Dr. Colleen Long Psychologist Clinical Health Psychologist

Dr. Colleen Long, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Southern California and Boston, Massachusetts. She is the author of many publications, including the book, The Psychology of Finally Being Full From Within: A Psychological Supplement to Weight Loss, Bariatric, and Gastric Sleeve Surgery.

Dr. Long also created an online self-help course, Full From Within, for bariatric patients that want an alternative to weekly formalized therapy. She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today, as well as many nationally recognized television programs including; The Dr. Drew Show, Issues with Jane Velez Mitchell, The Doctors and is the co-host of A&E’s Surviving Marriage.

As part of her post-doctoral internship, Dr. Colleen Long began performing bariatric pre-operative psychological evaluations. She also provided post-operative support for those struggling with the psychological aspects of weight loss surgery. Dr. Long enjoyed the work in this field so much that she continued with it after becoming licensed. In the almost ten years Dr. Long has been working in the field of bariatric surgery, she has performed over 3000 pre-operative psychological evaluations.

Dr. Long has participated in the teaching, training, and supervision of many pre and post-doctoral interns in her private practice. She currently has an active practice with a focus on both treatment and psychological evaluations for bariatric surgery and spinal cord stimulator implantation. In treatment, her emphasis has been on cognitive behavioral therapy and health psychology, treating conditions such as obesity, chronic pain, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

Her proudest accomplishment is her family: former residents of Redondo Beach, she and her husband Mike now reside in Boston, Massachusetts, have four-year-old twins, a three-year-old, and a labradoodle named Boodah. They enjoy waking up past 7 am, non-microwaved coffee, and naptime.

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