Obesity is a medical term health professionals use to determine a person’s risk factors for health-related issues. Some experts believe obesity also has to do with genes and inheritance. Obesity can also be related to certain medical conditions or medications.
Available Treatment Options
Counseling interventions for managing obesity include behavioral modification strategies, like planning for reduced calorie intake and forms of exercise.
But, often, the stigma that comes with being obese in a fat-phobic world can cause more mental distress than the weight itself. Therapists and counselors who specialize in eating disorders, body neutrality, and fat positivity can help people cope with discrimination and judgment from the outside world.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Obesity
Are you looking for relief from suffering? This may hold different meanings to different people. For some, it means addressing past traumas to improve current living. For others, it may mean transforming anxiety and depression into manageable states of being, or working through specific parenting challenges that cause concern. For children and adolescents, relief of suffering may come in the fo...
I have been providing behavioral health services for over 30 years and feel that I am uniquely qualified to assist individuals and families in reaching their potential and overcoming personal challenges. I utilize a strengths based perspective and a holistic approach that incorporates mind, body, and spirit. I provide a thorough assessment and determine with you what intervention is best suited...
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My job is to assist you in: Identifying strengths, getting them back, skillfully utilizing them in everyday reality. Your goals, your problem solving, your issues, your feelings - this is what really matters. Your beliefs and life principles are the guide in our sessions. To fit your needs as well as your budget and time resources I have a variety of counseling formats: individual in person and...
Hello! Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed... maybe even depressed about your current situation? Have you tried to make your situation better on your own without much success? In my private practice, I work with clients to help them feel like themselves again and/or feel better than they often thought possible. I provide a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental atmosphere so you feel comforta...
Stuck in a rut? There's a way out. I specialize in sex therapy and trauma. I have extensive experience in individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy. I use methods that examine the root causes of behavioral and emotional patterns which lead to depression, anxiety, alcohol dependence, substance abuse, thought distortions, relationship attachments, erectile dysfunction, or vaginal...
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Hello! My therapeutic focus is on relationship. People come to therapy because they have lost touch with their sense of self, identity, and wholeness, or because they have had painful experiences which have injured their trust and ability to connect. Therapy is about relearning skills and experiencing a safe relationship while rediscovering oneself as healthy, happy and whole. Anxiety, compulsi...
Trained in Psychodynamic and Gestalt modalities, I work with adults, 18 and up, to achieve self-understanding and self-compassion along with behavior change....
Bay Area Neuropsychology specializes in evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of neurological, neurodevelopmental, and neuropsychiatric/behavioral disorders effecting children, adolescents, and adults. We provide comprehensive evaluations aimed at identifying patterns of cognitive strengths and weaknesses that help localize organic brain dysfunction, assist with differential diagnosis, and guide...
** I am currently full & not accepting new clients.** Do negative self-thoughts keep you from accepting yourself or achieving accomplishments? Are you tired of past experiences, including trauma, dictating how you approach life & relationships today? Are you critical of yourself? Are you stuck on an artistic endeavor or project? Are you ready to break through to a new athletic level? Is fear...
As Anxiety or Depression keep you from enjoying the people and things you love, it becomes overwhelming and suddenly you are stuck. Are you finding it difficult to get out of your own way, to make decisions, or find a sense of calm? This does not have to be your norm. Alleviating anxiety and depression so you can be a part of the life you want is right in front of you. You already know what has...
My therapeutic approach emphasizes a biopsychosocial approach to therapy and wellness and leverages several therapeutic orientations to help my patients change problematic behaviors, feelings, and thoughts and help them make improvements in their life or seek to discover what they are missing in life. My goal is to help you find whatever you are seeking. My current clients would tell you that I...
Any St. Louis rehabilitation center can provide treatment; MIA provides the difference. There are many drug rehab centers, but few of these rehab centers compare to Midwest Institute for Addiction's programs. This differentiation goes beyond our comprehensive, individualized, and evidence based treatment model and focuses on the quality of services that we offer. There is a lack of separation i...
Life can feel overwhelming at times. For over 25 years, I have collaborated with clients from all walks of life as they work to overcome their struggles with mood (anxiety, panic and depression), relationships with others and with themselves, grief and loss, destructive habits and maladaptive patterns, health challenges, eating concerns and phase of life issues and decisions. Although initiatin...
