Weight Loss Therapists in Portland, OR

Weight Loss therapy is a, multidisciplinary, and personalized approach designed to help individuals achieve sustainable weight loss by addressing the psychological, emotional, and behavioral factors driving eating habits. I focus on modifying thought patterns, reducing emotional eating, and promoting long-term lifestyle changes.

Weight loss is not a one-size-fits-all process. Douglas Ludington, FNP-BC, takes the time to understand each patient’s unique challenges and goals, creating a plan that’s realistic and sustainable. From evidence-based medication options to lifestyle strategies that fit your daily routine, Doug provides the tools and encouragement patients need to make meaningful, lasting changes. His goal isn’t just short-term results—it’s helping you build a healthier future you can feel good about.

Are you emotional eating? Is your portion size too large? Do you eat too much sugar? When you diet and use your willpower to try and change your eating but then something happens and you go off of your diet and you don't know why. In hypnotherapy there is a saying "it's not what you are eating, it's what's eating you." With hypnosis we will uncover why you are doing what you are doing and then we will have you replace unhealthy habits with health ones so that you can let go of the unwanted weight.

Diets fail because they operate at the conscious level while the real drivers emotional eating, self-sabotage, identity conflict around the body — run underneath it. I work with clients to identify and eliminate the subconscious patterns keeping the weight in place: the stress responses, the reward loops, the identity that hasn't caught up to the goal yet. When your subconscious and your intentions are aligned, the behavior change stops feeling like a fight.

Weight loss can be a challenging journey, often requiring more than just diet and exercise. Many individuals struggle with deeply ingrained habits, emotional eating, and a lack of motivation, which can impede their progress. Hypnotherapy offers a unique and effective approach to weight loss by addressing the subconscious mind and helping individuals develop healthier habits and attitudes towards food and exercise.

Portland has a strong therapy culture deeply intertwined with its progressive values, with high demand for therapists who specialize in LGBTQ+ identity, non-traditional relationship structures, trauma, and social-justice-informed approaches to mental health. The city's visible homelessness crisis and political tensions have contributed to significant community-level anxiety, and therapists here frequently address activist burnout, moral injury, and eco-anxiety alongside more traditional presenting concerns. Oregon Health & Science University provides major institutional mental health resources, complemented by a dense network of independent practitioners across the inner eastside, Hawthorne, and Northwest Portland. Oregon's relatively permissive telehealth laws make it particularly easy to access care from across the state.

Gender ID

	73%	Female
	27%	Male

Session Type

	50%	In Person and Online
	50%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

80%	Hypnotherapy
40%	Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
40%	Gestalt Therapy
30%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
30%	Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
30%	Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian)
30%	Somatic Therapy

Ages Served

100%	Adult
80%	Young Adult
50%	Teen
40%	Children
40%	Senior

Client Focus

70%	Black / African American
70%	Christian
70%	LGBTQ+
70%	Military / Veterans
70%	Persons with Disabilities

Weight Loss therapists in Portland, OR

Malama Counseling, LLC

Balance Psychiatric Services

Mindy Ash Hypnosis Centers in Las Vegas and Hypnosis in Henderson Nevada

Jay Shaw

MindOverHealing Therapies