Counseling support for emotional eating, body image concerns, motivation, self-criticism, and the emotional ups and downs that often come with trying to make lasting health changes.
Local Care
In-person sessions in Schaumburg in a judgment-free, private setting.
Whole-Person Focus
Addresses the emotional drivers behind eating patterns, not just the behaviors themselves.
Flexible Format
Telehealth across Illinois for clients who want consistent support without adding another errand to the week.
Good Fit If You Need
support for lasting change when stress, shame, and food are all part of the picture
This counseling is for people who already know what they are supposed to do but find that stress, emotions, or self-criticism keep interrupting consistency. The focus is on what is actually getting in the way, not another set of rules.
Care Style
Warm and nonjudgmental
Designed for people who are tired of feeling shamed by their relationship with food or their body. No weigh-ins, no lectures.
Behavior-aware
Looks at the emotional patterns behind inconsistency rather than treating motivation as a willpower problem.
Whole-person perspective
Useful when food, anxiety, body image, self-worth, and life stress are tangled together and need to be addressed as a system.
More Than Willpower
This counseling is for people who already know what they are supposed to do but find that stress, emotions, or self-criticism keep interrupting consistency. The focus is on what is actually getting in the way, not another set of rules.
Weight loss counseling focuses on the emotional and psychological factors that affect behavior change so that progress can become more sustainable and less driven by guilt.
Many people already know what they are supposed to do, but insight alone does not always translate into change. Stress, shame, perfectionism, trauma history, and a difficult relationship with food or body image can make it hard to stay consistent even when motivation is strong.
Understand how stress, loneliness, shame, or exhaustion may be shaping eating behaviors and making sustainable change harder.
Work through discouragement, comparison, and all-or-nothing thinking so that progress can feel more realistic and less punishing.
Therapy can support the emotional side of consistency, setbacks, routines, and motivation while helping you build practical coping tools.
The focus is not just on weight outcomes, but also on reducing shame, improving self-trust, and supporting healthier daily functioning.
How Counseling Helps
This work is not about judgment, crash dieting, or simplistic advice. It is about understanding the role of thoughts, feelings, history, habits, and stress in the change process, then building a steadier and more compassionate approach.
Therapy may be especially helpful when weight-related concerns overlap with anxiety, depression, body image distress, or pre- and post-bariatric care.
Look at how stress, loneliness, shame, and all-or-nothing thinking shape eating and motivation.
Create more breathing room between difficult feelings and impulsive or discouraging habits.
Build routines and coping strategies that are more realistic, more humane, and easier to maintain.
Dr. Jelena Djurovic provides weight loss counseling at her Schaumburg office, accessible for clients from Hoffman Estates, Roselle, Hanover Park, Streamwood, and nearby communities. Her background in the mind-body relationship and self-compassion research shapes an approach that goes well beyond behavioral checklists.
Telehealth sessions are available statewide for Illinois residents. If you are considering bariatric surgery, a related but separate service is also available.
About Your Provider
Dr. Jelena Djurovic, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Illinois with over 10 years of clinical experience. Her approach integrates self-compassion research, mindfulness-based interventions, AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy), and cognitive-behavioral strategies.
Dr. Djurovic completed her Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, with research focused on the mind-body relationship and the impact of mindfulness on depression and quality of life. Sessions are available in English, Serbian, and Spanish.
Illinois Licensed Clinical Psychologist | License #071-011433
Learn more about Dr. DjurovicOffice Address
Center for Psychological Treatment and Assessment
1320 Tower Rd, Suite 156
Schaumburg, IL 60173
These answers help clarify what this counseling can cover and how to access it locally.
Weight loss counseling can help with emotional eating, shame, all-or-nothing thinking, motivation swings, body image concerns, and the emotional side of behavior change.
Yes. Clients can meet in person in Schaumburg, Illinois or by telehealth from anywhere in Illinois.
Yes. Telehealth sessions are available for adults anywhere in Illinois. In-person sessions are available in Schaumburg, which is also convenient for clients in Hoffman Estates, Roselle, Hanover Park, and Streamwood.
Not exactly. Weight loss counseling is broader and may focus on emotional eating, body image, and long-term behavior change. Bariatric surgery counseling is more specifically centered on pre-op and post-op adjustment.