Being healthy was something you took for granted, now taking care of your body seems so much harder than it should.

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You’ve probably heard the statistics, about one-third of U.S. adults meet the criteria for metabolic syndrome, a combination of elevated blood sugar, high blood pressure, and high triglycerides, that increases long-term health risks.

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Our industrial food systems aren’t helping. From agricultural practices that degrade our crops, to processing practices that strip away what’s left of the nutrients and include additives that make unhealthy food hyper-palatable and addictive.

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If you are struggling with what to eat and how to eat, you are not alone. This simple daily act has become so confusing. And depending on who you talk to you should be eating all meat or all vegetables! Discerning the truth and choosing a way of eating that is best for you, is more complicated than ever. Not to mention all the thoughts running through your head about your body appearance, appetite, cravings, comfort, pleasure, and health.

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When it comes to finding support, you need a professional who can offer both nutrition and mental health counseling to help you:

• Deal with anxiety and worry about your long term health and overwhelm about where to begin.

• Understand and share the research on reversing disease and cut through the contradictory messages about nutrition and metabolism. You need an individualized approach that takes into account your history, physiology and season in life, using evidence-based recommendations from both alternative and conventional modalities.

• Take into account your mentality with food, your emotions and life stressors, and offer tools to change your thoughts and habits.

• Teach you to crush the negative thoughts that try to “should” or guilt you into making changes, so you can tap into values-driven motivation.

• Learn how to maintain these changes long-term and create a relapse response plan so you don’t lose ground when life happens. 

You already manage so many things on your own, between work and family, you are the person so many people depend on. Sessions with me are about carving out time to focus on yourself and your health. You need to prioritize yourself even if you feel a bit guilty doing so! But our sessions go beyond space to talk. I use techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy that shed light on your internal motivations: the desire you have to get better, and the inner self-sabotage that thwarts your efforts. What comes next are tools you will put to use in your daily life that change how you care for yourself. You may face some discomfort as you transition from your current coping mechanisms to healthier self-care, but you will also feel the satisfaction that comes with getting healthy and building trust and confidence in yourself. A lot of people feel like they are learning to be a good parent to themselves- one who knows when to say yes to food and when to say no.

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A lot of the techniques and tools I’ll share with you will be written exercises I lead you through (not journaling), in session. Sessions are a mix of open and guided conversation and rolling up our sleeves and getting to work. You will have experiments to try between sessions where you put the tools to work and collect data on how well they worked for you. This gives us great data that shapes our next session and the next tools I’ll recommend.

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When my clients graduate counseling with me, they feel more self-esteem and confidence. They feel more in control with food and exercise. They can talk back to the negative thoughts that try to defeat them or tempt them. They know how to respond to slips and set-backs. They see their blood sugar come down and feel more energy, stamina, and clearer thinking. Many symptoms, from GI issues to skin, improve significantly.

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Most people are ready to graduate after 12 sessions, sometimes less, sometimes a little more. My approach is designed to be short-term so you don’t get stuck or find yourself going around in circles. Depending on how big of a change you want to make, I’ll recommend nutrition and behavioral changes to reach your goals, but timing and weekly goals are collaborative. This isn’t a bootcamp or prescriptive program, and sometimes I need to give a reality check on how much can be accomplished in a particular time frame. But these changes do add up to big improvements in the long term. Most importantly, they become your new normal and it feels great.

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Talking about your struggles with food can feel vulnerable, even embarrassing. Let me assure you- I’ve heard it all! You are not alone, and you will not be judged. You will be heard and empathized with, and I will offer you a path forward. Making the first call/email, is the hardest part, I’ve guided hundreds of clients from that initial call to graduation, and I’d love to help you, too.