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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 Bristol, the suburbs of Bristol, other nearby places such as Waterbury, Hartford, or anywhere else in Connecticut, 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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Cut through all the noise in your head and find your inner empathy and self-compassion. I know they exist because you give that caring voice to everyone else in your life. You deserve to experience kindness from within. Let’s start your journey…


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Cut through all the noise in your head and find your inner empathy and self-compassion. I know they exist because you give that caring voice to everyone else in your life. You deserve to experience kindness from within. Let’s start your journey…

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I am open-minded and progressive, intent on helping all clients feel comfortable and get the most out of the therapy process. Therapy should be a safe, non-judgmental space for all and I strive to make that a priority in our therapeutic relationship.

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  • Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • Childhood Trauma
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  • Complex Trauma
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  • Emotional Intelligence
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  • Feelings of Not Being Good Enough
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  • Gender Transition
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
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  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Compassion
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Jacqueline Siempelkamp
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identify what concerns you want to address first and make a plan to get you feeling better. Then we'll explore the deeper, more underlying parts of your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to create lasting change and a greater understanding of self.


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identify what concerns you want to address first and make a plan to get you feeling better. Then we'll explore the deeper, more underlying parts of your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to create lasting change and a greater understanding of self.

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I use an individualized approach to best suit my clients' needs. I use most often pull from Person-Centered Therapy, and CBT, and EFT. I believe therapy is a collaboration and we will work together to find the right course of action for you.

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  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Body Image
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Life Transitions
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  • Social Anxiety
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I incorporate existential, philosophical, process oriented, culturally sensitive, trauma informed care.

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Meghan McCoy-Smith
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Try on old patterns like clothes in a closet to see if they still fit. This is a practice space, a place of creation and brainstorming new ways of being who you want to be. Let yourself say the things that you've needed to hear yourself say.


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Try on old patterns like clothes in a closet to see if they still fit. This is a practice space, a place of creation and brainstorming new ways of being who you want to be. Let yourself say the things that you've needed to hear yourself say.

Something to know about my approach is:

We'll examine the stories that you tell yourself that hold you back and keep you stuck. We'll learn to manage feelings and how we judge ourselves for them. We'll shift perspective on the values that we subscribe to and develop new skills to cope.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Depression
  • High Anxiety
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Trauma
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Jacqueline Warner
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Better understand the patterns which make you feel like you're on a hamster wheel you can't get off, recalibrate, and slow down your cycle with each other enough to do something new. You will reconnect and find each other again!


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Better understand the patterns which make you feel like you're on a hamster wheel you can't get off, recalibrate, and slow down your cycle with each other enough to do something new. You will reconnect and find each other again!

Something to know about my approach is:

My clients gain significant insight, which we combine with in-the-moment experiences to actively change how you interact as a couple. You will feel what it's like to reconnect, and I will support you in repeating the "new" until it's your norm.

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  • Anxious Attachment
  • Couples
  • Marriage
  • Parenting
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
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Jacqueline Warner remote and phone therapy in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts