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At Victus our specialized Counselors are dedicated to providing the tools and supports needed to overcome an eating disorder. Specialized registered dietitians are available through a network of providers we have cultivated collaboration with. Including IAEDP trained and certified dietitians licensed in multiple states.
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Victus Counseling2025-05-15 04:47:222025-06-03 05:24:32‘We’re Not Serving Our Rural Communities’: One Eating Disorder Specialist for 250,000 People
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Victus Counseling2025-05-14 04:42:122025-06-03 05:22:26Eating Disorders: They Don’t Just Happen to Skinny, White, Affluent GirlsCreating a Pathway for Recovery
Victus Counseling is dedicated to guiding individuals on a transformative journey toward recovery from eating disorders. We understand the complexities of these conditions and offer a supportive environment where you can find the most effective treatment tailored to your needs. Our experienced team uses a range of evidence-based therapies, like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps in altering negative thought patterns; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), encouraging a life aligned with personal values even in the face of distress; and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which equips you with coping skills for emotional stability.
We also incorporate Motivational Interviewing to empower your willingness to change, Person-Centered Therapy to provide a non-judgmental space for growth, and Family Behavior Therapy (FBT) to engage the support of loved ones in your recovery process. Every step you take with us is a stride toward reclaiming control and creating a balanced, fulfilling life.
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🚨 A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR HEALTHCARE ACCOUNTABILITY IN SOUTH DAKOTA! 🚨
🎉🎉🎉🙌👏🥳 I’m really excited to celebrate that House Bill 1199 is now law! ❤️eeek this is big.
👏👏👏😊♥️♥️🎉♥️ like for real. It drove me bonkers our state was not tracking parity and I am so hopeful South Dakota can now officially be on The Parity Tracker The Kennedy Forum 😉
As a licensed mental health provider, this is something I’ve been advocating for because prior authorization and insurance barriers are not just policy issues. They affect our clients and can affect how quickly people are able to get the care they need. They also take providers away from the work we actually want to be doing—helping our clients.
HB 1199 creates new reporting and transparency around prior authorization, including requiring health carriers and utilization review organizations to report information to the South Dakota Division of Insurance. 🎉🎉🙌😉🥳😊
That is important progress.
I also want to say this because it has been my experience: advocating really does work. I keep asking, and people are listening. ❤️
I reached out to Rep. Taylor Rehfeldt to ask for help and share concerns from my perspective as a mental health provider. Information and advocacy resources from the Kennedy Forum also helped me better understand what needed to be addressed.
But this was never just about one person.
There are so many grassroots organizations, nonprofits, providers, patients, families, and advocates across South Dakota and throughout the country doing this work every day. A lot of it happens behind the scenes—sharing information, telling their stories, contacting legislators, educating others, and continuing to push for better accountability from insurance companies.
Thank you to everyone who has been part of that work and helped us better advocate for our clients. ❤️
HB 1199 doesn’t fix every problem with prior authorization or mental health parity, and there is still a lot of work to do. What happens with the information collected and how it is used will be very important.
But for real - like I think it’s okay to celebrate progress when we see it. 🎉and like a new law is made to help me help clients 🙌♥️
I’m grateful that I was able to add my voice to this effort, and I’m hopeful about what this can mean for better transparency and accountability in South Dakota.
And to everyone who has been doing this work alongside us—thank you. We keep going. #longgame
#MentalHealthParity #MentalHealthAdvocacy #SouthDakota #PriorAuthorization #BehavioralHealth #HealthcareAccess #PatientAdvocacy #HealthcareAccountability ...
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Mental health conversations are most effective when they move beyond awareness and into practical action.
I’m looking forward to joining a group of local professionals as a panelist for the upcoming Mental Health Forum Series: Managing Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide Prevention at the University of Sioux Falls.
We’ll be discussing how to recognize concerns, have difficult conversations, understand suicide risk, connect people with appropriate support, and strengthen prevention within our community.
I’m grateful to contribute a behavioral health perspective to this broader community conversation, and I’m proud that Victus Counseling is one of several organizations supporting the event.
October 13, 2026 | 5:30–7:30 PM
University of Sioux Falls – Salisbury Science Center, Room 118
Free and open to the community
Whether you’re a healthcare professional, educator, parent, student, employer, or community member, I hope you’ll consider joining us.
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What a busy month! It’s been wonderful getting our wonderful intern Alexis setup (and she did amazing with the conference horse crisis!) and the ongoing construction work with services expanding at Victus.
The dedication to our community is unwavering and I am very grateful and humbled to serve the clients and families in South Dakota.
More exciting things around the corner! We are looking forward to seeing more services offered in the eating recovery work for our state! ...
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Victus Counseling with 114 organizations, we're calling on @SenatorChuckSchumer and @LeaderJohnThune to advance the Kids Online Safety Act this month. Families deserve meaningful action to protect kids online. #PASSKOSA.
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Drive back from Gateway To Innovation- Exploring New Horizons in Eating Disorder Treatment (9/11/2026) in St. Louis, MO.
1) Ongoing education is a non-negotiable in my opinion and investing in training is essential for the eating disorder field in rural areas.
It was great taking Alexis Terveen, Victus Counseling, onsite student intern pursuing her Masters degree in counseling and is learning about the importance of eating recovery treatment.
On our drive back I shared this fact with Alexis - “Alexis you are learning so much so fast and this one conference already puts you in a position where you are more informed than most licensed professionals, doctors, dietitians because the research shows training for professionals is between 0 to 3 hours on average in some programs”
Of course working at Victus we don’t do the minimum for the most - looking forward to ongoing trainings we are always students.
2) We totally stopped at Krispy Kreme in Omaha Nebraska / safely secured these for the drive back 💙💚 ...
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Gateway to Innovation conference - First in person conference for me in 2026 after a year of R/R (I guess work conferences are considered work?! I ❤️work and learning)
@Samantha Stolte (Calcaterra) @Mackenzie Blatcher, MBA @Molly Reid it was great seeing you ladies!
@Theresa Chesnut LCSW, CEDS-S @Alli Spotts-De Lazzer great job and all the speakers/staff/ booths you all did great- South Dakota Victus team first time (Alexis first conference) in St. Louis MO
I always respect all the seen and unseen workers so shout out to Ben our table waiter at the conference thank you!
Ok so many more photos and I will say I can only post 4 photos - horse rescue takes a spot lol - shout out to Alexis Terveen (Victus student intern) for 1st crisis intervention - calling 911 - offering support to injured driver and trusting I knew what I was doing (I’m very calm about crisis and have no clue about horses just fyi)
A broken arm, a horse rescue on major interstate with injuries, and a E/D conference destination had me back in my street clothes comfy because this therapist does not normally do overtime with helping our horse nations horse community. **horses are safe we departed Shadow(?) in care of Missouri highway patrol!!
Another Faith experience and back in South Dakota (safely)- preparing for the passion of serving our clients in rural areas. ...
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Planning out program expansions is so much more fun with a whiteboard.
Exciting stuff ahead always with Meggie and Faith growing clinics!!
Best staff question ever “Would I spend a day in a canoe with you?” Team work makes a difference 💙💚 ...
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Eating disorder treatment should not be harder to access than the illness itself.
Great article by Eli Cahan, MD, MSc, highlighting the challenges many individuals and families face when seeking medically necessary eating disorder treatment.
As a licensed mental health therapist and owner of South Dakota's only standalone eating disorder treatment clinic, I see firsthand the resilience of those navigating recovery while also confronting insurance barriers, coverage denials, and access challenges.
I am especially grateful for journalists like Eli who take the time to listen to frontline providers, individuals in recovery, and families. Meaningful advocacy begins with understanding the real experiences of the people most affected by these systems. Loved talking with you!
Mental health parity cannot simply exist on paper. Progress requires clear standards, meaningful oversight, and enforceable parity protections that ensure behavioral health conditions are treated with the same seriousness and coverage expectations as physical health conditions.
Again, thank you, Eli for bringing attention to an issue that impacts so many individuals and families seeking care.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/eating-disorder-hostpital-insurance-denials-1235572...
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#MentalHealthParity #EatingDisorders #EatingDisorderRecovery #BehavioralHealth #MentalHealthAdvocacy #HealthcareAccess #TheKennedyForum #InsuranceParity ...
'Going Home to Die': People With Eating Disorders Need Special Care. Insurers Are Denying It
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Some of my professional friends on social media may remember the story about my flat tire in the middle of a California desert — and spending the next 3 hours educating the tow truck driver on the ride from California to Las Vegas about eating disorders, treatment access, and recovery. 😅
Well… today gave me another reminder that education and support opportunities show up everywhere.
Our building is currently having some construction work done, and one of the electricians asked if we happened to have a bottle of water.
My response?
“Of course! We also have Gatorade — what flavor do you like? And snacks! Let me grab you some snacks too.”
He laughed and shared that he forgot his lunch today.
And honestly? No shame in that.
At our eating recovery center, we spend a lot of time helping people rebuild relationships with nourishment, hydration, and self-care. Sometimes that means clinical interventions and treatment planning… and sometimes it simply means normalizing that humans forget meals, need support, and deserve access to food without guilt or shame.
One thing working in eating disorder treatment has taught me is this:
Food support should never feel embarrassing.
Hydration matters.
Snacks are healthcare.
And kindness around nourishment can go a long way.
The little moments matter too. 💙
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