People experience various body image issues, with many concerns revolving around weight loss. Women are more likely to seek counseling for body image issues than men, but people of all genders may experience these concerns. An obsessive focus on weight loss can lead to disordered eating or clinically diagnosed eating disorders. A person may seek counseling when they become obsessed with losing weight.
Available Treatment Options
Counseling interventions for those experiencing body image issues might include work on self-worth, confidence, and self-love. People with past trauma may benefit from addressing it to increase their self-worth and heal their body image issues.
Counseling interventions may also practice stopping or changing unhelpful patterns of thinking that lead to a negative focus on the body. Additionally, therapists may choose to engage in conversations about the societal barriers that contribute to a culture of body shame and discuss how that affects the individual.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Weight Loss
Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, PhD, MFT with over ten years of clinical experience working with all ages to provide strategies and solutions to overcome general anxiety, OCD, social anxiety, panic, PTSD, phobias, depression, relationship problems, binge eating, weight loss, addiction, other self-sabotaging behavior, career and life transitions, grief, and parenting/family issues....
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I have over 30 years experience working with individuals, couples and in group settings. I originally specialized in eating disorders, while serving an internship at Baylor University Hospital. Though I continue to work with eating disordered individuals I also enjoy working with depression, post-traumatic stress disorders, bi-polar illness, anxiety, personality disorders, addiction, marital an...
Dr. Tammie Ducre' Moore is a licensed clinical psychologist & North Carolina Board Certified Health Services Provider. She is the Founder and CEO of Western Wake Counseling & Psychological Services, PLLC in Cary, NC. In her private practice, she treats individuals, couples, and families, helping them to clarify their feelings, develop goals, and to create a plan of action to achieve those goals...
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