METABOLIC CLINIC – OTTAWA, ON

People seeking weight loss support are rarely inexperienced. Many have already tried programs, tracked food, adjusted routines, and seen short-term results. What tends to be missing is a structure that holds up over time, which is why weight gain can often return.

Through our metabolic health services, nurse practitioners at Ottawa Therapy Group work with new patients to understand what has interfered with past efforts and what is realistically changeable now. Care begins with a careful review of medical history, metabolic considerations, and daily routines. Recommendations are practical and paced. The focus stays on habits that can be maintained alongside work, family responsibilities, and energy constraints.

Medical oversight is available when appropriate and used deliberately. It supports lifestyle change, rather than standing in for it, to help drive steady, sustainable weight loss that does not require constant vigilance to maintain.

For many people, weight gain is not just a physical change. It can affect mood, confidence, and the way they relate to themselves and others. Shame, social withdrawal, anxiety, or a sense of discouragement often develop quietly, long before any attempt at weight loss begins. When those experiences are unaddressed, they can make change feel heavier than it needs to be.

Mental health support is the core of our other services at Ottawa Therapy Group. A counsellor or psychotherapist can help you address both the psychological impact of weight gain and the emotional demands of lifestyle change. Therapy may focus on emotional eating, stress responses, body image concerns, or the erosion of self-trust that can follow repeated setbacks. Clients work on understanding how these patterns formed and how to respond to them with greater clarity and less self-criticism.

When mental health is part of the process, lifestyle change tends to feel more manageable because setbacks become easier to navigate and overcome, clearing the way for steady progress.