Therapy in California · Coaching Worldwide
GLP-1 integration coaching
"The work is not just losing weight. It's letting yourself arrive in a new body with your whole self intact."
When your body changes faster than your mind
Taking a GLP-1 changes your body. But change doesn't happen only in the body, it happens in the relationship between your body and your mind. The medication can quiet the food noise; it can't update the story you tell yourself about who you are.
I help people taking GLP-1s build a bridge to their new body, so their mind catches up and they can truly enjoy the self they are becoming. This is the heart of my Eat in Peace and inner critic work: gentle, yet powerful support for the part of the journey the prescription doesn't cover.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California (MFC #40344), practicing since 2003, and I also coach clients worldwide. Therapy is available to clients in California; coaching is offered online, across state and national lines. If you live outside California, what we book together is coaching, and it's the same depth of work.
Who this is for
- You are beginning, adjusting, deepening, or coming off a GLP-1, and your mind hasn't caught up with your body
- You have a history of disordered eating or a loud inner critic, and you want support as your body changes
- You don't want a lifetime prescription to be the only plan
- You want to actually enjoy the new self you are becoming
What we actually do together
Process the emotional impact
Rapid physical change brings up grief, relief, fear, and old feelings all at once. We make room for all of it.
Update your self-image
We revise the internal narrative so the person in the mirror and the person inside recognize each other.
Quiet the inner critic
Using my Eat in Peace / inner critic method, we turn the voice that policed your eating into an ally.
Build honoring habits
We build habits that honor your new body with kindness, so the change lasts beyond the medication.
Further reading: The Missing Piece of GLP-1 Recovery, my essay on why lasting change requires more than the medication.
What this is not
I am not a prescriber, and I do not manage medication. Your prescriber handles the medicine; I handle the psychological and coaching integration, the mind side of a body change. The two work well side by side.
Frequently asked questions
What is GLP-1 integration coaching?
It is support for the emotional and body-image side of taking a GLP-1. Your prescriber handles the medication. Together we work with how you feel about your changing body, the inner critic, and your relationship with food.
Do I need to be losing weight for this to help?
No. This work is not measured in pounds. It is about arriving in your body with your whole self intact, whatever the scale is doing.
Can we work together if I live outside California?
Yes, as coaching. Therapy is available to clients in California, and coaching is offered online across state and national lines.
Do you prescribe or manage GLP-1 medication?
No. I am not a prescriber and I do not give medical advice or manage dosing. Please keep those conversations with your medical provider.
What does it cost and how do we start?
GLP-1 integration is part of my eating coaching work: individual sessions are $255 with a sliding scale, and a $65 group option is available. Start with a free 15-minute consultation by phone at (510) 462-3799 or through the contact form.
Begin with a free 15-minute consult
GLP-1 integration is part of my Eat in Peace eating coaching work: individual sessions are $255 with a sliding scale, and a $65 group option is available. See details on Work With Me.
Therapy: California. Coaching: online, across state and national lines.
