You’re ready to have a better (read: healthy) relationship with food and your body, but
Let’s unravel the layers of experiences and emotions surrounding food. During talk therapy, we focus on the feelings - maybe some of which are intense, maybe some of which are suppressed and you don’t even know they are there! This work involves developing insight into how you’ve used or avoided food as a way to control, identifying emotions and other coping skills, and working towards a path of sustainable recovery.
INITIAL + FOLLOW-UP SESSIONS: 50 minutes
In our collaborative work on nutrition counseling, we focus on more than just a meal plan and a number on the scale. This work is all about understanding your body’s needs, developing coping skills when eating feels tough and overwhelming, and learning how to trust your own signals to make consistent, satisfying choices.
INITIAL + FOLLOW-UP SESSIONS: 50 minutes
Exploring wellness and feeling good without eliminating the foods you enjoy. Nutrition counseling for digestive issues and digestive-related autoimmune diseases is a balance of making sure you’re eating enough, understanding and listening to your body, and identifying the intersection of how foods contribute to different body sensations. All of our work is done through a compassionate, non-diet lens with the goal of empowering you to manage and alleviate digestive discomfort.
INITIAL + FOLLOW-UP SESSIONS: 50 minutes
We live in a world with rapidly changing and needlessly confusing society beauty standards. Therapy related to body image is a space to unpack the complexities of body image without fixating on your weight. There is room for the frustrations and unfairness of how our society rewards certain bodies and demonizes others, while also focusing and celebrating diversity and individuality.
INITIAL + FOLLOW-UP SESSIONS: 50 minutes
My lived experience with diet culture led me to becoming a dietitian. When I saw how therapy enhanced the impact of my nutrition work with clients, I knew becoming a therapist was the missing piece. The biggest lesson I learned along the way? It’s going to be life changing, as long as you’re comfortable going deep.
Meal times can often be the most challenging when you’re recovering from an eating disorder or working on healing your relationship with food. Maybe it’s because you tend to numb with food. Or maybe there’s fear around how food will impact you and your body.
During meal support, we will share a meal together and I’ll provide support to help you navigate the meal with less emotion. This is available to current clients.
Sometimes recovery takes a village. Whether it’s your parents, partner, or preferred support team, we can have a session with everyone to make sure you have the best support possible outside our sessions together. These sessions usually include education around eating disorders and exploration of your specific struggles and how your people can best support you. This is available to current clients.
Have a provider that isn’t super versed in eating disorders or intuitive eating? I’d be happy to set up a consultation with them to provide the education so you don’t have to.
Have another provider on your team and think it would be best if we collaborated on your care? We’ll have you sign an ROI (release of information!) so I can consult with them on how to best support you as your care team. This is available to current clients.
You don’t have to go through recovery and healing alone. Having a community can be so helpful for validation and as a way to process through current symptoms and feelings. I offer groups sporadically throughout the year.
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I hold credentials as a therapist (APC) and registered dietitian (RD), which means I can work with you as both! My specialities are eating disorders, disordered eating, digestive concerns and disorders, and body image. We can work together as long as you are 13 years of age or older and live in Georgia (virtual sessions) or Smyrna, GA (in-person sessions).
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All registered dietitians (RDs) are nutritionists, but not all nutritionists are RDs. Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist. A registered dietitian must complete a rigorous education and training program followed by a comprehensive registration exam. They can provide personalized nutrition counseling based on scientific, evidence-based research.
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The APC license requires an accredited master’s degree program, an intensive internship, and passing a national counseling exam. APC’s then complete 3,000 clinical hours post-graduation, including supervision with an experienced licensed therapist who helps guide and teach. I currently work under the supervision and direction of Dr. Christi Bartolomucci, Ph.D., LPC, CPCS, and Lauren Greenway, LPC, CPCS, CEDS-S with additional training in eating disorder treatment.
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I do not accept medical insurance. As you probably already know, insurance rarely covers nutrition counseling. However, HSA and flexible spending accounts with credit/debit cards can often be used to pay for services. Check with your insurance provider to verify coverage. If covered, I do accept those forms of payment..
If you would like to seek coverage for nutrition or counseling services, I can provide you with documentation, called a superbill, that you can submit for reimbursement. Reimbursement is not guaranteed and will depend on your insurance provider & plan.
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If you need to reschedule, please do so at least 24 hours in advance. Without proper notice, cancellations and missed appointments may be charged in full. If you arrive late (either in-person or virtually), it may require us to shorten or reschedule your appointment.
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I am committed to protecting your privacy and required to do so under HIPAA. Your records will be released only with your written consent, except as may be specifically required by law. You can read my full privacy policy here.