Browse > California > National City > Fat Positive

Find Fat Postive Therapists & Counselors in National City, CA.

 

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 National City, the suburbs of National City, other nearby places such as Chula Vista, San Diego, or anywhere else in California, 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.

National City, CA Fat Positive Therapists- List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

Looking to expand your network? At Mental Health Match, we match clients to fat-positive therapists and counselors. Get set up for new referrals in 10 minutes or less. 60 day free trial, with no credit cards required to start. Join now.

Read more
Showing 1 - 5 (164 total therapists)
Insurance
Showing 1 - 5 (164 total therapists)
Filters:
Picture of Stephanie Gonzales, mental health therapist in California
Stephanie Gonzales
Together, we will:

Help you understand your feelings and your experiences, help you heal from your past and manage the present, help you see how their thoughts, good or bad, impact how they feel and what they do. We will create goals focused on your unique situation.


View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Picture of Stephanie Gonzales, mental health therapist in California
View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Together, we will:

Help you understand your feelings and your experiences, help you heal from your past and manage the present, help you see how their thoughts, good or bad, impact how they feel and what they do. We will create goals focused on your unique situation.

Something to know about my approach is:

My clients report feeling relieved to finally have a safe space to work through difficult feelings. I am responsive and engaged and provide feedback when needed. I don't leave my clients wondering what I am thinking.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma
Read more about me
Stephanie Gonzales remote and phone therapy in California
Picture of Stella Dennett, mental health therapist in California
Stella Dennett
Together, we will:

delve into the interplay between your lived experience, internal world, and aspirations that shape who you are to empower you with the awareness essential for cultivating a robust self-concept to navigate life from a grounded & confident place.


View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Picture of Stella Dennett, mental health therapist in California
View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Together, we will:

delve into the interplay between your lived experience, internal world, and aspirations that shape who you are to empower you with the awareness essential for cultivating a robust self-concept to navigate life from a grounded & confident place.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is psychodynamic, rooted in depth psychology. I am to help you acquire effective coping strategies and deepen your relationship with yourself so you can increase self-esteem, and decrease anxiety and stress.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Disordered Eating
  • Family Conflict
  • Graduate Students
  • Grief
  • Identity
  • Life Transitions
  • Queer
  • Self-Esteem
  • Situational Stress
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Trauma
  • Young Adults
Read more about me
Stella Dennett remote and phone therapy in California
FEELING OVERWHELMED?
Take our free survey to make your search easier.
Picture of Christina  Shelby, LMFT, mental health therapist in California
Christina Shelby, LMFT
Together, we will:

Together we will explore your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors; we will develop new ways to react to everyday, and past triggers as well as identify, process and practice tools that can help you feel grounded, confident, and more in control.


View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Picture of Christina  Shelby, LMFT, mental health therapist in California
View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Together, we will:

Together we will explore your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors; we will develop new ways to react to everyday, and past triggers as well as identify, process and practice tools that can help you feel grounded, confident, and more in control.

Something to know about my approach is:

I work with what is presented to me from each client, and work with the client to develop treatment based on their needs, history and current goals. I consider it important that every client of mine feel heard, safe and supported.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Styles
  • Child Abuse
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  • Domestic Violence
  • Grief
  • Healing From Relationships
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relationships
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Trauma
  • Women
  • Working Professionals
Read more about me
Christina  Shelby, LMFT remote and phone therapy in California
Picture of Genean Jeffery, mental health therapist in California
Genean Jeffery


View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Picture of Genean Jeffery, mental health therapist in California
View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Anger Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Couples
  • Cutting
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Foster Care
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Life Transitions
  • Military Life Transition
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Procrastination
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Depression
  • Transracial Adoption
Read more about me
Genean Jeffery remote and phone therapy in California
Picture of Claudia Menjivar, mental health therapist in California
Claudia Menjivar
Together, we will:

Reconnect with the mind and body, learn and practice coping skills, discuss what happened to you, and finally move forward with peace and self-empowerment!


View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Picture of Claudia Menjivar, mental health therapist in California
View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Together, we will:

Reconnect with the mind and body, learn and practice coping skills, discuss what happened to you, and finally move forward with peace and self-empowerment!

Something to know about my approach is:

I use mindfulness techniques to create a safe space in therapy and help clients feel safer in their bodies. I also teach cbt skills that help clients gain control of their intrusive and/or negative thinking.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Domestic Violence
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Trauma
Read more about me
Claudia Menjivar remote and phone therapy in California