BIO

Dr. Mike Dow is the author of Diet Rehab, cohost of TLC's Freaky Eaters, and cohost of the new VH1 celebrity couple therapy show - premiering in March 2012. He is also a regular on the Dr. Oz Show and Rachael Ray. Currently, Dr. Mike is the Clinical Director of Therapeutic & Behavioral Services at The Body Well Integrative Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Mike's book, "Diet Rehab: 28 Days to Stop Craving the Foods That Make You Fat" is now available internationally and is published in three languages.

As a respected expert in the fields of diet, addiction, and relationships, Dr. Mike has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, Nightline, Extra, The Joy Behar Show, the Father Albert show, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, Fox News, ABC News, and CBS News. He is a regular contributor for the The Huffington Post and has been featured in LA Times, US Weekly, People, and Emmy Magazine.

He is a member of the California Psychological Association and its neuropsychology & clinical psychopharmacology divisions, the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, and The Society of the Advancement for Sexual Health. Dr. Mike is a graduate of California State University, Northridge, Southern California University for Professional Studies, and USC where he was a Presidential Scholar. Currently, Dr. Mike is pursuing his second doctorate at the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists and is a Ph.D. candidate in clinical sexology. He has received post-doctoral education at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, completed training in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and completed the Betty Ford Center professionals in residence program. Dr. Mike has worked for the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services in its outpatient services division, and in several Los Angeles public schools.

He holds a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in counseling, marriage and family therapy and a Doctorate (Psy.D) in psychology and is registered with the California Board of Psychology and the California Board of Behavioral Sciences and maintains a full-time license to practice psychotherapy.

Dr. Mike is very active in charitable causes and volunteers as a therapist for Comfort Zone Camp, the nation's largest bereavement camp, in Los Angeles, Boston, and New York. He currently resides in Los Angeles with Rocco, a Jack Russell he adopted from one of LA's animal rescue groups.