Louisa Latela, MSW, LCSW
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Services
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     Individual Counseling: (details below)
    
             In Person

             Via Telephone

             Via Email

                My Self Design – Specific to Weight Loss Surgery Patients

                            

     Group Psychotherapy: (details below)


              Women’s Support:  Women supporting women in owning their power

                                           and living a life that honors their highest good!

               Weight Loss Surgery:  For patients who are at least 10 months post-op.


     Workshops:


             “Food and Feelings” For adults struggling with compulsive eating.

             “The Art of Self Nurture” For women who have a difficult time prioritizing self care.

     Speaker:

             Speak to weight loss surgery support groups throughout the tri-state area (PA, N.J., DE).

             Speak to other groups regarding the value self love and compassion, listening to

             one’s inner wisdom, and living a life that is truly reflective of one’s soul energy.

      Author:

       

             WLS Lifestyles Magazine: a magazine dedicated to inspiring, educating, &
                   supporting life after weight loss surgery: Read my column:
                        "Food and Feelings : Stories of Patients Who Are Making the Connection". 
                        Visit www.wlslifestyles.com  for more information and to read my blog..

               Beyond Change: Regular contributor to this newspaper that provides information 
                         regarding obesity and obesity surgery.
                         Visit  www.beyondchange-obesity.com  for more information.

  

      Podcasts:

            Listen to my podcasts at http://yourhighestgood.podomatic.com

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful
 than the risk it took to blossom.".. Anais Nin

Individual Counseling
 

In individual counseling sessions I facilitate the exploration of personal issues according to the needs of the individual. I work with men and women struggling with issues regarding anxiety, stress, depression, eating disorders, compulsive eating, weight loss surgery and overall self esteem.  I do believe that if one stops and listens  one will always know how to act in a way that honors their highest good and connect with their authentic power.  It is my intention to provide a warm and supportive enviroment so clients feel comfortable to be still.  When given the opportunity to relax into the present moment clients learn to hear, honor, and respond to their inner wisdom in a way that allows them to celebrate who they are and live a joy-filled miraculous life!

Fee:  $120.00 per 50 minute session
 
Telephone Counseling
 
I also offer 40 minute Individual Telephone Sessions at a reduced rate.
 
Fee: $55.00 per 40 minute phone session
 
 

Email Counseling

Individual Email Responses:

This is a great and convenient option for persons who just need some feedback re: one specific issue that might have them a bit stuck.                                                     $25.00 per response

Weekly Email

Yet another option to have an ongoing dialogue with and get feeback from me.  I will respond to up to 8 emails within a 7 day period.                                                         $125.00 per week

My Self Designtm

My Self Design is a unique, individual counseling program of support and guidance for persons recovering from weight loss surgery.  It consists of 18 individual counseling sessions over the first two years after surgery. It is a cognitive behavioral model of therapy and participants can begin anytime in the several months before or following their surgery.  if persons recovering from morbid obesity do not take the time to understand the role that compulsive eating and excess weight has played in their lives and work to create new self-nurturing behaviors they leave themselves vulneralbe to weight regain and/or substituting the behavior of compulsive eating with other self destructive behaviors.  For more information about the program visit www.myselfdesign.com

Fee:  $120.00 per 50 minute session

Group Psychotherapy

Women's Support Group Therapy

My intention for creating such a group is to support women in living a life that honors their highest good. Participants will be supported in their quest to understand and change core behaviors and belief systems that no longer serve them well. To that end we will be seriously focused on personal changes members want to make. Participants will be guided in learning to own their power, taking responsibility for the choices they make in their life, and understanding the value of listening to their “inner knowing“. They will be encouraged to see themselves through kinder eyes, and come to know the value of self nurture, self love, and compassion. The group meets every other week for 6 sessions.  See calendar for session dates and times.

Fee:  $190.00 for six sessions

Current Schedule

Weight Loss Surgery Group Therapy
Open to female weight loss surgery patients who are at least 10 months post op. For those of you not familiar with group therapy, it is far less social than a support group. We will be seriously focused on personal changes members want to make. Participants will be working together to accomplish their goals and attendance at every meeting is important, not casual. Recovery is hard work and an important part of the process involves prioritizing self-care. This is especially important for bariatric surgery post-ops because so many have spent a lifetime putting themselves and their own health needs last. Long term recovery requires changing that. You and your recovery from morbid obesity must be a top priority. This becomes even more urgent in the second and third year after surgery when the novelty has worn off. If you find yourself frequently falling into compulsive old patterns, this group can be an excellent resource for challenging those behaviors and avoiding full blown relapse.

Current Schedule

Reclaim Your Power Over Food


This support group is open to anyone who is struggling to gain control of compulsive eating behaviors. Participants will be introduced to the concepts of:

  • being still and listening to their inner knowing;
  • identifying emotional and circumstantial overeating triggers;
  • understanding the role that compulsive eating and excess weight has played in their lives;
  • creating new positive self-nurturing living skills;
  • learning to see themselves through kind and compassionate eyes.
Based on the philosophy that each and every thought and action has a consequence participants will be encouraged to live mindfully and embrace the control they have over the thoughts they think, the feelings they feel, the actions they take, and ultimately the experience of their lives.

It is time to reclaim your power over food and
allow yourself to live a free, joy-filled, and abundant life!

Fee:  $190.00 for 6 sessions

Current Schedule

Louisa Latela, MSW, LCSW
132 East Kings Highway, Suite 105, Haddonfield, N.J. 08033
856.429.9799

info@louisalatela.com