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You’ve probably heard this before: “Losing weight is all mental.” Whether it came from an ad for a “psychology-based” weight loss app, a ’90s diet book, or a *lifestyle* TikToker, the message that mental health is the key to making your body smaller is everywhere.

So when licensed professional counselor candidate Natalie Siegel, MS, used Twitter to call out therapists and psychologists who help clients lose weight (as well as the fat phobia allegedly displayed by some of her grad school professors), some people were—understandably—confused. “Therapists: It is both unethical AND out of our scope of practice to help clients lose weight or encourage weight loss.” Siegel tweeted.

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