Eating Disorders and Weight Management

Eating disorders, struggles with weight management and eating problems can be difficult, costing years of frustration, unhappiness, and a sense of failure and self-blame. But effective treatment of eating disorders and empowering coaching to help with weight management is available. Having a healthy relationship with food and body is what Optimal Eating is all about. Food and eating can be a pleasure, and body image can be strong and healthy.

Welcome to Optimal Eating and the Psychotherapy and Consultation Practice of Jane Rachel Kaplan, PhD, MPH. Dr. Kaplan is a licensed clinical psychologist treating adolescents, adults, couples and families in private practice in Albany, near Berkeley, California.

In addition to her years of experience helping those with food and eating problems and weight management issues, she helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, transition, and relationship issues. Her approach is both sensitive and pragmatic. Dr. Kaplan is noted for her compassionate, state-of-the-art approaches and effective treatment.

To help people reach these goals, Dr. Kaplan conducts many kinds of therapy and education, including individual, group, and family therapy, and consultation and educational workshops. Her goal is to help, hearten and support the patient as he or she recovers from the disorder, builds self- and body-esteem, and integrates new learning into a healthier, more productive lifestyle.

Click the link for a detailed list of Dr. Kaplan's services.

What's New?
 

Are you frustrated with your weight management efforts? Do you wonder about the psychological side of your eating?

The UnCandy Bar provides a way for you to understand the emotional ways you use food. The UnCandy Bar is divided into delicious "ingredients," or chapters, each of which involves you in an experience with a useful way to nurture yourself without sweets.  Restore yourself with the The UnCandy Bar.

Download and read it instantly for just $5.00.

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