“I always feel validated. Gearing Up has helped my girls learn how to deal with their issues. I have learned how to look at my issues empowered and capable of addressing them.”

– C, mother of two daughters

Gearing Advantage

Doctors Sylvia and Milton Gearing have been serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1985 with compassion and professionalism.

The Gearings implement the latest in psychological research to stay at the cutting edge of their field and bring the most effective and life changing techniques to their clients.

Their methods and strategies have been sharpened over the years, and are now built upon Gearing Up’s Three Gears of Change.

Bariatric Surgery Assessments

If you are a candidate for weight loss surgery, your insurance company or surgeon will require you to have a psychological assessment. Your assessment at Gearing Up will include meeting with Licensed Professional Counselor Deborah Marshall-Brown, and completing psychological testing. The psychological assessment covers areas that are important to your success in achieving your weight loss goals. Deborah has worked with obese individuals before and after surgery for many years. Her comforting, accepting approach will immediately put you at ease, and most patients find the assessment process very informative and a vital component in their preparation for weight loss surgery.

Gearing Up’s psychological assessment will also provide you with recommendations and resources for success with your weight loss goals. Your questions and concerns are welcome during your assessment, and you will receive a resource packet to guide your weight loss journey with suggestions for coping strategies, ongoing support groups, online and offline resources, books, vital tips and techniques. To schedule your psychological assessment for weight loss surgery, simply call Gearing Up. We’ll be glad to hear from you.