My Approach

My Approach

I help clients make peace with food and improve their self-esteem. From moms to thriving business owners, from recovering perfectionists and those who struggle to feed themselves each meal, my personalized approach has helped end years of chronic dieting and create positive and sustainable relationships with food, body, movement and health.

I believe that you cannot determine someone’s health by their appearance. Health and fitness can take on many different shapes, sizes and lifestyles. I do not provide weight loss programming or use weight as a measure of success. I specialize in using a non-diet, Health at Every Size approach to help clients cultivate a healthy relationship with food and their bodies.

The Framework

Holistic and Personalized Approach 

We are more than what we eat and our diet includes more than just food. My patient care looks at all of the things that contribute to one’s sense of nourishment and fulfillment. It’s not just the food we consume, but all of the other factors present in our daily lives. Healthy relationships, meaningful contributions, and physical activity are essential aspects of health.

Emotional Regulation

Food is often used as a coping mechanism for uncomfortable emotions or situations. While eating for emotional reasons is part of normal eating, sometimes our judgement gets in the way of knowing when that coping mechanism is no longer working for us. When food becomes the only way we know to cope with life and soothe difficult feelings, it is a signal to take a closer look at what is going on.  I help clients learn to understand and cope with stress and other emotions by diversifying their coping strategies.

Intuitive Eating

I use this approach because it promotes flexible, individualized eating based on hunger, satiety, nutritional needs, and pleasure, rather than any externally regulated eating plan focused on weight control. It helps individuals reconnect with their body’s communication and heal from chronic dieting.

Health At Every Size®

HAES seeks to separate weight from health. It focuses on body diversity and reducing stigma associated with certain body types. It acknowledges that health is not a resource everyone has access to and it seeks to honor each individual’s inherent worth. It focuses on respectful care and interrupting the weight bias in our current medical system.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Radiant Heart Nutrition offers a complimentary 20 minute introduction to discuss your goals and to ask questions about their approach. Book here.

  • We use telehealth to meet with our clients remotely via a HIPAA-compliant video call. When its time for your session, simply click the link we send via email. If for any reason it doesn't come through or if you opted out of appointment reminders, you can always find the meeting link by logging in to our client portal. It's easy peasy!

    You can join with your computer (recommended), phone or tablet. You don't even need to get out of your pj's! If joining from a mobile device, you will be prompted to download an app.

    If you would prefer to meet in person, do reach out. We have a limited amount of in-person spots.

  • I do not accept insurance at this time. Most insurance companies only cover nutrition services for a few select conditions, like kidney disease or diabetes. Even when the service is covered by insurance, the amount of reimbursement does not match the level of time and care that I provide to clients.

    I can provide superbills for you to turn in to your insurance company for reimbursement. It is not often reimbursed and it would be out-of-network care.

    To increase accessibility to our services, payment plans are offered for all packages. Additionally, there are some sliding scale slots available. Inquire during our exploration call. Book here.

Virtual Care

I prefer to see patients virtually. I prioritize making it as easy as possible to attend your appointment because talking about nutrition, habit change, and digging deep into your relationship with food can sometimes be challenging. This means you can stay cozy and casual and still make time for you! This also allows me to see patients who don’t live nearby and to have greater availability.