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 Ready to Live Your Best Life? Are you a highly accomplished and motivated professional, but currently experiencing anxiety, stress, and perhaps even anger? Has it been hard for you to work through this pain on your own? Are you looking for a highly focused, intelligent, and direct therapist who can help you find your way? Are you passionate, motivated, and ready for change? You have wor...
I work with individuals, couples, and families of all ages. I have a Masters in Clinical Health Psychology and a Masters in Nutrition/Dietetics, which helps lend to a holistic approach to my work with clients. I commonly work with health behavioral change, anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD and trauma, self-harm, eating disorders, ADHD, and relationship change. My treatment approach utilizes a...
( English | Français | español ) Have you ever felt hopeless, anxious, or worried? Have you tried to get help and found it did not work? Then I am the therapist for you! I have years of experience. I especially enjoy helping families resolve conflict by figuring out what leads to it and working together. I am capable to do so, sometimes in as few as a couple sessions. I love working with young...
Yellow Ribbon Counseling specializes in play therapy, family Therapy, and trauma informed therapies (EMDR, TFCBT and CPT). Our clinicial team is made up of Registered Play Therapist and EMDR Certified/trained clinicians. We provide treatment in a variety of areas to include: attachment ruptures, grief & loss issues, parent-child relationships, child and sexual abuse, blended family issues,...
Are you overwhelmed, anxious or depressed and turning to substances and other unhealthy behaviors to cope? Do you struggle with feeling uncomfortable in your own skin? Are you looking to make real changes in your life but don't know where to start? Or, maybe you've started your journey and you recognize the need for support as you continue to move forward. Change can be difficult and sometimes...
I am a warm and empathic therapist with over 25 years experience. I work with individuals and families to address a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, life transitions, sexuality, grief, loss, trauma, and substance abuse. My style is interactive, compassionate, and collaborative. My goal is to address the issues that bring you to therapy and help you move forward...
Are you longing for deep healing and growth? Are you feeling conflicted in your relationship with yourself, your family, your partner, your friends, your coworkers? Do you feel tangled up in your relationship with your body? Are you stuck in long-term relational patterns that you can't seem to get out of? If so, I may be able to help. I specialize in working with individual adults (18+) with...
Are you ready to gain control and understand yourself better? People often get stuck in unhelpful cycles, making the same mistakes or choices over and over again without really understanding why. If you're ready to create specific goals, tackle head-on the issues that are most important to you and live the life you want- I want to work with you. I work with individuals and couples to achieve...
Now offering HIPAA-compliant telehealth services! I am passionate about helping people love themselves. My typical client works hard, loves deeply, and gives of him or herself so much until there is little energy left for self-care. Let me help you find a better balance, a path forward, and the ability to voice your needs and wants in a way that creates win-win situations for you and your...
My goal is to create a safe, non-judgmental, and empowering space for people to explore the depths of their emotions, thoughts and feelings. Using supportive reflection and a strengths-based perspective, I approach each situation with empathy. As a clinical social worker, I help individuals and couples who are struggling with a wide range of emotional and interpersonal problems. My speciality...
Is your child and/or adolescent struggling to adapt to life's changes? Are they exhibiting behavioral, emotional, or cognitive problems that are beyond that of what is typically seen for their age? Being a parent is the hardest, yet most rewarding part of life. However, a parent's job becomes increasingly more difficult and complicated when your child is struggling to express feelings, explore...
What if there is nothing wrong with you? What if you never had to judge you again? My specialty is inviting clients to their greatness and success; clearing the energies that don't allow for achievement, creativity, and possibilities. I work with clients from all walks of life who are demanding freedom and change. My clients tend to be the seekers, the highly creative and the dissatisfied dream...
Today is the day! You are ready to make some changes in your life! Well done! Seeking out a therapist can be a daunting task. You might be wondering just how to choose. Do I seek out someone on my insurance panel? Closest to my house? How do I know if they actually know what they are doing? These are all good questions and will lead you down a reasonable decision making path. Even more than...
In today's era of professional, familial, and societal pressures, we are constantly confronted with overwhelming challenges that over time, impact us in profound ways, often leaving us feeling entrapped with fear and worry, and deeply deprived from our true sense of self, and of meaning and purpose. Whether you find yourself overcome by anxiety, depression, isolation, loss and grief, painful...
From childhood into adolescence and then into adulthood, we inevitably settle with beliefs about ourselves and the world around us. At some point, however, it's possible those very same beliefs that may have caused us to thrive, may cause us to feel uncomfortable. If you find the quality of your relationships, the self or with others, has lessened in quality, there is discomfort to some degree...
