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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 Buffalo Grove, the suburbs of Buffalo Grove, other nearby places such as Wheeling, Mount Prospect, or anywhere else in Illinois, 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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We will explore the narratives that you hold about yourself and life. We will create a shared space of safety and will work to connect authentically to emotions. We will reflect on how life's experiences and systems impact understanding and healing.


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We will explore the narratives that you hold about yourself and life. We will create a shared space of safety and will work to connect authentically to emotions. We will reflect on how life's experiences and systems impact understanding and healing.

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I use games and storytelling to help build understanding, confidence, and connection. I offer culturally-humble care, providing individual therapy specialized in trauma work, and in therapeutically-applied role-playing game group therapy.

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  • Cultural Trauma
  • Identity
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationships
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Together we will learn more about your relationship with yourself and others, and find ways to deepen those connections. We will identify your treatment goals and actively help you move towards them in and outside of therapy.

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I am flexible and use a variety of approaches tailored to each individual; we are all different and that's what makes us unique. I value collaboration, authenticity, and being human with you in the therapeutic space.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Couples
  • Disordered Eating
  • Eating Disorders
  • Food and Eating Concerns
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  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
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  • Women
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Help you understand and cope with your emotions. Work through trauma or adverse experiences. Explore how family and social history has influenced your well-being. Improve your relationships and quality of life.

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I'm integrative, meaning I utilize a number of different approaches. I like to take a collaborative approach with clients so that therapy is personalized and as effective as possible.

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Figure out what you need to be happier and more fulfilled, less weighed down by past events and by current stressors, more successful in relationships and your career, and more resilient and adaptive to life’s inevitable challenges.

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We'll start wherever you are and work together to get you to where you want to be, focusing on your own values and goals, not anyone else's. My focus as a therapist is on mental health, not mental illness.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Affairs and Cheating
  • Anxiety
  • Buddhist Meditation and Spirituality
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • End of Life
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Identity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Mid-Life Issues
  • Mild Depression
  • Personal Growth
  • Relationships
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  • Self-Acceptance
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  • Self Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
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  • Sexual Orientation
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  • Spirituality
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  • Work Stress
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Kerry Ramirez
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Walk towards healing & health. I'm passionate about my work with clients and truly believe that everyone possesses incredible strength within themselves - Taking the first step to reach out can be the most difficult but empowering step forward!


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Walk towards healing & health. I'm passionate about my work with clients and truly believe that everyone possesses incredible strength within themselves - Taking the first step to reach out can be the most difficult but empowering step forward!

Something to know about my approach is:

I have experience providing both traditional psychotherapy and art therapy in community mental health (in-home), inpatient hospitalization and group private practice settings. I view therapy as unique to the individual - there's no one size fits all.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Stress
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Coping Skills
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Changes
  • Manic Depression
  • Mood Disorders
  • Mood Regulation
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Distress
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  • Self-Harm
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  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
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