Do you struggle with an eating disorder or emotional eating? Have you read Intuitive Eating and felt frustrated, not knowing how to actually put intuitive eating into practice? Do you have a love/hate relationship with food? Do you feel like food is taking control of your life? Do you feel like nothing helps you to manage emotions as well as food? Are you ready to make peace with food but have some fears getting in your way? Are you afraid you don't know how to eat what you love in moderation?
If you want to: -Believe that change is not only possible but also worth it -Stop basing your worth on what you eat -Eliminate the constant rules going on in your head about what you feel you can and can't eat -Reduce the shame and guilt about food and exercise -Find balance without all-or-nothing behaviors about food -Or be freed of the burden of constant worry over food, You’re not alone in these struggles, and you don’t have to feel alone! My role is to support you on your journey to a healthy relationship with food and your body.
Years In Practice16
Primary Specialty
Dietitian - Nutritionist
GenderFemale
EducationBrigham Young University, BS in Dietetics, 2007 Brigham Young University, MPH, 2015
Trainingsix years work experience at a residential eating disorder clinic
AffiliationsMarketing Board Member for Utah’s iaedp™ Chapter 2016-present Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics member (2007-present)
Payment Optionsout of pocket (option of receiving a superbill to submit to insurance for reimbursement), health savings account card
ServicesSome things we are likely to cover include how to:
-Restore health without feeling deprived -Identify strategies to combat disordered eating urges -Increase awareness of connections between food choices and emotions -Implement meal planning as needed and grocery shopping -Navigate eating out or social eating experiences -Find a balance without rigid rules, counting, or measuring -Trust that you can give yourself permission to eat a normal amount of food -Find ways to manage emotions without restricting, binging, or purging -Regain accurate hunger/fullness cues -Adjust to new food environments such as college, a job change, change in marital status, or a move -Discover and sustain motivation throughout the process
If you have nutrition-related conditions that require diet modification (i.e. celiac disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroparesis), I can address these as well. We can navigate what nutrition changes you can make to restore health and limit feelings of deprivation.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have before scheduling. I look forward to working with you or your loved one!Additional Serviceseating disorder