Yes, we are currently in network with select Aetna and BCBS plans. Coverage will vary with individual plans and we cannot accept Blue Local, Blue Home, Blue Value, or Aetna Duke plans. We encourage clients to verify their insurance eligibility and coverage for outpatient nutrition counseling before we begin our work together. We've provided a step-by-step guide for you to use when calling your insurance provider linked here. If we are not in-network with your insurance provider, we are happy to provide a superbill for you to submit for possible reimbursement. Please note that this superbill does not guarantee reimbursement. 

If this your first experience working with a non-diet, weight inclusive registered dietitian, welcome! We are dedicated to providing a safe, non-judgmental space that is accepting of  all bodies, abilities, genders, races, ethnicities, and life circumstances. Typically, our sessions may begin with a check-in on any goals we set in the previous session, reviewing food journals (if applicable), or answering questions or concerns that came up between sessions. We may then transition into discussing  challenges, developing tools for effective coping, unlearning diet myths, and more. You're in the driver's seat during our time together and we want to focus on what feels most important to you. 

The duration of our work together can depend on a variety of factors, but typically, our work with clients is therapeutic and long term as unlearning years of messages from diet culture can take work and time. We often meet on a weekly basis and adjust the frequency of your visits as you progress. You and your dietitian will discuss a treatment plan that is supportive of your goals. Our overall goal is for you to no longer need our support to maintain a peaceful relationship with food and your body. 

First, we want to extend compassion to you. You are not alone with having the desire to lose weight. Diet culture is prevalent - it instills fatphobia and praises achieving the thin ideal at all costs. While we don't offer weight loss, we are not anti-dieters or against individuals that want to lose weight. We can hold space for your desire to lose weight and process how this impacts your eating patterns, movement, and physical and emotional well-being. We may encourage you to connect with a licensed HAES®-aligned therapist for deeper work with beliefs about your body.

Health at Every Size® principles "help us advance social justice, create an inclusive and respectful community, and support people of all sizes in finding compassionate ways to take care of themselves." HAES® is an inclusive movement, recognizing that our social characteristics, such as our size, race, national origin, sexuality, gender, disability status, and other attributes, are assets, and acknowledges and challenges the structural and systemic forces that impinge on living well. 

Yes! We offer virtual sessions and we are able to work with individuals anywhere in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Maryland. We may also be able to work with you if you are out of state, but this will vary depending on your state's nutrition licensure laws regarding medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and whether your dietitian is licensed in that state. Contact us if you have any questions regarding your state's laws.