Unwanted weight gain often goes deeper than your dietary choices or lifestyle habits. Often, there are psychological or mental health issues causing us to make unhealthy choices. Your Psychologist now offers obesity therapy at our Elsternwick clinic, with a focus on gentle, evidence-based approaches often used in weight loss counselling to support both mental and physical wellbeing.
Together, we’ll work to determine why you may have developed unhealthy eating habits, or do not meet your weight loss goals. Any issues with body image or your relationship to food can also be addressed, improving your wellbeing in a holistic sense – this is where working with a weight loss psychologist in Elsternwick can help bring clarity and guidance.
For example, emotional eating cannot be corrected through healthy diet choices alone. Instead, the root cause of your emotional eating tendency needs to be addressed. This may be that you use food as a way to cope with difficult feelings, rely on food for comfort, or even punish yourself using food. In many ways, emotional eaters are really feeding their emotional hunger rather than their physical needs.
No matter the causes of your weight gain or the reasons for your difficulty in losing weight, Your Psychologist can help address issues such as:
● Emotional, compulsive or binge eating behaviours
● Body image, self-confidence or self-esteem issues
● Depression, stress and anxiety
Many of the above feelings can spark weight gain; conversely, weight gain itself can also lead to these issues, potentially trapping you in a vicious cycle. If you’re ready to improve your quality of life and physical wellbeing, reach out to Your Psychologist for supportive weight loss therapy in Elsternwick.
In order to help you make your desired lifestyle choices, we first need to focus on your confidence, motivation and self-belief. It’s necessary to have the right mindset when approaching weight loss, so as to avoid self-destructive behaviours, yo-yo dieting, and unhealthy thinking patterns. Working with an Elsternwick practitioner experienced in weight loss counselling can help you build this mindset and set you up for long-term success.
Although all treatment plans are completely individualised, you might expect your therapy session to involve goal setting, self-monitoring, increasing personal motivation, and finding healthy incentives for yourself.
Unpack your relationship with food and identify any underlying issues that may be contributing to your weight gain with Your Psychologist.
Whether you’d like to visit in person or you’re more comfortable with Telehealth, Your Psychologist can accommodate. Some of our other services include treatment and therapy for anxiety, depression, addiction and phobias.
No matter what’s been bearing down on your shoulders, Your Psychologist will support you in a tailored, targeted and trustworthy manner. Contact us today to make your appointment or to have your questions answered.
