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La Crosse Psychiatrist Doctors for Emotional Eating

Type of Physician: Psychiatrist

What is a Psychiatrist?

A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders. He or she is trained to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. The psychiatrist is also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living.

Specialty: Psychiatry

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Psychiatrist Doctors in La Crosse *

Neurogenesis La Crosse
Robert E Most
513 Main St
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 785-7611

Franciscan Skemp Medical Center Psychiatry
Shawn G Larson
212 11th St S
Behavioral Health
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 791-9555

Franciscan Skemp Medical Center Psychiatry
George J Melnyk
212 11th St S
Behavioral Health
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 791-9555

Franciscan Skemp Medical Center Psychiatry
Brian D Proctor
212 11th St S
Behavioral Health
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 791-9555

Franciscan Skemp Medical Center Psychiatry
Gilda B Winter
212 11th St S
Behavioral Health
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 791-9555

Gundersen Lutheran Behavioral Health
Manjeel K Bouri
1900 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 775-2287

Human Development Associates LLC
David Van Dyke
2920 E Ave S
STE 101
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 784-8688

William V Roberts MD
William V Roberts
464 S Saint Joseph Ave
Arcadia, WI 54612
(608) 323-7775

Krohn Clinic
Catherine Whitehouse
610 W Adams St
Black River Falls, WI 54615
(715) 284-4311

Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Martin Cohen
500 E Veterans St
Mental Health Outpatient Clinic
Tomah, WI 54660
(608) 372-3971

Kurapati B Reddy MD
Kurapati B Reddy
517 Court St
STE 503
Neillsville, WI 54456
(715) 743-5192

Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire
Mahmoud M Ahmed
2116 Craig Rd
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 858-4500

Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire
Ronda D Davis
2116 Craig Rd
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 858-4500

Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire
Linda K Kollross
2116 Craig Rd
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 858-4500

Midelfort Clinic Behavioral Health
John A Bartholow
1221 Whipple St
Behavioral Health
Eau Claire, WI 54703
(715) 838-5369

Midelfort Clinic Behavioral Health
Jay H Collier
1221 Whipple St
Behavioral Health
Eau Claire, WI 54703
(715) 838-5369

Midelfort Clinic Behavioral Health
Robert C Peck
1221 Whipple St
Behavioral Health
Eau Claire, WI 54703
(715) 838-5369

Midelfort Clinic Behavioral Health
Timothy Robertson
1221 Whipple St
Behavioral Health
Eau Claire, WI 54703
(715) 838-5369

Midelfort Clinic Behavioral Health
William J Weggel
1221 Whipple St
Behavioral Health
Eau Claire, WI 54703
(715) 838-5369

Guidance Clinic of Chippewa County
Keith E Hartman
711 N Bridge St
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
(715) 726-7788

Red Cedar Clinic Behavioral Health
J Scott Persing
2321 Stout Rd
Behavioral Health
Menomonie, WI 54751
(715) 233-7891

Marshfield Clinic
Celestino P Balinghasay
1000 N Oak Ave
Psychiatry
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-5442

Marshfield Clinic
Wendell D Bell
1000 N Oak Ave
Psychiatry
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-5442

Marshfield Clinic
Edward J Krall
1000 N Oak Ave
Psychiatry
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-5442

Marshfield Clinic
Michael S Oberg
1000 N Oak Ave
Psychiatry
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-5442

Marshfield Clinic
Suanne M Reed
1000 N Oak Ave
Psychiatry
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-5442

Marshfield Clinic
Alpa C Shah
1000 N Oak Ave
Psychiatry
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-5442

Marshfield Clinic
John I Waters
1000 N Oak Ave
Psychiatry
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-5442

Marshfield Clinic
Michael T Wood
1000 N Oak Ave
Psychiatry
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-5442

Unified Community Service
Randall Cullen
1122 Professional Dr
Dodgeville, WI 53533
(608) 935-2776

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Emotional Eating

How Can I Identify Eating Triggers?

Situations and emotions that trigger us to eat fall into five main categories.

  • Social. Eating when around other people. For example, excessive eating can result from being encouraged by others to eat; eating to fit in; arguing; or feelings of inadequacy around other people.


  • Emotional. Eating in response to boredom, stress, fatigue, tension, depression, anger, anxiety or loneliness as a way to "fill the void."


  • Situational. Eating because the opportunity is there. For example, at a restaurant, seeing an advertisement for a particular food, passing by a bakery. Eating may also be associated with certain activities such as watching TV, going to the movies or a sporting event, etc.


  • Thoughts. Eating as a result of negative self-worth or making excuses for eating. For example, scolding oneself for looks or a lack of will power.
  • Physiological. Eating in response to physical cues. For example, increased hunger due to skipping meals or eating to cure headaches or other pain.

To identify what triggers excessive eating in you, keep a food diary that records what and when you eat as well as what stressors, thoughts, or emotions you identify as you eat. You should begin to identify patterns to your excessive eating fairly quickly.

How Do I Break Myself of the Habit?

Identifying eating triggers is the first step; however, this alone is not sufficient to alter eating behavior. Usually, by the time you have identified a pattern, eating in response to emotions or certain situations has become a habit. Now you have to break that habit.

Developing alternatives to eating is the second step. When you start to reach for food in response to a trigger, try one of the following activities instead.

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Emergency Contact for La Crosse

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby La Crosse Hospitals *

Franciscan Skemp Healthcare LaCrosse Campus
700 West Ave S
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608)785-0940

Gundersen Lutheran
1910 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608)782-7300

Franciscan Skemp Healthcare Sparta Campus
310 W Main St
Sparta, WI 54656
(608)269-2132

Winona Community Memorial Hospital
855 Mankato Ave
Winona, MN 55987
(507)454-3650

Vernon Memorial Hospital
507 S Main St
Viroqua, WI 54665
(608)637-2101

Franciscan Skemp Healthcare Arcadia Campus
464 S St Joseph Ave
Arcadia, WI 54612
(608)323-3341

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