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
I am a Clinical Mental Health Counseling program student at Northwestern University. The profession’s emphasis on growth, wellness, empowerment, and normal development are important to me. In the future, I hope to work with clients of all ages ranging from children to older adults. I can help these populations through the proper diagnosis, assessment, and use of evidence-based treatment...
“I believe everyone deserves a chance; a chance at happiness, a chance at love, a chance at life, any CHANCE! I find extreme purpose as I assist individuals to find what satisfies them as well as presented barriers, restrictions, and issues faced in their journey. I strive to support them in finding peace and finding their own purpose.” My personal choices have lead me towards a career of advoc...
Our focus is to help individuals and families heal, energize, and move forward by providing a neutral safe space with customized treatment plans. We promise to be there for you every step of your journey. Our experience enables us to offer a wide range of comprehensive services to children, adults, couples and families. We offer the latest scientifically based assessments and therapeutic...
The time has come to take the first step in mental healing. You no longer have to struggle alone or be confused about what to do. As a certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, I will make it my personal duty to support you in reaching your personal goals and assisting you to living a happy life. The Rose Garden specializes in behavioral issues, trauma, sexual trauma, depression, anxiety, and m...
Making the decision to seek support can be a difficult task and shows courage. Opening up and sharing your private thoughts, emotions, fears, and experiences with a therapist can be frightening. However within a trusting, confidential, and healthy therapeutic relationship it can also be rewarding and a great benefit. I make it a point to never take for granted the gift clients give in revealing...
Helping others is my greatest passion. In my almost 20 years as a licensed professional counselor, I have rewardingly helped numerous clients through many difficulties, including: parenting, relationships, career decisions, marriage difficulties, bipolar, emotional difficulties, grief, trauma, schizophrenia, stress, depression, and anxiety. My overall goal is to be effective in helping you thro...
My clinical experience is in treating clients suffering with disorder eating and eating disorders, through a holistic, patient centered, and intuitive approach. I also help clients who are searching for nutritional management or evidenced-based nutrition for chronic disease management. I help clients meet their individual health goals by holding them accountable to goals set during sessions and...
Greetings! I am a licensed mental health therapist with over six years of experience working with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, Bipolar Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, personality disorders, substance abuse, eating disorders and schizophrenia. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) using Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)...
Are you experiencing more distress, worry, and anxiety in your life right now? If so, your likely not sleeping or coping as well as you'd like. With over 25 years in private practice, I support my clients efforts to develop effective tools and skills to navigate their life with more ease and resiliency. If you choose to work with me, my style is collaborative and interactive. I will actively...
Life is crazy and I am happy to meet you at whatever stage of life you are in. Taking care of yourself is priority and I am grateful for the opportunity to be on your side. Let our time together be a time of healing and growth. Our counseling relationship starts right where you are. I will meet you at whatever stage of life you are at and we will set goals together. I am on your team and will...
I enjoy helping individuals heal, see breakthroughs, and increase their resilience and ability to find effective approaches to their presenting concerns. My passion is to empower clients to manage life difficulties that encroach on their envisioned life architecture by gently identifying and removing obstacles, learning adaptive coping, finding meaning and strength, and sometimes rebuilding fr...
Typical issues I work with include: Addiction, Anxiety, Adjustment issues, Depression, Domestic Violence/Abuse, Eating Disorders, Family Counseling, Grief and Loss, SIgnificant Life Changes, Trauma, and Relational Issues. I have practiced in a variety of settings including inpatient and outpatient. I have worked with children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics. I have a certificate in perinat...
Through the years in working with various populations, Talunja realized that one common denominator she found was that each person wanted a voice. Talunja works with each individual to find his or her own voice and the power he or she can have with that voice, while helping them learn how to share that voice with the world. Talunja is an LPC, Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist and is trained ...
I was drawn to social work out of my desire to understand and empathize with human suffering. I believe that all of us, at some point in our lives, can benefit from healing therapy sessions. The bulk of my career has been in Hospice care, therefore, I specialize in grief work. We can grieve over the changes in life that don't resemble death, such as postpartum, divorce, empty nest and caring fo...
All too often we find ourselves repeating the same behaviors, pursing the same types of relationships, and feeling frustrated with the same emotional experiences. We get stuck in a cycle that often leaves us feeling lost, disconnected, misunderstood, and undervalued. Conversely, this can also cause us to desperately ask, “What is wrong with me?” While navigating my own recovery journey, I felt...
