Bariatric Surgery - Providing Care and Support Throughout your Journey

Bariatric surgery is a tool used to attain your personal weight loss goal. Continued unique and specialized support is essential to helping you reach and maintain these goals. We are dedicated to providing this to you, based upon your goals, in order to help you attain success on your journey.
Support services include:● Regular medical exams to address any medical concerns as well assess for nutritional deficiencies.● Nutritional support to assess for adequate nutritional status and address any underlying deficiencies including vitamin, mineral, and protein.● Behavioral health support to encourage continued maintenance of lifestyle changes and address any concerns regarding emotions and behaviors related to food.● Support groups to provide opportunities for open communication and a sense of community. ●  Methods to address weight regain post surgery in a judgment free environment.

Obesity - Evaluation and Management

The disease of obesity is a complex one with multiple possible underlying causes including behavioral, nutritional, genetic, other medical conditions, among others. We will utilize multiple evaluations to address the underlying causes and ultimately come up with a plan to help you combat this disease and be able to reach your goals for weight management. We personalize each plan to your unique needs.  

Obesity Medication Management

Obesity is a complex disease. Multiple medications have become available for its treatment. We are dedicated to providing information on these medications, and helping to develop a safe and effective plan with and for you in order for you to be able to best attain your goals. This plan will include a nutrition evaluation, mental and behavioral health evaluation, and an overall medical examination focusing on underlying causes to be addressed.
Medications include:● GLP-1 Agonists: Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, among others● Multiple oral medications such as phentermine, metformin, and others.
Together, we will build a plan for the best outcome, always focusing on the risk benefit of each of these medications, their side effect profiles, and what will best fit your needs and goals.

Nutritional Support 

Nutrition is the building block of human health. Through healthy dietary choices, one can prevent various disease states and build the foundation for lifelong wellness. We will address basic nutrition needs and build upon where you are now, addressing dietary preferences in a culturally sensitive way.  

Behavioral Health

Our licensed mental health counselor provides therapy and support for various concerns. These include:
● Specialized Bariatric After-Care Counseling● Non-Surgical Weight-Loss Counseling● Bariatric Surgery Mental Health Evaluations for Clearance● Eating Disorder Counseling for: Binge Eating, Emotional Eating, & Food Addiction● Individual Therapy to Improve Self-Care

Sleep Evaluations and Management

Sleep is crucial for your overall wellbeing. Various studies have shown that inadequate sleep can impact and lead to negative health consequences on multiple systems including cardiovascular, neurological, and metabolic. In addition, poor sleep can lead to negative effects on emotional wellbeing, social interactions, and work performance.
Sleep plays a major role in our eating behaviors, and lack of sleep can hinder one's ability to attain and maintain a healthy weight. Through a thorough sleep evaluation, we hope to help you attain the best quality sleep. This will lead to improved quality of life and overall health and wellbeing.
Sleep issues we evaluate for and can manage include but are not limited to:● Sleep Apnea● Insomnia ● Restless Leg Syndrome ● Parasomnias (Abnormal behaviors during sleep)● Movement Disorders of sleep ● Narcolepsy/Idiopathic Hypersomnia