A Little Something About Me

I have been a dietitian for over 10 years and have been with Balanced Nutrition for over 5 years. I am a Mom of two young girls and an animal lover. I spend a lot of time outside and love horseback riding. I am a Floridian at heart and love time with family and friends. Traveling is great, but give me a weekend with some of my closest friends or husband and it won’t matter where we are, we will have the best time. I’ve really embraced slowing down and enjoying simple things in life. That being said, I love to continue to learn and grow in my career and through all the wonderful clients I’ve met along the way. Oh, and of course, I love food! I have never met a carb I didn’t like.  

Areas of Specialty

After graduating from my Master’s program, I fell into a job working with eating disorders. I never imagined I would love this work as much as I do and I am very thankful for my professional journey. Educating, counseling and connecting with clients in the outpatient setting is my dream job—a dream come true. Clients that tend to connect most with my approach and expertise are those who have have lost their way with food and body image- whether through chronic dieting, eating disorders, GI issues/complications, sports nutrition, fertility, or postpartum.  

Nutrition Philosophy

I am passionate about sound and safe nutrition practices. I am not a fan of diet culture and the multi-billion dollar diet industry that has altered so many of our beliefs around what is important about nutrition and fueling our bodies. I take a gentle approach, focusing on intuitive eating practices and healing your relationship with food and your body.  My goal is for every client I work with to feel confident in their food choices and feel like food is just a another part of their life, not the primary focus. I am very comfortable with body image work and help clients find a more neutral space. I focus on working with your body rather than constantly fighting against it. To do this, I shift the focus away from weight changes and towards the goal of feeling empowered in your body, regardless of the number on the scale.  This may seem intimidating at first, but I promise to always meet you where you are and focus on individualizing your goals and care. 

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A Little Something About Me

Nice to meet you! My name is Katie and I accidentally fell in love with nutrition through my passion for psychology and counseling. The universe led me to a few counseling jobs within the eating disorder field, which is now my area of expertise as a dietitian. Nowadays, I am most often answering to “mama,” as I have a young daughter that I spend most of my time with outside of work. In addition to my degree in nutrition and psychology, I hold an art degree — one that today only gets used when I find time to paint. However, I am always enthusiastically trying to find ways to stay creative through baking, physical activity and movement, and decorating for the holidays (namely spooky season!). In my spare time, you can find watching the latest series on Bravo or Instagram posting and promoting eating disorder recovery content.

Areas of Specialty

A majority of my work involves helping clients to improve their relationships with food and their bodies using an inclusive, and individualized, anti-diet approach. My expertise lies in eating disorders, sports nutrition, and pre/postpartum care. My background in psychology and long history working in mental health has equipped me to work with various co occurring conditions that impact nutrition. In addition to my clinical work at Balanced, I am also the professional outreach director, and am always happy to chat with you about our many wonderful clinical relationships.

Nutrition Philosophy

My own nutrition philosophy is a mix of anti-diet, HAES, and no-stress nutrition. The goal is always to balance the science of nutrition with enjoyment of life. I will challenge you expand your definition of health beyond weight and numbers to include sleep, energy, movement, mood, food, relationships, and so on. My goal is to understand your unique relationship with food and eating, your history with movement and exercise, and other life experiences that have shaped you. From there we will then work to marry your specific needs with the evidence-based nutrition goals that make sense to you.

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A Little Something About Me

Hey there! I’m Lauren. I’ve been part of the Balanced team for four years and am a licensed dietitian in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Delaware. I feel incredibly lucky to say that I enjoy showing up to work with my clients each day. When I’m outside of work, I’m spending time with my husband and daughter; I absolutely love being a mother. You can usually find me exploring nature on adventure runs/hikes, hitting a local coffee shop, baking, or singing my favorite jams (not well, but loudly and proudly).

Areas of Specialty

My main area of specialty is disordered eating and eating disorders. I’m passionate about working with anyone looking to explore and improve their relationship with food and their body. As a former collegiate athlete and runner, I very much enjoy working with and relate to athletes of any age and ability. I’m also passionate about intuitive eating approaches and often address gastrointestinal concerns, fertility and pregnancy, and other medical issues including diabetes and PCOS. 

Nutrition philosophy

I strive to take a realistic, holistic and respectful approach when working with my clients, making sure to check in about the direction and sustainability of nutrition goals. Relationships with my wonderful clients are often candid and down to earth as I hope to provide a safe and judgement free space for discussions about nutrition. I’m committed to non-weight centric care (HAES aligned) and a non-diet approach with emphasis on finding joy with food and movement. 

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A Little Something About Me

Hi, I’m Rachel (#3) here at Balanced Nutrition. Being a dietitian is actually my second career, I worked in biotech for over 10 years before going back to school to become an RDN. Currently I work full-time at an eating disorder facility and see clients at Balanced in the evenings. In my free time, you can find me with my three kids either watching sports, traveling or just hanging out with our six pets. I love spending time with family and friends exploring new places and trying new foods especially by the ocean or a lake.

Areas of Specialty

Since becoming a dietitian, I have worked in several fields including sports nutrition, diabetes education and eating disorders. I have a true passion for helping those struggling with type 1 diabetes, as my husband of 22 years and our 20 year old daughter both live with type 1.  The majority of my clients are dealing with disordered eating ranging from Binge Eating Disorder to Anorexia Nervosa, and I welcome any new clients who are looking to improve their relationship with food.

Philosophy

My first priority when working with a client is to understand not only their goals but what is truly the best way to help them on their journey to improve their relationship with food and their body. As your dietitian, I want to be a supportive part of your team and someone you can trust to give you research backed nutrition advice.

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A Little Something About Me

Hi, I’m Rachel—another of the four Rachel’s here at Balanced Nutrition. I have been a Registered Dietitian for 20 years and I love helping clients find freedom from disordered or harmful thoughts and behaviors surrounding food and eating. When I am not seeing my clients, I am the director of internship programming at Balanced for future dietitians.  I am a wife, as well as a mother, to two human children, and two fur babies.  In my time away from Balanced, I love reading, being with friends, or grabbing coffee at any one of the fun places around the office.  A fun fact about me is that I have a donut tattoo!

Areas of Specialty

I feel privileged to be able to support my clients with their struggles and successes with food and body image.  I have experience in the higher level of care setting with both teens and adults and specialize in eating disorders, as well as being a certified ARFID provider.  

Nutrition Philosophy

I believe in food flexibility, using a Health at Every size approach to nutrition, and supporting my clients throughout their recovery!  

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A Little Something About Me

Hi, I’m Rachel, one of the dietitians and the first of the many Rachel’s here at Balanced Nutrition. I have been a dietitian for 16 years and I truly love helping my clients with their nutritional goals. When I am not seeing my clients and doing administrative work for Balanced, I am a wife, mother, daughter and friend. I enjoy taking care of my family, hanging out with my friends, going on coffee dates and walks and finding fun things to do with my son and husband. My happy place is the beach, where I love to sit and read with my feet in the sand. I also enjoy doing puzzles of all kinds and learning new things.

Areas of Specialty

People come to me for many different reasons. Whatever their reasons, I welcome them! My focus is general nutrition: This includes, but is not limited to; Hormonal concerns, weight loss, gain or maintenance,  gastrointestinal concerns (Reflux, diverticulitis, IBS etc.),  diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Nutrition Philosophy

When working with me, clients can expect a partner. Someone who listens and comes beside them to help guide them. I will offer suggestions and bring nutritional guidance for their concerns. We will work as a team to determine goals and continually check in on those goals to ensure their achievability and sustainability.  My goal is to guide clients in their efforts to eat the foods they enjoy in a way that nourishes their bodies and supports their health and medical conditions. 

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