The story behind Iowa's only ED-exclusive care team.
About Edison
Recovery Is Possible.
No one in Iowa should have to go without expert care. That's why Edison exists: to bring specialized, coordinated eating disorder treatment to a state that's long gone without it.
What sets Edison apart isn't just our expertise — it's why we built this team in the first place. Every provider here is here because Iowa deserved specialized care that didn't exist before.
Our Story
I'm Kim — a native Iowan, a social worker, and the founder of Edison. After years working in eating disorder treatment settings across the country, I came home to Iowa to raise my family, and found something I didn't expect: almost nowhere in this state to get the kind of specialized, coordinated eating disorder care I'd spent my career building.
So in 2023, I built it myself. Edison exists to close that gap — bringing therapists and dietitians and psychiatric providers, together under one roof, so no one in Iowa has to piece their care together alone, or leave the state to find someone who truly understands what they're going through.
Why Are We Called Edison?
The name Edison—and the lightbulb at the heart of our logo—reflects what we believe about recovery. Our providers are holders of light and hope, especially in moments when it can be difficult to see either for yourself.
Recovery often unfolds through a series of “lightbulb moments”—new insights, shifts in perspective, and small breakthroughs that gradually illuminate a different way forward. And like the process of creating the lightbulb itself, recovery is rarely linear. It can take persistence, setbacks, learning, and trying again. The lightbulb reminds us that progress doesn’t require a perfect path—only the willingness to keep searching for the light.
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We're Iowa's only outpatient team dedicated exclusively to eating disorder treatment, not one specialty among many. Our growing team of therapists, dietitians, and psychiatric providers, works collaboratively under one roof, so care never falls through the cracks between separate providers.
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We use evidence-based approaches, including FBT, CBT, DBT, ACT, and ERP, tailored to your specific needs rather than a one-size-fits-all program. As a Health at Every Size® aligned practice, we take a non-diet approach that welcomes clients of every body size, and we treat the whole person, including co-occurring concerns like anxiety, depression, trauma, and OCD.
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We work with clients of all ages across Iowa, in person at our West Des Moines office or virtually anywhere in the state. We're in network with Wellmark, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Midlands Choice, Health Partners, and select Cigna plans, with limited sliding scale rates available for cash-pay clients.
You Don't Have to Do This Alone.
Whatever brought you here today, we're glad you found us. Reaching out is often the hardest part — let us take it from here.