Nutrition Counseling
Food can be tricky. Let’s talk about it.
Nutrition therapy is not only about what you eat, but how you think and feel about about food and eating. There is so much noise about food that it can be hard to actually know what or even how to eat! I help people reduce shame and guilt around eating, bring understanding and compassion to eating behaviors, and empower people to make choices around food and their bodies that feel aligned with their life values.
This practice specializes in eating disorders, disordered eating and chronic dieting, dysfunctional exercise, weight-inclusive medical nutrition therapy, and body image healing. I work with folks of all genders ages 15+ and provide both in-person sessions in a cozy Bend office and virtual sessions throughout Oregon.
I firmly believe that eating disorder treatment and nutrition counseling should be accessible. As such, I am an in-network provider with:
Blue Cross Blue Shield
PacificSource Commercial
Providence Healthcare
United Healthcare
MODA Healthcare
First Choice Health
Pacific Source Community Solutions
Specializing in:
Eating Disorders
I treat those with Anorexia (AN), Bulimia (BN), Binge Eating Disorder (BED), Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Orthorexia, and Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder (OSFED).
Medical Nutrition Therapy
I utilize weight-neutral care to treat conditions such as: celiac disease, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), elevated cholesterol, pre-diabetes and more. I also have a special interest in sports nutrition, hypothalamic amenorrhea and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) and enjoy working with athletes.
Disordered Eating
I help people find freedom from chronic dieting and/or emotional eating, incorporate principles of Intuitive Eating and leave diet culture behind.
Dysfunctional Exercise
I work with folks who have a complicated relationship with exercise and want help finding a joyful, calm, and compassionate relationship with movement.
Body Image Healing
You deserve to feel at home in your body. We explore your body story and help you find tools to help navigate the ever changing process that is body image.
Services Offered
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Free 15-minute Discovery Call
Ready to take steps towards a more positive relationship with food but not 100% sure and want to learn more? Let’s set up a time to chat!
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Initial Nutrition Visit
Initial sessions are one hour. We will explore your health history, your relationship with food, movement and your body, as well as answer any questions you may have.
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Follow-up Nutrition Visit
Follow up sessions are 50-55 minutes. We will celebrate wins, navigate challenges, and discuss what you’re learning throughout this process.
FAQs
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I am an in-network provider for United Healthcare, Providence, Blue Cross Blue Shield, MODA, Pacific Source commercial, First Choice Health, and Pacific Source Community Solutions.
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If you have insurance, we will bill your insurance for the cost of the visits. The cost of both initial and follow up sessions is $250. Self pay discounts may apply. I accept debit, credit, and HSA cards. I also offer some reduced cost slots for folks experiencing financial hardship.
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I currently work with people ages 15+.
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This is considered outpatient level of care. The outpatient team consists of a dietitian, therapist, primary care physician (PCP) at minimum. Some teams will also have a psychiatrist, occupational therapist and/or physical therapist. An outpatient team works collaboratively to ensure clients get the best care for their recovery while staying in their day to day life. Clients in outpatient level will typically visit with their dietitian 1x/week, therapist 1-2x/week, PCP monthly, and psychiatrist as needed.
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Appointments need to be cancelled or rescheduled at least 48 hours ahead of time via email or phone call. If you cancel or reschedule an appointment with less than 48 hours notice, there is $100 fee. No-shows will be charged the full cost of the service ($185). Thank you for understanding and supporting a small business!
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Currently, I am only licensed in the state of Oregon. However, there are some states that do not require licensure, which means I may be able to see you virtually. Please reach out!
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It depends! Some clients will work together for a few months while others may work with me for years. We always chat about what feels best for you and come up with a plan together. Typically, we start with weekly visits and make changes from there.
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1000%. As a Health at Every Size provider, I do not help people lose weight. But, that absolutely does not mean you cannot have this desire. I talk about this with almost every single client. If this is you, you are welcome here.
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Health at Every Size™ is a compassionate care framework that recognizes and promotes body diversity and holistic health. We recognize a focus on intentional weight loss causes harm, does not improve health, and further invokes weight stigma and discrimination. We believe any person in any size body can pursue health and create positive behavior change that prioritizes their individual health desires.
The 5 pillars of health at every size include:
WEIGHT INCLUSIVITY: Accept and respect the inherent diversity of body shapes and sizes and reject the idealizing or pathologizing of specific weights.
HEALTH ENHANCEMENT: Support health policies that improve and equalize access to information and services, and personal practices that improve human well-being, including attention to individual physical, economic, social, spiritual, emotional and other needs.
EATING FOR WELL-BEING: Promote flexible, individualized eating based on hunger, satiety, nutritional needs, and pleasure, rather than any externally regulated eating plan focused on weight control.
RESPECTFUL CARE: Acknowledge our biases, and work to end weight discrimination, weight stigma, and weight bias. Provide information and services from an understanding that socio-economic status, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, and other identities impact weight stigma, and support environments that address these inequities.
LIFE-ENHANCING MOVEMENT: Support physical activities that allow people of all sizes, abilities, and interests to engage in enjoyable movement, to the degree that they choose.
For more information on Health at Every Size™, please visit: https://asdah.org/