Obesity Therapists in Hollywood, CA
I specialize in eating disorders and weight disorders in women and men of all ages. I am passionate about this specialty. My other specialties include body image issues, anxiety disorders, LGBT, gender and sexuality issues, mood disorders, trauma, grief and loss, health and wellness issues, relationship issues, and life transition issues. My unique background has included working with racially, ethnically, culturally, sexually and spiritually diverse individuals, including soldiers returning from combat with PTSD. I have a heart for alleviating human suffering, offering a safe, comfortable, welcoming space in which to explore painful experiences. I am sensitive, gentle, understanding and caring.
I specialize in eating disorders and weight disorders in women and men of all ages. I am passionate about this specialty. My other specialties include body image issues, anxiety disorders, LGBT, gender and sexuality issues, mood disorders, trauma, grief and loss, health and wellness issues, relationship issues, and life transition issues. My unique background has included working with racially, ethnically, culturally, sexually and spiritually diverse individuals, including soldiers returning from combat with PTSD. I have a heart for alleviating human suffering, offering a safe, comfortable, welcoming space in which to explore painful experiences. I am sensitive, gentle, understanding and caring.
Francisca Fenwick
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hollywood, CA 90028 (Online Only)
My goal as a therapist is to help you examine your lived experience in a safe and inspiring way. In addition to my clinical experience I provide an environment that can be humorous and fun as well as vulnerable and challenging. We will identify the desired and undesired aspects of your habits and beliefs and attend to them with compassion and accountability. I am an active therapist and will help you connect the patterns and themes present in your psyche, in addition to your past and present actions, so that you can experience your life with increased self-compassion and gratitude.
My goal as a therapist is to help you examine your lived experience in a safe and inspiring way. In addition to my clinical experience I provide an environment that can be humorous and fun as well as vulnerable and challenging. We will identify the desired and undesired aspects of your habits and beliefs and attend to them with compassion and accountability. I am an active therapist and will help you connect the patterns and themes present in your psyche, in addition to your past and present actions, so that you can experience your life with increased self-compassion and gratitude.
With over twenty years experience in LGBTQ counseling, research, and teaching, I have a deep understanding of our community. Among LGBTQ individuals anxiety and depression may involve feelings of emptiness, relationship problems, interpersonal sensitivity, or addictions. The roots of these struggles can vary, but it helps to have a therapist who grasps the alienating impact of growing up in a world that disavows the core of who we are. I will help you address these issues, and others, through a deeper approach that can feel energizing, challenging, and even liberating.
With over twenty years experience in LGBTQ counseling, research, and teaching, I have a deep understanding of our community. Among LGBTQ individuals anxiety and depression may involve feelings of emptiness, relationship problems, interpersonal sensitivity, or addictions. The roots of these struggles can vary, but it helps to have a therapist who grasps the alienating impact of growing up in a world that disavows the core of who we are. I will help you address these issues, and others, through a deeper approach that can feel energizing, challenging, and even liberating.
Currently accepting new clients for appointments next week! Pacific Pain & Wellness Group treats mental health and pain conditions using a variety of effective treatments including medications, psychotherapy, telemedicine, ketamine infusions, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Our mission is to create a personalized treatment plan that will help guide you on a path towards better living and emotional relief. Through diagnostic evaluations, we construct a treatment plan aligned with meeting your current goals towards resiliency and healing.
Currently accepting new clients for appointments next week! Pacific Pain & Wellness Group treats mental health and pain conditions using a variety of effective treatments including medications, psychotherapy, telemedicine, ketamine infusions, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Our mission is to create a personalized treatment plan that will help guide you on a path towards better living and emotional relief. Through diagnostic evaluations, we construct a treatment plan aligned with meeting your current goals towards resiliency and healing.
Dr. Heather LaFace MOVN Embodiment Psychotherapy
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Hollywood, CA 90028 (Online Only)
Therapy is a place for building confidence, motivation and belonging. In order to help you, we must engage the amazing complexity of you at the multiple levels of your life. No level is privileged. A person is always more than their thoughts and behaviors. A person is always more than their history. Not only do I work to “change” thoughts and behaviors, I work with the whole person-in-their-experiential-context. A good therapist doesn’t just “do therapy”. They sense and do justice to the person in their context. I am a radically different therapist with each person I see. This is because I believe that you are the expert on you.
Therapy is a place for building confidence, motivation and belonging. In order to help you, we must engage the amazing complexity of you at the multiple levels of your life. No level is privileged. A person is always more than their thoughts and behaviors. A person is always more than their history. Not only do I work to “change” thoughts and behaviors, I work with the whole person-in-their-experiential-context. A good therapist doesn’t just “do therapy”. They sense and do justice to the person in their context. I am a radically different therapist with each person I see. This is because I believe that you are the expert on you.
Embolden Counseling Services
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Hollywood, CA 90068
Hiii, I'm Sheania, an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with two decades of experience serving families right here in sunny California. My journey in the world of therapy has been incredibly fulfilling, and I'm passionate about helping families navigate life's challenges.
Hiii, I'm Sheania, an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with two decades of experience serving families right here in sunny California. My journey in the world of therapy has been incredibly fulfilling, and I'm passionate about helping families navigate life's challenges.
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Dr. Nadia Mishael
Psychologist, PsyD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Waitlist for new clients
My areas of expertise include: Anxiety disorders, worry and stress (social phobia/social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder), depression, low self-esteem, and obesity and eating disorders.
I look forward to working with you to create a more rewarding and satisfying life for yourself. I am a licensed clinical psychologist and licensed clinical social worker with o 20 years experience. I am also Adjunct Assistant Professor at USC Graduate School of Social Work. I have a compassionate yet direct approach, and will tailor therapy to your unique needs and circumstances. I can help you learn better coping skills to manage feelings of depression and anxiety. I can also help you gain greater self-awareness, and communication skills so that you can create and maintain more satisfying personal and professional relationships.
My areas of expertise include: Anxiety disorders, worry and stress (social phobia/social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder), depression, low self-esteem, and obesity and eating disorders.
I look forward to working with you to create a more rewarding and satisfying life for yourself. I am a licensed clinical psychologist and licensed clinical social worker with o 20 years experience. I am also Adjunct Assistant Professor at USC Graduate School of Social Work. I have a compassionate yet direct approach, and will tailor therapy to your unique needs and circumstances. I can help you learn better coping skills to manage feelings of depression and anxiety. I can also help you gain greater self-awareness, and communication skills so that you can create and maintain more satisfying personal and professional relationships.
We all know that the majority of dieters inevitably gain back all the weight they’ve lost and more. Emotional eating is a coping mechanism, a survival tactic. This self soothing technique is learned early in life to numb uncomfortable feelings. Dieting focuses on the external rather than the internal cues which fuel overeating. The repetitive cycle of gaining and losing weight leads to feelings of hopelessness, shame, failure, and desperation. In order to shift dysfunctional eating patterns, one must identify underlying experiences and belief systems that perpetuate emotional eating.
We all know that the majority of dieters inevitably gain back all the weight they’ve lost and more. Emotional eating is a coping mechanism, a survival tactic. This self soothing technique is learned early in life to numb uncomfortable feelings. Dieting focuses on the external rather than the internal cues which fuel overeating. The repetitive cycle of gaining and losing weight leads to feelings of hopelessness, shame, failure, and desperation. In order to shift dysfunctional eating patterns, one must identify underlying experiences and belief systems that perpetuate emotional eating.
Cheryl Hochberger
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Hollywood, CA 90046
I work with clients who suffer from various psychological ailments including eating disorders, emotional eating, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, OCD, trauma, and sexual problems.
I work with clients who suffer from various psychological ailments including eating disorders, emotional eating, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, OCD, trauma, and sexual problems.
Amy Van Barneveld
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90068 (Online Only)
Whether you are having a crisis, struggling with a mental health diagnosis, need emotional support or want to have a better understanding of yourself and your relationships, I can help you deal with these issues. I provide a safe, and supportive atmosphere for individuals, couples and families to do deep personal work.
Whether you are having a crisis, struggling with a mental health diagnosis, need emotional support or want to have a better understanding of yourself and your relationships, I can help you deal with these issues. I provide a safe, and supportive atmosphere for individuals, couples and families to do deep personal work.
I work in many ways depending on the unique situation of my clients.
I find that working on both a conscious and subconscious level to be extremely precise and powerful in getting to the root of a problem, changing patterns and programming, letting go, facilitating a natural healing process, and replacing unhealthy with healthy ways of fulfilling certain needs, and achieving certain goals.
I work in many ways depending on the unique situation of my clients.
I find that working on both a conscious and subconscious level to be extremely precise and powerful in getting to the root of a problem, changing patterns and programming, letting go, facilitating a natural healing process, and replacing unhealthy with healthy ways of fulfilling certain needs, and achieving certain goals.
You feel pain in many ways: worry, shame, anger, confusion, and sadness. Your past taught you how to respond to these feelings, but problems arise when these responses no longer work. Our first goal in therapy is to understand why you feel and act the way you do. Awareness doesn’t bring change; it brings choice. I focus on emotions because they communicate what we can’t yet speak. Listening to our emotions gives us the power to help ourselves. When you understand yourself, you can make better choices to get what you need. Please see my videos on emotions, vimeo.com/392071078 or motivation, vimeo.com/389807247.
You feel pain in many ways: worry, shame, anger, confusion, and sadness. Your past taught you how to respond to these feelings, but problems arise when these responses no longer work. Our first goal in therapy is to understand why you feel and act the way you do. Awareness doesn’t bring change; it brings choice. I focus on emotions because they communicate what we can’t yet speak. Listening to our emotions gives us the power to help ourselves. When you understand yourself, you can make better choices to get what you need. Please see my videos on emotions, vimeo.com/392071078 or motivation, vimeo.com/389807247.
Marney E Stofflet
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ACSW
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90029
I have been in private practice as a psychotherapist foreclose to 40 years and have had the good fortune of working with individuals, couples and families dealing with a variety of life's challenges. I work with issues of sexuality,life needs, anxiety, adolescent and family problems,depression,abuse, addictions, special needs children and interpersonal relationships.I also do extensive work with people confronting the hard work of grief and loss and with individuals who have lost someone to suicide. My goals as a clinician are to guide individuals toward healing and self-understanding in an atmosphere of trust and self-respect.
I have been in private practice as a psychotherapist foreclose to 40 years and have had the good fortune of working with individuals, couples and families dealing with a variety of life's challenges. I work with issues of sexuality,life needs, anxiety, adolescent and family problems,depression,abuse, addictions, special needs children and interpersonal relationships.I also do extensive work with people confronting the hard work of grief and loss and with individuals who have lost someone to suicide. My goals as a clinician are to guide individuals toward healing and self-understanding in an atmosphere of trust and self-respect.
Crystle Prung
Psychologist, MA, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90027 (Online Only)
When things are hard, you don't have to be alone in your suffering. I offer a nurturing and judgement free space that can help you begin to traverse through the challenges that bring you to therapy. We can address the current issues that bring you pain and look at the past and earlier experiences to engage with unconscious factors that may be influencing your struggles and heartache. I offer my commitment to help you find growth, relief and the lasting change you may be looking for.
When things are hard, you don't have to be alone in your suffering. I offer a nurturing and judgement free space that can help you begin to traverse through the challenges that bring you to therapy. We can address the current issues that bring you pain and look at the past and earlier experiences to engage with unconscious factors that may be influencing your struggles and heartache. I offer my commitment to help you find growth, relief and the lasting change you may be looking for.
Most people seek a therapist when they feel stuck in some way. My goal is to help you find the tools and resources to get answers. Hopefully, with answers, come solutions. This can help a person feel motivated and empowered to move forward in their life. I try to provide a space that allows for improved happiness, self esteem, and a healthier relationship with yourself and others.
Most people seek a therapist when they feel stuck in some way. My goal is to help you find the tools and resources to get answers. Hopefully, with answers, come solutions. This can help a person feel motivated and empowered to move forward in their life. I try to provide a space that allows for improved happiness, self esteem, and a healthier relationship with yourself and others.
Rachel Gerretsen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CEDS
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Whether you are struggling with feelings of stress, anger, sadness, confusion, or frustration, or searching for peace, you are not meant to do it alone. My goal is to help you live a more fulfilling, authentic, and meaningful life by reconnecting you to your most desirable self. I provide a caring, non-judgmental, and collaborative space to explore your feelings and concerns. With passion, creativity, and a blend of theoretical orientations, I create a unique plan for clients to most effectively address a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, and to develop more adaptive skills related to coping and communication.
Whether you are struggling with feelings of stress, anger, sadness, confusion, or frustration, or searching for peace, you are not meant to do it alone. My goal is to help you live a more fulfilling, authentic, and meaningful life by reconnecting you to your most desirable self. I provide a caring, non-judgmental, and collaborative space to explore your feelings and concerns. With passion, creativity, and a blend of theoretical orientations, I create a unique plan for clients to most effectively address a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, and to develop more adaptive skills related to coping and communication.
I graduated from the Simmons School of Social Work in Boston, MA, and I have over 30 years of clinical experience, including direct practice, supervision, and consultations. I earned my Psy. D. from the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles, where I also have my private practice. I see adults, families, adolescents, and young children. I am a mental health specialist specializing in anxiety, depression, and emotional disorders using a contemporary relational model. I look forward to speaking and connecting with you. I am available for in-person and virtual consultations.
I graduated from the Simmons School of Social Work in Boston, MA, and I have over 30 years of clinical experience, including direct practice, supervision, and consultations. I earned my Psy. D. from the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles, where I also have my private practice. I see adults, families, adolescents, and young children. I am a mental health specialist specializing in anxiety, depression, and emotional disorders using a contemporary relational model. I look forward to speaking and connecting with you. I am available for in-person and virtual consultations.
Do you find yourself repeating unhealthy patterns of behavior and spiraling downward? Do you feel lonely? Are you feeling confused and dissatisfied with your life? I am here to help you gain self confidence and explore options to enhance your life. Together we will learn more about you so that you can feel more in charge.
Do you find yourself repeating unhealthy patterns of behavior and spiraling downward? Do you feel lonely? Are you feeling confused and dissatisfied with your life? I am here to help you gain self confidence and explore options to enhance your life. Together we will learn more about you so that you can feel more in charge.
Pain and discomfort are unavoidable parts of being human. The pain we face in our life can be sprung on us through a myriad of life events and triggers. These hard times can leave us feeling depressed, anxious, lonely, misunderstood, and impact our work and relationships.
Pain and discomfort are unavoidable parts of being human. The pain we face in our life can be sprung on us through a myriad of life events and triggers. These hard times can leave us feeling depressed, anxious, lonely, misunderstood, and impact our work and relationships.
Alison Shlomi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Are you struggling with obsessive food thoughts, unbreakable food behaviors or body hate? Has an eating disorder or food struggle stolen your brain space, relationships, confidence and ability to function? I know how this feels. You are left physically exhausted, stuck in your self-loathing thoughts and defeated. I spent the last 10+ years specializing in working with eating disorders and supporting/educating family members because I believe no one should have to feel this way. Whether this is your first stop or you've been in treatment, I am glad you are here. One thing I know for sure, we are not meant to do this alone.
Are you struggling with obsessive food thoughts, unbreakable food behaviors or body hate? Has an eating disorder or food struggle stolen your brain space, relationships, confidence and ability to function? I know how this feels. You are left physically exhausted, stuck in your self-loathing thoughts and defeated. I spent the last 10+ years specializing in working with eating disorders and supporting/educating family members because I believe no one should have to feel this way. Whether this is your first stop or you've been in treatment, I am glad you are here. One thing I know for sure, we are not meant to do this alone.
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Obesity Therapists
Can obesity be a cause of depression and anxiety?
Yes. It can be stressful and debilitating to carry excess weight. Many people make inaccurate assumptions about people who are overweight. This stigma may lead individuals to feel badly about themselves, decreasing their self-esteem, or leading to feelings of worthlessness. An association between obesity and depression is well-established.
When should an individual seek treatment for obesity?
When obesity, or the feelings it causes, creates a disruption in your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Examples include avoiding social situations due to anxiety, an inability to participate in family life as a result of health problems, or poor performance at work due to low self-esteem or other concerns.
Are there specific medications for weight loss?
There are several prescription drugs that can help with weight loss, including semaglutide and phentermine. These drugs reduce appetite and must be prescribed by a physician. Professionals will suggest lifestyle changes, such as diet and exercise, before turning to drugs, which have side effects and typically are prescribed only for a short duration. Many people regain weight after taking weight loss drugs if they have not made significant lifestyle changes.
What is body positivity?
Body positivity is a cultural movement that promotes the acceptance of bodies of all sizes and types, rather than those that conform to societal ideals of beauty. It places self-worth, self-acceptance, and an appreciation for one’s body as goals to achieve a happier, healthier attitude about oneself and others, focusing on who a person is rather than what they look like.