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Judith Matz, lcsw

THERAPIST • AUTHOR • SPEAKER • CONSULTANT

Still battling with food?Stop fighting. Make peace.

Speaking

Judith is known for her engaging, entertaining style and her compassionate voice. She speaks at national and international conferences and workshops, and leaves her audiences with strategies to change their relationship with food and discover wellness beyond weight. Her work inspires other professionals to examine their own attitudes toward dieting, food and weight, and have frequently been described as “transformative.”

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Popular topics:

For the general public:

  • The Power of Attuned Eating: How To End Chronic Dieting and Make Peace With Food
  • Fostering A Healthy Body Image: Changing the Conversation about Dieting, Food and Weight
  • Discover Wellness Beyond Weight: Five Keys to Making Peace with Food and Your Body

For Professionals

  • Emotional and Binge Eating, Chronic Dieting and Shame: What Every Clinician Needs To Know
  • Why The Health At Every Size® Paradigm Matters: Supporting Clients in Their Journey Toward Self-Acceptance
  • Body of Knowledge: Exploring the Clinician’s Experience of Body Size and Its Impact on Treatment
  • The Diet Survivor’s Circle: Journey To Empowerment

UPCOMING EVENTS

    PAST EVENTS
    • July 30,2025
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      July 30, 2025

      Register Here

    • April 28,2025
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      April 28, 2025

      Register Here

    • March 31,2025
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      March 31, 2025

      Register Here

    • Mar 20 – Mar 23,2025
      Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington D.C.

      *** Psychotherapy Networker Symposium 2025***

      The Other F Word: Anti-Fat Bias in Clinical Practice

      March 20 – 23 2025 (my workshop is on Friday)

      Register Here (and receive $50 off your registration)

    • February 24,2025
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      February 24, 2025

      Register Here

    • January 10,2025
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      January 10, 2025

      Register Here

    • August 05,2024
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      August 5, 2024

      Register Here

    • June 26,2024
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      June 26, 2024

      Register Here

    • May 10,2024
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      May 10, 2024

      Register Here

    • April 15,2024
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      April 15, 2024

      Register Here

    • April 12,2024
      Webinar

      *** Western Oregon Mental Health Alliance: 3 CE’s Available***

      From Body Shame to Body Positivity: A Compassionate Approach to Weight and Well-Being

      April 12, 2024

      Register Here

    • March 22,2024
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      March 22, 2024

      Register Here

    • February 05,2024
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      February 5, 2024

      Register Here

    • November 06,2023
      live webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      November 6, 2023

      Register Here

    • September 11,2023
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      September 11, 2023

      Register Here

    • August 28,2023
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      August 28, 2023

      Register Here

    • April 24,2023
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      March 13, 2023

      Register Here

    • March 13,2023
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      March 13, 2023

      Register Here

    • February 24,2023
      Webinar

      *** J&K Seminars, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      A TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACH TO BODY SIZE AND EMOTIONAL EATING: BEST PRACTICES TO TREAT DISORDERED EATING, BINGE EATING DISORDER AND BODY SHAME

      February 24, 2023

      Register Here

    • February 13,2023
      Webinar

      *** Upcoming One Day PESI Training For Professionals, Live Webcast: 6 CE’s Available***

      EMOTIONAL EATING, CHRONIC DIETING, BINGEING AND BODY IMAGE: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN NEEDS T0 KNOW

      February 13, 2023

      Register Here

           

    I appreciate you giving us the opportunity to promote your training course. Your training skills are superb!

    Jack Hirose, MA
    President and CEO, Jack Hirose and Associates, Canada’s Leader in Continuing Education for Mental Health and Education Professionals since 1998

    “If there is one thing to say about Judith, it’s this: she delivers. We hired Judith to provide a several-hour in-person presentation to nurses and other health care practitioners on weight stigma in the clinical setting. We were delighted with our choice – Judith’s presentation was interactive, reflective, and highly educational. She was a delight to collaborate with from start to finish. Having worked extensively with presenters of varied experience and expertise, I can say confidently that Judith brings a fresh approach to the standard workshop format. It takes courage to speak with compassion on the harm of weight bias to a room of skeptical health care providers. Judith broadened the perspective of every person in that room (myself included!) with a blend of gentle affirmation and evidence-based information delivery that is as powerful as it is original. Thank you, Judith! You are one of a kind, and it was a privilege to work together.” – Carly Marco, Training Manager, HCET

    Carly Marco
    HCET

    Extremely motivating! Life-changing! I came to learn more about eating issues to help my clients, and came away with a wealth of information that I will use in my own life. Thank you!

    Paula M. Workshop Participant
    Ann Arbor, MI

    Judith Matz delivered an insightful presentation titled “Fostering a Healthy Body Image: Changing the Conversation about Dieting, Food and Weight” to our parent group at Helping Girls Navigate Adolescence (HGNA). Her well-researched material was presented in a way that was entertaining and appealing to the audience. Using humor and evidence, Judith engaged the audience, who recognized the challenges parents and girls face fostering positive body image in a culture that cherishes external appearances at any cost. Participants left with achievable ways to create change in their own families and communities. Judith was easy to work with, and very willing to adapt her material to meet our organization’s needs. Her audio-visual presentation supported her information without being distracting. HGNA gives Judith Matz our highest recommendation for groups of parents or kids addressing this important topic.

    Ann Carlson, Parent Education Coordinator
    Helping Girls Navigate Adolescence

    Judith’s experience and knowledge with the HAES® approach combined with her sincerity and ability to connect with participants energized the dietitians at our workshop. Her storytelling stimulated thoughtful discussion and effective brainstorming. Participants left empowered with new skills to incorporate this approach and spread the message to colleagues and other health care professionals.

    Carol Clarke, MHSc
    RD Conference Co-chair -Dietitians of Canada’s Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Network

    Judith Matz is a wonderfully informative and knowledgeable speaker. Her in depth presentation on Binge Eating Disorders included new and interesting clinically based information and highly useful interventions. Judith has excellent engagement skills and was a real “hit” with our audience. This program was very informative and entertaining – we will definitely bring her back for future programs!

    Pam Mauro, MSW
    LSW Continuing Education for Health Professionals

    Judith gave an incredible talk to our organization entitled, Fostering A Healthy Body Image: Changing the Conversation about Dieting, Food & Weight. This event was very well attended and received so much positive feedback from participants that we are contacting other organizations to help spread her message. She is easy to work with and her message is relevant to all ages

    Pam Shimamoto, Community Wide Chair
    Deerfield Parent Network

    An excellent speaker! We were delighted to have Judith Matz share her wisdom and expertise with the students and staff at Michigan State University, and appreciated that she tailored her presentations to address the specific needs of our campus. Judith kept the audience engaged as she facilitated thoughtful discussion about weight stigma, body image and food. Any campus community would benefit from hearing her insightful and inspiring message. Thank you!

    Annie Buffington, RD
    CSSD Michigan State University Health Promotion Department
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