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Nutrition counseling that finally feels easier
Personalized clinical nutrition support for your mood, energy, and real-life eating habits.
What is Nutrition Counseling, exactly?
Nutrition counseling is not another diet, meal plan, or set of food rules. It is a form of medical nutrition therapy.
It’s a supportive clinical process that helps you understand how your brain, body, and nervous system interact with food, appetite, and mood. Together, we translate that science into clear, sustainable nutrition strategies.
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I'll help you:​
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Identify nutrition patterns that support your energy, mood, focus, and appetite
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Build sustainable eating habits without shame, stress, or confusion
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Create a personalized plan that fits your real life and aligns with your medical and mental-health needs
Who I work with
As a clinical dietitian specializing in mental health, I provide medical nutrition therapy for conditions that affect — or are affected by — mood, energy, appetite, and daily functioning.
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Mental Health–Focused Areas
I offer nutrition support for:
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Anxiety, depression, and mood-related nutrition concerns
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ADHD and executive function challenges impacting eating patterns
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Emotional eating, binge-eating patterns, or chronic dieting
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Appetite changes related to stress, burnout, or irregular schedules
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Medication-related side effects (appetite changes, nausea, blood sugar swings, GI symptoms)
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Substance use recovery and nutritional rehabilitation
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Outpatient support for binge-eating disorder
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Clinical Conditions Connected to Mental Health
Nutrition plays a key role in both physical and mental well-being. I support individuals experiencing:
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IBS, GERD, constipation, and other functional GI disorders
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Blood sugar instability, prediabetes, or Type 2 diabetes
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PCOS and womens health
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High cholesterol or hypertension
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Unintentional weight changes or chronic fatigue related to health conditions
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My Approach
Every condition is supported using a shame-free, weight-inclusive, evidence-based approach that prioritizes:
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Improving daily functioning
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Stabilizing appetite and mood
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Reducing nutrition stress
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Building sustainable, realistic habits
I ​also use trauma-informed nutrition principles to support eating behaviors without shame or coercion. I do not provide trauma therapy or mental health treatment.
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You never have to choose between your mental health and your nutrition goals.
We address both, together. Care can also be coordinated with your broader healthcare team when appropriate.
How It Works
1. Your first visit (90 minutes)
We start with a full nutrition assessment: your medical history, medications, routines, mental health, energy levels, stress, and your real life. This helps us understand the full picture, not just what you eat.
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2. Follow-ups (30-60 minutes)
Choose 30- or 60-minute sessions. We adjust your plan, troubleshoot challenges, build flexible meal ideas, and create routines that feel supportive (not overwhelming).​
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3. Ongoing support is adjusted as your needs change
With ongoing support, we work to reduce food-related stress, build realistic routines, and support alignment between mental and physical health.
Payment & Insurance
​Accepted insurance plans*:
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Aetna
• United Healthcare
• Independence Blue Cross
• Capital Blue Cross
• Cigna​
*Coverage and benefits vary by plan.​
Serving clients in:
AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, MA, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TX​
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Want to pay privately instead? Cool. We can do that!
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Private Pay Rates:
• Initial Assessment (90 minutes): $225
• Follow-up Sessions (30 or 60 minutes): $150/hr
• Sliding scale available for financial hardship. See scale here.
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Ready for nutrition that finally feels easier?
