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What is Bariatric Psychology?
Bariatric Psychology provides emotional resources for weight-loss surgery (WLS) candidates & patients
Our goal is to help you become emotionally prepared for the amazing, exciting and challenging life transformation of WLS. We help you maintain your life long weight and health maintenance goals.
We want to be there…
when you need us …
with exactly what you need.
We provide bariatric psychology before and after surgery.
As psychologists who understand the heart-felt issues of obesity, we use our skills and knowledge of the ways that people learn, grow and flourish to help you with weight loss surgery - before and after. For example, we help you:
We focus our professional lives on assisting you through the life-transforming process of WLS surgery. We have devoted our psychology practice to bariatric psychology.
We are excited about the powerful choice you are making.
Our name says it all!
Obesity2Balance - Bariatric Psychology for Living Well.
We want to be there for you as you move from obesity to a balanced healthy life; full of vitality - living well!
Obesity2Balance - Bariatric Psychology for Living Well-provides:
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Psychological Evaluation Pre-weight loss surgery:
To assess psychological readiness for surgery and to identify psychological support needs after surgery.
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Psychological Evaluations Post-weight loss surgery:
For WLS patients who are not finding the healthy life-style they hoped the surgery would provide; to make recommendations for getting back on the track to health and vitality.
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O2B Healthy Workshops:
For both pre and post surgery patients a weekend experience of learning and connecting with other WLS patients. Topics include: O2B Healthy! (our core bariatric workshop), Stress Management, Assertiveness, Couples and Singles.
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O2B TeleCoaching:
To help individuals, either one-on-one or in groups, develop and maintain life-long health maintenance goals.
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O2B TeleConferencing:
Free educational conference led by a weight loss professional conducted over the phone with a group of people from geographically diverse areas sharing an interest in learning and discussing topics.
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