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
I believe that we live in challenging times. Many people find it difficult to feel confident and self assured, have peaceful, fulfilling relationships, navigate the demands of finances, family, work and home, and also focus on nourishing self care. These challenges are interconnected. They are related to how we have developed our sense of self in the context of family expectations and experienc...
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If you are feeling stuck in life. I am here to help you get where you want to go. I work with adults, couples, and adolescents to help them find wholeness and purpose. My approach is warm, direct, authentic, and with a sense of humor. Together we will work to implement practical changes that will increase your feeling of well-being, and you'll build on these changes to make long-lasting gains. ...
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As a licensed marriage and family therapist, and drug and alcohol counselor I have 30 years of experience working with individuals, couples, families and children who are trying to improve their lives but sometimes just feel stuck in the process. I have also worked with those suffering from the pain of substance use disorders. Life is like a river that simply wants to move through us. At times,...
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Eating disorders are vastly misunderstood, and those struggling face daily turmoil when engaging with food. These illnesses can be treated, and I find the work toward recovery to be incredibly gratifying as steps to elicit change occur. Whether someone desires recovery, struggles with body image, has concerns their son or daughter is impacted by these illnesses, or senses recovery slipping, I c...
I have provided mental health services for a wide variety of disorders and diverse populations of children and adults for over 15 years. I am licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in multiple states. I use a holistic approaches to facilitate therapeutic change. I infuse my work with elements from evidenced-based interventions, behavioral, cognitive, and psychodynamic therapies, and art...
