A Whole-Person Approach to Lasting Change
Most weight loss programs focus on a single number on a scale. At Bariatric Counseling Center, our holistic counseling approach starts somewhere different — with the relationships, emotions, and behaviors that shape how people in larger bodies eat, move, and feel about themselves. Real change is rarely a matter of willpower. It is the result of patient, compassionate work across nutrition, mental health, movement, and the medical context surrounding your body.
Our integrated team of registered dietitians, licensed therapists, chefs, and movement specialists collaborates on one care plan tailored to you. We do not chase quick fixes or restrictive diets. We help you build sustainable behavioral change that holds up after the initial motivation fades.
What Holistic Counseling Looks Like at BCC
Holistic care is not vague or unstructured. At BCC, it means specific clinical services delivered by specialists who plan together. A registered dietitian helps you build a sustainable, satisfying eating pattern that does not rely on rules or restriction. A licensed therapist helps you understand emotional eating patterns, self-criticism, sleep, and stress, and works with you on coping skills you will actually use. Our chef-led cooking instruction translates nutrition into real meals at home. Our movement specialists help you find activity you enjoy, regardless of fitness level or body size.
Behind the scenes, your team coordinates with your medical providers — primary care, bariatric surgeons, GLP-1 prescribers, and others — so your behavioral plan complements your medical care.
Who Holistic Counseling Helps
Our holistic weight loss counseling supports adults across a wide range of needs. People preparing for or recovering from bariatric surgery benefit from coordinated psychological and nutritional support. People taking semaglutide, tirzepatide, or other weight management medications pair the medication with the behavioral skills that protect long-term outcomes. People who have cycled through restrictive diets find a different kind of help here — one that does not blame them for the failures of those programs.
If you have felt like every previous program asked you to fight your body, our team will feel different. We start from compassion and build toward change you can sustain.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does holistic weight loss counseling include?
At BCC it includes nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian, individual and group therapy with licensed counselors, chef-led cooking instruction, movement guidance, and coordination with your medical providers — all built into one integrated care plan.
Is this a diet program?
No. We do not prescribe restrictive diets, meal-replacement plans, or before-and-after framing. Our work centers behavior change, emotional health, and your relationship with food rather than short-term weight loss.
Do you work with people taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic or Wegovy?
Yes. Many of our clients pair behavioral counseling with weight management medications prescribed by their physician. The medication and the behavioral work support each other — the counseling helps the changes hold up over time.
Does insurance cover this?
BCC accepts insurance and most clients pay $0 out of pocket. Our intake team will verify your coverage before your first visit.
Start Your Holistic Care Plan
Insurance is accepted at BCC. Most clients pay $0 out of pocket. Our team is here to help.
Bariatric Counseling Center
9907 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX 78217
Phone: (210) 934-3420