To successfully lose weight and keep it off, you must change how you think about food and physical activity. Dr. Liza María Pompa’s bariatric psychology team provides therapy to patients through our integrative bariatric program, to help them identify and overcome the emotional issues and unhealthy habits that contribute to weight gain. The psychologists at our center in Tijuana, Mexico are fully trained in the treatment of the bariatric patient and can help you understand the psychology of weight loss. Emotional support is provided within every phase of our programs so patients can make the changes needed to achieve and maintain their weight loss goals.
Candidates for Psychological Therapy
At LIMARP, we recommend and provide psychological support regardless of which individual weight loss treatment method a patient will undergo. Sessions are personalized, based on a patient’s specific weight loss program and individual needs and goals. Therapy is provided to patients with obesity that will undergo bariatric surgery, as well as to patients who are going through one of our nutrition and physical activity plans.
Purpose of Psychological Therapy for Weight Loss
In some instances, patients are not overweight because of a poor sense of nutrition, but because of mental and psychological behaviors that affect how they eat. Psychological therapy can help patients identify and overcome the issues that contribute to weight gain. Therapy can also help you understand and effectively deal with the emotional and behavioral issues that cause or are associated with your eating habits. Our team can give you the tools to recognize the situations that lead you to overeat due to stress or anxiety and can teach you ways to avoid and cope with those situations in constructive ways. Awareness of your eating habits can help you make lasting changes that will lead you to successful weight loss and a healthier lifestyle, whether you undergo surgery or not.
Types of Psychological Therapy Available
The most effective weight loss therapy is behavioral therapy, it evaluates your habits and behaviors to determine the root cause of stress eating, weight gain, and obesity, and gives you the tools to change them. One-on-one or group therapy sessions are available, and you can choose whichever type you are most comfortable with. We also offer post-surgery online support groups so you have a network to rely upon following your bariatric surgery. Our therapists are available by phone, email, through our follow-up app or in person.
Benefits of Psychological Therapy for Weight Loss
Psychological therapy gives you the necessary tools for successful weight loss. Therapy can prepare patients for necessary lifestyle changes and help them to follow their nutrition plan and exercise program more faithfully. Through the inclusion of psychological therapy services with our weight loss treatments, you will see improvements in both your physical and mental health as you advance through your weight loss journey. Losing large amounts of weight can also significantly affect how you see yourself and the world around you. Meeting with a bariatric psychologist can help you prepare for your new future as well as deal with its challenges.
Achieve Lasting Improvements
Our psychological therapy services can increase your chances of successful weight loss by giving you the tools to handle the situations that affect your eating habits. If you are ready to begin your weight loss journey, contact us today to schedule your consultation.