Lora Grabow, LMSW, ACSW Other Behaviorist

Lora Grabow, LMSW, ACSW is an obesity medicine provider who partners with other medical providers to empower patients to holistically change their lives. Her approach to health and wellness focuses on something missing in most methodologies—a piece she calls “headwork." As the owner of her own counseling practice, she has partnered with a thriving obesity medicine clinic in Grand Rapids, MI. Since 2003, she has helped countless medical and surgical weight loss patients transform their lives. Lora has built her expertise through serving patients, teaching many individuals and groups, continuing studies and professional writing.

She is a contributing author for the Walk from Obesity newsletter, Obesity Action Coalition and Obesityhelp.com. She is an active member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Lora is a sought out professional speaker. She has presented at the international ObesityWeek conference and is a regular keynote speaker at the Michigan Bariatric Society Conference.

By sharing knowledge, asking questions, challenging perceptions, and delivering the truth, Lora empowers patients and equips practitioners. She desires that all may be healthy in body, mind, and spirit.

ObesityHelp Contributing Author

Weight Loss: Want and Willing
CRUSH Emotional Eating for Weight Loss
Understanding and Coping with Obesity Stigma
Obesity Treatment and a Support Team: Who’s On and Who’s Off?
Headwork: Could it be the Missing Piece of a Bariatric Surgery Journey? Part 3
Headwork: Could it be the Missing Piece of a Bariatric Surgery Journey? Part 2
Headwork: Could it be the Missing Piece of a Bariatric Surgery Journey?