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If you’ve previously struggled with social norms about weight and body-image, a fat-positive therapist can help. The Fat Acceptance Movement, founded on body positivity, inspires others to accept and even celebrate their fatness. However, seeing others love themselves is not always enough.

It could take help from a licensed, professional fat-positive therapist to help you improve your self-esteem and empower you to fully embrace and love your body just as it is. Whether you are located in downtown Bakersfield, Bakersfield Country Club, Csu Bakersfield, Downtown Bakersfield, or even Haggin Oaks, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Benefits of a Fat-Positive Therapist

Most therapists are equipped to help you sort through common problems like depression, anxiety, and PTSD. But when you’re fat, there’s a possible element of shame and social anxiety that can take over and effect your therapy experience.

In addition to providing traditional behavioral health treatment, a fat-positive therapist can provide:

  • A non-judgemental haven for you to articulate your feelings and problems.
  • Encouragement to improve your self-esteem and love yourself the way you are.
  • Practical methods and tips to help you cope with social stigma and anxiety.

For an example of how a fat-positive therapist can help, read licensed therapist Brianna Ramon’s tips for fighting back against fat-shaming culture.

Love Yourself with a Fat-Positive Therapist

Don’t let shame, low self-esteem, or social expectations drive you. Instead, see a fat-positive therapist to help you love yourself and your body. With Mental Health Match, finding a qualified fat-positive counselor or therapist is easy! Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Dr. Michael Grey
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Explore and address past hurts, and traumas and how we can improve the relationships most important to you. We will also work together to develop insight into how these impact your intersecting identities, creating more functional pattens in life.


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Explore and address past hurts, and traumas and how we can improve the relationships most important to you. We will also work together to develop insight into how these impact your intersecting identities, creating more functional pattens in life.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am psychoanalytic in my approach bringing your unconscious to your conscious mind. Incorporating Brainspotting, and Biofeedback into sessions help combine both the mind and body allowing you to develop skills to help you regulate your body.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • BDSM
  • Coming Out
  • Coming Out of a Cult
  • Consensual Non-Monogamy
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Gender Affirmative Surgery Letters
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Kink
  • LGBTQ+
  • Polyamory
  • Pornography
  • Religious Trauma
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Health
  • Sexuality
  • Sex Workers
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Lauren Cook
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build insight, get curious, and help you grow outside of our sessions to see real changes in your life. We'll focus on the future and help you make positive changes that impact your life in the direction you intentionally want to go.


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build insight, get curious, and help you grow outside of our sessions to see real changes in your life. We'll focus on the future and help you make positive changes that impact your life in the direction you intentionally want to go.

Something to know about my approach is:

I'm not a therapist who sits back and expects you to talk the entire time. Of course, if that's what you need--then I'm here to listen! But if you're looking for a collaborative and engaging therapist, then we'll be a great fit.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxious Attachment
  • Attachment Styles
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Pregnancy
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship Skills
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Ashley Fields
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Work to find resilience, balance, and joy. Whether tackling postpartum, anxiety or life transitions, you'll be empowered to continue building a fulfilling life through healing and self-discovery.


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Work to find resilience, balance, and joy. Whether tackling postpartum, anxiety or life transitions, you'll be empowered to continue building a fulfilling life through healing and self-discovery.

Something to know about my approach is:

I follow your lead as we work through some of the toughest days of pregnancy, parenting and perinatal journeys through talk therapy and brainspotting.

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  • Anxiety
  • Career Coaching
  • Depression
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • Faith/Religious Deconstruction
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Life Balance
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
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Pablo Baeza Breinbauer
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get curious about your story and what drives you, observing and rewriting the narratives of the vastness of your lived experience, gradually learning to hold the wounds, and leaving lots of room for play.


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get curious about your story and what drives you, observing and rewriting the narratives of the vastness of your lived experience, gradually learning to hold the wounds, and leaving lots of room for play.

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I like to work relationally and narratively, bringing in a creative, conversational and strengths-based lens. I specialize in working on identity formation, values and self-esteem, especially around ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation.

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  • Adult Children of Immigrants
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Immigrants
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mixed Race
  • Neurodivergence
  • Relationships
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Kim Thompson
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find a path to improving your mood and functioning, and steer you towards living a life rich with meaning. In an assessment context, we will identify if the root of your current struggles is related to ADHD, etc., and to identify sources of support.


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Together, we will:

find a path to improving your mood and functioning, and steer you towards living a life rich with meaning. In an assessment context, we will identify if the root of your current struggles is related to ADHD, etc., and to identify sources of support.

Something to know about my approach is:

I have a inquisitive style stemming from deep curiosity about each client. I treat clients as individuals, and have a flexible style geared towards each person's unique needs, concerns, and situations. I use research-validated approaches in my work.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • ADHD Testing
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Attention Problems
  • Coaching
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Executive Functioning
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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