Lavinia Rodriguez

Dr. Lavinia Rodriguez is a licensed clinical psychologist and expert in eating, weight , and exercise psychology - including eating disorders and bariatrics. She is also the author of the book Mind Over Fat Matters: Conquering Psychological Barriers to Weight Management. Through her clinical practice, public speaking, media psychology, and writing, Dr. Rodriguez teaches people how to overcome the psychological barriers that sabotage our good intentions to lose weight and stay fit. Dr. Rodriguez writes a health column for The Tampa Bay Times, one of the top ten newspapers in the country. She is frequently interviewed as an expert in weight management on radio, television, and print. Additional media that have featured Dr. Rodriguez include Fox Television Tampa, Self Magazine, Weight Watchers Magazine, CTV Atlantic (Canada), CBS Radio Tampa, and Studio 10 CBS TV Tampa.