Background
I am a Registered Dietitian with 25 years of experience as well as Certified Diabetes Educator. I am deeply invested in the areas of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction and Women’s Care including the Perimenopause/Menopause transitions and am learning more and more about that from personal experience.
I became a dietitian because I wanted to help people become the best version of themselves. I believe there is positive and negative nutrition, and I am all for the positive! What can be done, not what has to be removed. I don’t lecture; I listen. I will ask questions and find out what information you need to help yourself. I love to use Motivational Interviewing and setting SMART goals.
I enjoy Yoga, walking, and swimming (fun fact I learned to swim at age 41) and know I need to do more in the area of strength training (working on it). I love reading historical fiction and traveling. I am working on eating more fruit and vegetables. I know I am not perfect and don’t expect that from my clients either.
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Approach
I believe in meeting people where they are on their journey. I don’t believe anything is good or bad or prohibited but view food choices as being on a spectrum. I like to get to know my patients and understand their viewpoint, hopes and dreams and help give them the tools to get there. I am very upbeat and like to help patients find their internal motivation and support their process. I believe that knowledge is power – the more you know the better you can feel.
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Modalities
Insurance accepted
Aetna, Cash Pay, Golden Rule, Optum, Oxford, United Healthcare, United Medical Resources (UMR)
Seeing members in
AZ, CA, CO, CT, HI, IN, MA, MI, NJ, NY, OK, OR, PA, TX, VA, WI
