Why physicians refer to WeightDoctor.
Weight management is one of the most common clinical needs — and one of the hardest to address within a standard primary care visit. Lifestyle counselling alone has limited efficacy. Referral to a program that combines physician oversight, weekly behavioural support, prescription management, and body composition tracking closes that gap.
WeightDoctor accepts referrals from:
- Family physicians and general practitioners .
- Nurse practitioners .
- Endocrinologists and internal medicine physicians .
- Pharmacists .
- Mental health providers (where weight is a complicating factor) .
What happens after you refer.
What happens after you refer.
Physician oversight
10 weekly counselling sessions
CBT-informed nutrition and behaviour change sessions, 2 x 45 mins sessions and 8 x 30 mins counselling sessions. Structured, tracked, and focused on measurable habit change.
Muscle preservation protocol
Maintenance transition
Patients are supported through the transition to maintenance — monthly check-ins at $100/month — reducing the risk of weight regain and repeat referral.
Restoration pathway
Two ways to refer:
Patients can be referred by:
- Email info@weightdoctor.ca with the patient’s name and your clinical notes
- Ask the patient to call 905-469-9934 to book — let them know to mention your name
We accept referrals from across Ontario. Virtual care is available for patients who cannot attend in-clinic in Mississauga.
After assessment, a summary note is available to referring clinicians on request.
Bring WeightDoctor to your clinic.
WeightDoctor is built to scale. The clinical model — physician supervision, weekly counselling, structured body composition monitoring, and The WeightDoctor Method™ — is designed to operate from a single treatment room within an existing clinic.
If you’re a physician, clinic owner, or healthcare provider interested in offering physician-supervised weight loss under the WeightDoctor model, we offer two partnership structures:
Room Rental Model
WeightDoctor operates from your facility, renting a treatment room. Your patients gain access to the program. You generate passive income from room rental. No additional staffing or overhead required on your end.
Suitable for: medical clinics, physiotherapy practices, chiropractic offices, wellness centres, pharmacies with clinical space.
Licensing Model
License The WeightDoctor Method™ and operate the program under your own brand or co-brand, with WeightDoctor providing the clinical protocols, counsellor training, patient handouts, and operational framework. Monthly licensing fee applies.
Suitable for: physicians or NPs who want to add a structured weight management program to their existing practice without building the model from scratch.
What's included in the licensing package:
- The WeightDoctor Method™ four-phase clinical protocol
- Patient intake and assessment forms
- 10-week counsellor session framework (CBT-informed)
- Body composition and functional testing protocol
- Patient handout library (~100 resources)
- Staff training materials
- Ongoing clinical and operational support
Questions from a clinical perspective?
Referring physicians with clinical questions about the program — patient suitability, prescribing approach, clinical protocols — are welcome to contact our supervising physician directly.