Location: United States
Member Since:
Oct. 20, 2013
Beverly Bird
Biography
“Beverly Bird, Psy.D. is a licensed professional counselor in private practice in Alpharetta, GA. Before opening a private practice, Dr. Bird worked in various settings, including community mental health, county mental health, hospitals, and large group practices. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her work. Over the past several years much of her focus has been helping individuals with emotional and compulsive overeating. She enjoys speaking and educating others on the topic of Mindful Eating. Simply put, Mindful Eating means paying attention to what and how we eat. She is known for her warm and down-to-earth style of helping people understand what holds them back from losing weight and keeping it off.
Dr. Bird completed her master's and doctorate in clinical psychology at Rosemead School of Psychology and her clinical internship at San Bernardino County Department of Mental Health, both in Southern California. She also holds a master's degree in community mental health from Georgia State University. She is a member of the American Psychological Association.”
“Gelsie Lessig, RD, LD is a licensed and registered dietitian with more than 40 years of experience working with clients needing to lose a significant amount of weight. Her philosophy is: eating foods that are a part of your everyday life, together with moving around more and learning to eat mindfully are the keys to permanent weight loss. In addition to operating her own private practice, Ms. Lessig served as a diabetes educator at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Her experience also includes working with liver disease at Emory University Hospital. “Ms. Lessig completed her dietetic internship at The New York Hospital — Cornell Weil Medical Center in New York, N.Y. She lectures to community and corporate groups as well as having appeared on CNN's "On The Menu" numerous times. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Association of Diabetes Educators.”
Excerpt From: “Food For Thought.”
Dr. Bird completed her master's and doctorate in clinical psychology at Rosemead School of Psychology and her clinical internship at San Bernardino County Department of Mental Health, both in Southern California. She also holds a master's degree in community mental health from Georgia State University. She is a member of the American Psychological Association.”
“Gelsie Lessig, RD, LD is a licensed and registered dietitian with more than 40 years of experience working with clients needing to lose a significant amount of weight. Her philosophy is: eating foods that are a part of your everyday life, together with moving around more and learning to eat mindfully are the keys to permanent weight loss. In addition to operating her own private practice, Ms. Lessig served as a diabetes educator at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Her experience also includes working with liver disease at Emory University Hospital. “Ms. Lessig completed her dietetic internship at The New York Hospital — Cornell Weil Medical Center in New York, N.Y. She lectures to community and corporate groups as well as having appeared on CNN's "On The Menu" numerous times. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Association of Diabetes Educators.”
Excerpt From: “Food For Thought.”
Where to find Beverly Bird online
Website: http://www.inlightenme.com
Books
Food for Thought: I just ate so why am i still hungry?
by Beverly Bird
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 9,040.
Language:
English.
Published: January 27, 2014
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Dieting, Nonfiction » Psychology » Emotions
Beverly Bird, Psy.D. and Gelsie Lessig, RD, LD have combined their years of experience in nutrition and psychology to teach you how to lose weight and keep it off for good. No gimmicks, no hype, just sound professional advice. There is no deprivation and no restricted food groups. Best of all, there is no "diet" to discontinue once you have lost your weight! Just add more calories to maintain.