Nancy Bumby Psychologist PhD

Nancy is my weight loss savior!
She can "talk the talk" because she has "walked the walk"!

I initially began seeing Nancy for a separate issue, relating to a very traumatic diagnosis of my diabetes. I have since continued to see her weekly. I cannot stress enough how sensitive, caring and truly emotionally available Nancy is. She has helped me work through personal issues, and has given me the tools to make choices regarding WLS for myself. Nancy never pushes or forces in any direction, she is incredibly capable and someone I have come to regard less as a psychologist and more like a friend who just happens to give excellent, clinical advice. She understands issues relating to obesity, and is sensitive to them because she knows them first hand, she herself is a WLS patient and knows how trying the whole process can be.

I don't know where I would be today if I had not found her. True, her office is busy as there are several practicing mental health professionals working there, and the organization can be frustrating. It is best to schedule with Nancy herself, she usually communicates through e-mail. Her office staff don't really have a good handle on her availability as she tends to schedule without their interference. If you see her and manage to get a regular spot, you won't be sorry.

Dr.Bumby is outstanding!! Very understanding and helpful. I had alot of fun talking to her!

I not only was very impressed with Nancy as a doctor, I found I really liked her as a person. She was wonderful to spend time talking to.

All I can say is WOW! I have nothing negative to say about Dr. Bumby. She is such a great and understanding lady. She truly understands first hand about obesity and WLS. She is helping me deal all the issues of being obese and surgery. She is a very comfortable Psychologist, easy to talk to, and you can feel free to be honest about your feelings! I whole heartedly recommend her... she's wonderful! You'd be in very professional, and capable hands!

I was very disappointed with the level of service. I called and left several messages with the office to make an appointment and finally received a message back about two weeks later. When I called back to schedule the appointment I again received a voicemail. I decided to try to get a person on the phone. When I finally got someone on the phone they could not schedule an appointment for me for 6 weeks. I scheduled this appointment but then cancelled because I was able to find a doctor closer to home that could get me in sooner.

I am also a psychologist so it can be ackward for one psychologist to see another. I thought I had thoroughly researched the surgery but she gave me even more information and several websites (with a special emphasis on my looking at this one). She was extremely well informed, appeared caring, and listened to what I had to say. She understood the underlying psychological issues that one might go through after the surgery. We also talked about ways of dealing with difficult times after surgery. I will be e-mailing and talking to her if I need additional support after surgery.

Dr. Bumby was very informative about the procedure. It was like talking to one of my friends that I had known for a long time. Our time went quickly. She told me a lot about the surgery and I told her a lot about the surgery.

I can't say enough nice things about Nancy. She specializes in eating disorders and she truly understands the problems obese people have. She is sensitive, knowledgable and informative. She understand why an obese person's body fights itself when confronted with weight loss. She is a proponent of WLS for those who need it. I highly recommend her.

Nancy is excellent! She has done severl evaluations for this surgery. She was so very kind and caring.