Bariatric Counseling Services (Specializing in the Treatment of Obesity)
Alquimedez Mental Health Counseling helps patients understand that bariatric weight loss surgery is only the first step toward healthier lives. If you are interested in cutting your weight, seeking surgery, or have already had a surgical procedure and have not reached your goal weight, Alquimedez Mental Health Counseling specializes in the treatment of obesity!
Our services include:
Surgical evaluations are global assessments that will provide a comprehensive overview of your strengths and areas of development going into surgery. The information you receive is vital for your lasting success. In addition, the evaluation will provide you with unbiased professional consultation and strategies to overcome any possible ambivalent thoughts. We encourage all weight loss patients to participate in ongoing psychotherapy and psychoeducation. The assessment process is not to prevent you from having the weight loss surgery; quite the opposite. The more prepared you are to engage in these activities you require after surgery, the easier it will be to integrate new lifestyle changes into your daily routine.
We will need to complete a full assessment with a focus on specializing in the treatment of obesity.
Alquimedez Mental Health Assessment includes three standardized assessments, a series of questionnaires, a clinical interview, and a review of the testing data. We suggest a follow-up appointment six months after surgery.
All assessment is completed online. Testing may be completed in 3 sessions.
Once you sign up for your online assessment, we will schedule a clinical interview to get your results. Don’t hesitate until the last minute to complete your evaluation; the suggestions will often help you better prepare for surgery. Assessment reports are provided to your doctor within seven business days.
Benefits of Engaging in Support and Cognitive Behavioral Health Counseling
- Reliability of information. We work with you and your doctor to provide reliable information and support you during your process.
- Patients who participate in counseling have better success rates at achieving weight loss.
- You will learn how to change your relationship with food. Surgery is only 30% of the process. This alone will not change how you think and feel about food. However, when we engage you,we understand the internal forces and beliefs that will drive your behavior to make your weight loss journey easier.
- Keeping motivated as the novelty of surgery will wear off. In our counseling process, you will begin to set goals and employ changes that will help you create the life you want; your therapist will keep you motivated and headed in the right direction.
Developing a lifestyle attitude toward weight loss and incorporating behavior modification strategies, education, and new coping skills may be most effective in adopting the healthy behaviors necessary to achieve and maintain a successful weight loss. Our weight reduction program is proven and it is a great start to your weight loss journey.
Bariatric Behavioral Strategies Coaching Program
- Achieving a balance between goals and habits
- Appetite awareness
- Barriers to successful weight reduction
- Communication strategies
- Feeding the emotional self
- Managing stress and stressful situations
- Reevaluating expectations
- Transference of addiction
- Underlying beliefs that motivate your behavior
- Understanding and changing your relationship with food
- Understanding the connection between food and mood
- Understanding your personality and your weight reduction journey
If you are considering surgery, you have come to the right place. Suppose you have had surgery and want extra support, we can help. We specialize in treating obesity and are passionate about helping you achieve your goals and create the life you love!