disorder and at completion of the program she was in control and fully aware of her struggles. She is confident and equipped to live a healthy meaningful life and we are truly grateful to have found Magnolia Creek. The hardest part about completing the program was how much she missed the staff. Thank you for loving our daughter.” – Grateful Parent of a Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“Magnolia Creek is a center that I highly recommend. My daughter became anorexic at the age of 17 and then two years later she became bulimic for 15 years. Magnolia Creek gave our family back our daughter. They literally saved her life. The treatment and counseling she received helped her climb out of the darkness she was so wrapped up in. It’s been 11 months since she entered treatment and seven months since she left. She has put in all the work and effort to focus on a healthy lifestyle, and I don’t know what our family would have done without Magnolia Creek. I am forever grateful to all the staff; she has lifelong friends that she made that she calls her sisters. Anyone struggling with an eating disorder should call Magnolia Creek!” –– Grateful Parent of a Magnolia Creek Alumnus
“Magnolia Creek is an exceptional treatment facility with knowledgeable and compassionate staff. My daughter has been fighting an eating disorder and other addictions for years and Magnolia Creek is the first facility that allowed for her to truly heal, change, and grow into the amazing young woman that we knew she could be. Our family was included in treatment, and we were given the tools and education that we were lacking and taught the best ways to support our daughter in her recovery. The Admissions Team (Carolyn) was amazing, and the Clinical Director (Dr. C) was nothing short of a miracle for us. We have been so blessed to have found this wonderful facility and will be forever thankful for saving our daughter’s life.” – Grateful Parent of a Magnolia Creek Alumnus
Clinical Partners
“I am a clinician treating eating disordered-clients on an outpatient basis, and Magnolia Creek has remained a top choice for individuals needing a higher level of care. The staff here consistently shows compassion, dedication, and expertise. Each client is treated with dignity and respect and receives customized, individualized care which guides her to freedom. Magnolia Creek is unique in that it offers a faith-based component if desired and targeted treatment for those with Type I diabetes, as well as tackling co-occurring mental health/trauma/substance abuse issues. They remain on the cutting-edge, implementing evidence-based treatment…all while keeping their focus on each suffering individual, nurturing her potential. Beautiful setting; homelike atmosphere.” – Grateful Clinical Partner of Magnolia Creek
“Magnolia Creek is a pleasure to work with and refer to. They are compassionate and understanding and eager to help in any way they can. Nothing but top-notch treatment and care for clients and their families.” – Grateful Clinical Partner of Magnolia Creek
“Magnolia Creek is a great place. Excellent staff that care and take a true dual diagnosis approach to eating disorders. Highly recommended.” – Grateful Clinical Partner of Magnolia Creek
“I am a mental health professional who has visited the beautiful Magnolia Creek campus. The staff are hard-working, dedicated, and professional. The campus is serene, welcoming and a calming respite for those struggling with eating disorders. As a therapist, I have referred several clients to Magnolia Creek and the ones who have gone have done extremely well and are making strides in recovery. If you or a family member are struggling, call Magnolia Creek today! 5 out of 5!!!” – Grateful Clinical Partner of Magnolia Creek
“It has been a pleasure working with Magnolia Creek. I appreciate the ongoing transparency and communication from their team regarding providing the best care possible for the clients.” – Grateful Clinical Partner of Magnolia Creek
“I am an outpatient provider in the Birmingham community and Magnolia Creek is doing great work for those with eating disorders. Magnolia Creek is committed to providing outstanding care and are following appropriate COVID-19 protocols during this time.” – Grateful Clinical Partner of Magnolia Creek
If you’re ready to take the next step in the eating disorder recovery process for you or your loved one, the compassionate team at Magnolia Creek is here to help. Give us a call at 205-409-4220 or complete our contact form.
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