Beyond the Scale: Essential Skills for Bariatric Surgery Readiness
Bariatric Therapy Training
A self-paced training for therapists who want to offer pre-op intensives, support groups, retreats, and individual therapy to bariatric clients — with a structured framework that's ready to use from day one.
Bariatric Therapy Training
Beyond the Scale: Essential Skills for Bariatric Surgery Readiness
A self-paced training for therapists who want to offer pre-op intensives, support groups, retreats, and individual therapy to bariatric clients — with a structured framework that's ready to use from day one.
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This training equips therapists with evidence-based strategies to support bariatric patients through the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral challenges of surgery. Learn how to address emotional eating, body image concerns, identity shifts, and post-op expectations using CBT, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Gain practical tools to help clients build resilience, reframe negative thoughts, and maintain long-term success. Designed for clinicians seeking specialized bariatric expertise.
Your bariatric clients need more than clearance. They need a therapist who knows what comes next.
Most therapists working with pre-op bariatric clients are piecing it together on their own — drawing from general CBT, motivational interviewing, and whatever they can find online. There's no standard curriculum. No clear roadmap. And the stakes are high.
Beyond the Scale changes that.
This 10-module training gives you a complete, structured framework for guiding clients through the psychological and emotional work of preparing for bariatric surgery — plus the therapist exercises and journal prompts to use directly in session, starting immediately.
Who Bariatric Therapy Training Is For
This training was built for licensed therapists who want to do this work well.
You're a good fit if you are:
A licensed therapist, counselor, or mental health professional
Currently seeing bariatric clients, or wanting to start
Looking to add intensives, groups, or retreats to what you already offer
Ready for a structured approach instead of piecing it together session by session
Interested in building a profitable specialty in a growing, underserved field
If you're looking for a bariatric psychological evaluation training. That's a different course, and if that's what you need, start with our Assessment Training Course.
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Why Take This Training
Most therapists working with bariatric clients have had zero specialized training. That gap has a cost.
The bariatric population has some of the highest rates of pre-existing mental health conditions of any surgical group. Depression, anxiety, trauma histories, disordered eating, and relationship challenges are common — and surgery doesn't resolve them. In fact, without the right psychological groundwork, surgery can intensify them.
Therapists who are prepared for this work don't just get better outcomes for their clients. They become the referral partner surgeons and bariatric programs trust. They build practices that are meaningful, sustainable, and financially strong — because the demand is real and the supply of qualified therapists is still very low.
Beyond the Scale was built to change that.
Long-term success depends on a patient's ability to navigate emotional challenges, shift their self-identity, and build sustainable habits that outlast the honeymoon phase of early weight loss. That's where you come in.
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What’s Included
10 self-paced video modules covering the full spectrum of pre-op psychological readiness
A therapist exercise for each module — evidence-based, structured, and ready to use in session
Guided journal prompts for clients — print or share digitally to support between-session work
Intervention strategies rooted in CBT, mindfulness, and psychoeducation — so you're working from a clinical foundation, not guessing
Tools to help clients address emotional eating, body image, stress management, goal setting, and self-compassion in a structured, progressive sequence
Lifetime access to all course materials and any future updates
Every bariatric patient's experience is different. This training equips you to meet them where they are and guide them toward the psychological adaptability, support systems, and confidence they need to make change that actually lasts.
