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
We believe that tending to your mental health is just as important as your physical health. We have three Mental Health professionals at Vancouver Wellness Studio (Kendall Hagensen, LMHC, Lemecia Lindsey, LICSW, Greg Robillard, LMFTA) who have different types of expertise to meet your needs. Our therapists use a holistic, collaborative, and client-centered approach, and are able to provide clie...
Therapy with me begins by reflecting on your experiences while trying not to judge them. Better understanding your thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationships could enable you to make more informed life decisions. I am flexible and collaborative in my approach, looking for ways to work well together. I provide brief consultations when people need a little help thinking through specific...
NARCISSISM! EMOTIONAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE! Dealing with an abusive, hostile, professional, threatening the entire ecological system of your life? Is it your partner, spouse, boss, co-worker, family member? Putting you down and/or threatening you & in the next breath telling you how much they love you? Are you drained, devalued, debilitated to exhaustion? Are you experiencing trivial demands,...
"Taking small steps to big changes" is the strategy I use in my work with individuals facing health challenges and others looking to make sustained behavioral change. My integrated approach combines 30 years experience as a mental health clinician with my training as a health coach and therapeutic yoga teacher. I work successfully with significant health concerns like cancer, diabetes, obesity,...
Through my years as a licensed marriage and family therapist and clinical professional counselor in Hailey, ID, I have learned that our relationships with self and others define us. Creating the best relationships in every aspect of our life is a worthy pursuit. To this end, I provide fast-working, highly personalized, solution-oriented counseling. It is my mission to provide a caring, safe,...
Dr. Allison M. Bondanza is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with extensive training in a range of emotional and behavioral health concerns. She specializes in providing evidenced-based treatment to an adult population for depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, chronic illness, relationship issues, grief and loss, and trauma. Dr. Bondanza takes a compassionate and personalized approach to meet...
Are you feeling stuck in your relationship & unsure of what to do? Have you been hurt by infidelity, or feel like you and your partner are growing apart? Are you feeling overwhelmed, alone, lost or broken? Are worries constantly running through your head & you just can’t “turn it off”? Life is full of difficult transitions. Relationships end, children leave the nest, jobs are lost, important...
My goal as a therapist is to encourage clients to attain their greatest potential, to help them transform their lives to being filled with increased ease and balance, and to empower them to recognize their internal competencies that they may access as coping skills for handling the complexities of daily challenges. I specialize in working with people who are experiencing loss, grief, post...
**I am currently booked out to February 2021** I have worked in mental health for over 18 years and have been counseling for about 8 years now. I enjoy working with individuals to help them realize their own potential. I am not the usual counselor, I don't just ask "how do you feel about that?". I know that folks want tangible skills and tools they can take home and use. I am here to help clien...
Sometimes we need help resolving painful and difficult experiences, strengthening our emotional muscles, and finding new paths in our lives. I am dedicated to helping people live their lives in a way that best reflects and supports who they are and who they want to be. I consider it a special trust to listen—as an unbiased third party—and help others process their thoughts, feelings, and...
You are struggling to navigate a normal developmental crises (parenting, grief, divorce, retirement...) Stressful thoughts and feelings demand your attention and interfere with relationships, work and pleasure...You are not broken or mentally ill. You may dread that first call, wondering how to easily describe your concerns/problem to a stranger or the dreaded voice mail! fears about long...
Peter Fitts, LCSW-C is a seasoned clinician with over 20 years of experience providing therapy for individuals, families, and couples. He operates from a strengths-based, culturally intelligent and holistic perspective. He has an extensive history of working with emotionally challenged youth through the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. He has also managed therapeutic foster care...
Welcome! Thank you for taking the time to view my Profile Page. I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and the owner of Sunshine Counseling and Consulting Services, PLLC located in Winston Salem, North Carolina. I have extensive experience in providing Behavioral Health Services. I have worked with a diverse population including youth and adults of all ages. I provide treatmen...
I am passionate about treating children and adolescents with anxiety, depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other difficulties together with their parents. In addition to teaching children strategies to manage their difficulties, I often teach parents how to reinforce these strategies at home between sessions. By doing this, children improve more quickly than they wou...
MY CASELOAD IS CURRENTLY FULL AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCEPT NEW CLIENTS. I provide a safe, empathetic, and emotional connection for a positive therapeutic relationship. I am able to support change with several different therapy models. I use several therapy models to support each individual with insight, understanding, and support towards the change you desire. I am in the process of getting a heal...
