Background
Hi, I'm Cathy and I am a Registered Dietitian and Yoga Instructor. I was born and raised in Arizona where I was heavily influenced by sports, and my parents love for food and home cooking/baking. I attended the University of Arizona, in Tucson, Arizona and David Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee to receive all of my nutrition credentialing. I have been practicing for the last 20 years and of those years, mainly worked in the hospital setting and at Cottonwood Tucson, a behavioral health & substance use treatment center, where I continue to work.
My nutrition counseling is influenced by evidence-based science, my struggles and triumphs through this crazy beautiful life, and the years of sitting with my clients (people can teach you a lot). In addition to the specialties seen below, I also specialize in trauma, mental health, substance use recovery and relapse prevention, and weight inclusive nutrition. And yes, being a yoga teacher for the last 15 years, this also melds into my counseling.
Outside of work, I'm a wife and mother to 2 beautiful children. Hobbies that bring me joy are fishing/boating, yoga, lap swimming, traveling, gardening, and live music.
Availability
Approach
"My mission is to provide a judgement free space and partner with my clients as we navigate individual health goals so that you can be your best self as well as have a great quality of life. I lean towards being a nondiet RDN with focus on listening to your body (or learning to reconnect and trust it again) & finding balance between foods to nourish as well as foods for pleasure. Your can expect to feel heard and to come away feeling confident in a realistic and sustainable plan."
Specialties
Modalities
Insurance accepted
Aetna, Cigna, Golden Rule, Optum, Oxford, Select Health, United Healthcare, United Medical Resources (UMR)
Seeing clients in
AZ, CA, CO, HI, MI, NJ, VA
