Nutrition Therapy

Eating food is essential for living. We, as human beings, learned this pretty early on. Unfortunately, eating is not easy in today’s culture. With confusing nutrition information in the media, contradicting research, and recommendations inundated with biases, where are you to turn? At this point, everybody claims to be a nutrition expert.

This has laid the groundwork for disconnect and lack of insight for our body’s needs, which we have seen progress into disordered eating behaviors, chronic dieting and weight cycling — all situations that have significantly negative health consequences. Nutrition Therapy is a crucial part of your road to recovery, and the dietitian is an important part of the treatment team, so what’s involved in Nutrition Therapy?

We offer individualized evidence-based nutrition counseling for those with a history of chronic dieting, feeding or eating concerns, disordered eating behaviors, and eating disorders including: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders. Our focus is on the whole person, including both physical and mental health, by incorporating therapeutic frameworks such as Health At Every Size (HAES), Cognitive Based Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Theory (ACT) throughout nutrition counseling sessions. We intertwine Intuitive Eating into the majority of our recommendations, as we have seen much success in achievement of one’s goals (whatever that may look like for you) with adoption of these practices. We find that much of the work also involves exploration of body image concerns and healing one’s relationship with their body in order to make peace with food.

We work with all body types, races, genders, sexual orientations, and we treat young adolescents (working closely with parents), older adolescents, adults.

  • We hold in-person sessions in our Dover, NH office location

    We also hold virtual sessions for clients located in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont

    Initial Appointment: 80 minutes

    Before the appointment:

    • The client portal link will be sent to you to complete all electronic paperwork

    • Once the paperwork is completed, you will be contacted to schedule the initial assessment

    During the appointment - what happens?

    • We go through the assessment form together so that we can get to know you and understand your desire for nutrition therapy at this time. This also allows you to get to know us better and ask questions so that you feel more comfortable in our potential future sessions together

    • We develop a loose plan together for potential future sessions

    Follow Up Appointment: 50 minutes

    What to bring:

    • Yourself! And any completed “homework” we decided on in the previous session

    During the appointment - what happens?

    • The “meat” of the work - Here is where we have the time to explore your relationship with food and body, and experiment based on what may work compared to what has not worked so well for you in the past

    • We may delve in to your relationship with food and body starting at a young age, we may discuss your relationship with movement

    • We may work on decreasing disordered eating behaviors and may develop a flexible short-term meal plan with the goal of nourishing yourself properly throughout the day

    We allow you to guide the session, with us focusing whatever you may need in that moment

  • We are currently in-network with the following insurance companies:

    • Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare

    • Cigna

    • Tufts Health Plan (commercial plans only; not in-network with public plans)

    • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

    • United Healthcare

    If you do not see your insurance provider listed, or if we are out of network with your insurance plan/provider, then we can offer you a superbill to present to your insurance provider for reimbursement. We encourage all clients to check with their insurance provider regarding eligibility of insurance coverage for nutrition counseling (also called Medical Nutrition Therapy or MNT). Please visit the insurance script to help you get started.

    The service fee or copayment is collected in full at the time of the appointment according to our financial policy. You will be given a copy of the financial policy along with your electronic welcome packet prior to the initial consultation.

  • Our out of pocket fees are $195 for the initial assessment (80 minutes) and $130 for follow up visits (50 minutes)

    Our out of pocket fees increase annually; you will be informed of any fee increase in advance

    The service fee is collected in full at the time of the appointment according to our financial policy. You will be given a copy of the financial policy along with your electronic welcome packet prior to the initial consultation.