Specializing in the Treatment of Obesity
At Alquimedez Mental Health Counseling, we recognize that bariatric weight loss surgery is the beginning of your journey to a healthier life. Whether you’re considering surgery, preparing for it, or have already undergone the procedure without achieving your desired weight loss goals, we specialize in the treatment of obesity through comprehensive counseling services designed to support your long-term success.
Our Bariatric Services Include:
- Surgical Evaluations
Our Surgical Evaluations are global assessments designed to provide a comprehensive overview of your psychological preparedness for weight loss surgery. This evaluation highlights your strengths and identifies areas for growth, offering strategies to address ambivalence and mental readiness for surgery.
- Evaluation Components:
- Full psychological assessment.
- Clinical interview and data review.
- Personalized strategies to prepare for lifestyle changes post-surgery.
This process is crucial to helping you engage with the post-surgery activities needed for long-term success. Our evaluation aims to enhance your preparedness, not hinder your path to surgery.
- Bariatric Behavioral Strategies Coaching Program
We offer a Bariatric Behavioral Strategies Coaching Program to support you in developing the mindset and habits necessary for sustained weight loss success. Our program includes:
- Goal and Habit Balancing: Helping you set realistic goals and balance your aspirations and daily habits.
- Appetite Awareness: Learning to understand and manage hunger cues.
- Emotional Eating: Addressing the emotional aspects of eating and changing your relationship with food.
- Stress Management: Developing coping mechanisms for stress and difficult situations.
- Addiction Transference: Understanding and managing the shift from food addiction to other addictive behaviors.
- Food and Mood Connection: Exploring how food impacts your emotional well-being.
Our approach focuses on behavior modification, education, and new coping skills to help you develop a sustainable lifestyle attitude toward weight loss.
Psychological Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery
Our psychological evaluations are designed to help you succeed before and after surgery. These evaluations include:
- Three standardized assessments.
- Series of questionnaires.
- Clinical interview.
- Review of testing data.
This comprehensive evaluation ensures you are mentally prepared for surgery and the following lifestyle changes. We recommend scheduling a follow-up appointment six months after surgery to assess your progress and provide continued support.
All Assessments Are Conducted Online:
- Assessments can be completed over three online sessions.
- Results are provided to your surgeon within seven business days of your evaluation.
Why Participate in Bariatric Counseling?
Participating in counseling before and after surgery significantly increases the likelihood of long-term success. Here’s how we support you:
- Reliable Information: We collaborate closely with your surgeon to provide reliable, personalized information that supports your weight loss journey.
- Long-Term Success: Patients who engage in counseling have a better success rate in achieving and maintaining weight loss goals.
- Changing Your Relationship with Food: Surgery is only part of the process. Counseling helps address the internal beliefs and behaviors that drive your relationship with food, setting the stage for lifelong change.
- Sustained Motivation: As the excitement of surgery fades, we help you stay motivated by setting actionable goals and providing continuous support.
- Behavior Modification and Coping Skills: Our program is designed to help you develop effective coping skills, educational tools, and behavioral strategies necessary for long-term weight management.
The Benefits of Bariatric Behavioral Health Counseling:
- Appetite Awareness: Learn to identify hunger cues and distinguish between emotional and physical hunger.
- Stress Management: Discover healthy ways to manage stress without turning to food.
- Reevaluating Expectations: Set realistic expectations for your weight loss journey.
- Food and Mood Connection: Understand how your mood influences your food choices and develop healthier coping mechanisms.
- Long-Term Lifestyle Changes: Behavioral modification strategies help you incorporate long-term changes into your daily routine for continued success.
Why Choose Alquimedez Mental Health Counseling?
If you are considering bariatric surgery or have already undergone the procedure and want additional support, we are here to help. We specialize in treating obesity and are dedicated to helping you achieve your weight loss goals. Our team is passionate about providing the tools and support you need to create the life you want.
