FAQs

Insurance & Cost

  • Yes! I'm in-network with: Aetna, Cigna, Coordinated Care, First Choice Health Network, Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA), Kaiser PPO, Lifewise, Premera, Regence, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Regence Group Administrators (RGA), United Healthcare, and Medicare.

    If your plan isn't listed, I'm happy to provide you a superbill for potential reimbursement.

  • Some insurance plans require a referral, preauthorization, or diagnosis code from your doctor, others don't.

    Coverage details vary quite a bit by plan, so the fastest way to know for sure is to check directly with your insurance using the verification guide on this site.

    For residents of CA: please note a referral is needed for all clients seeking medical nutrition therapy/nutrition counseling.

  • Medicare covers medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for diabetes, non-dialysis kidney disease, and kidney transplants within the past three years, with a physician referral.

    If your diagnosis falls outside those categories, some Medicare Advantage plans offer broader nutrition coverage, so it's worth checking your specific plan.

  • Yes. If cost is a barrier to working together, reach out through the contact form to ask about current availability and adjusted pricing.

My Approach

  • HAES stands for Health At Every Size. In practice, this all means I don't use weight as a measure of health or a goal for treatment. We focus instead on things like nourishment, energy, digestion, sleep, stress, and your relationship with food and your body, since those tend to matter far more to your health and wellbeing. We'll build sustainable habits around food, movement, and body trust that support how you actually feel and function day to day.

  • I don't create weight loss plans or track weight as a marker of progress. Instead, I help clients build a workable, low-stress relationship with food and their body. For a lot of people who've spent years dieting and in diet culture, that ends up being the thing that actually sticks.

  • Intuitive Eating is an approach that helps you reconnect with your body's own hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues instead of relying on external rules about what or how much to eat. It tends to be a good fit for people who are tired of cycles of restriction and overeating or who want out of a strained relationship with food.

  • Absolutely. Food isn't one-size-fits-all and there is no specific cuisine that is superior over another's. Your cultural and traditional dishes are part of who you are and I would never ask you to set them aside.

  • Initial sessions run up to 85 minutes. We'll review your intake paperwork, talk through your history, what's brought you in, and what you're hoping is different on the other side of working together, then start shaping a plan collaboratively from there.

Who I Work With

  • Yes, this is a major focus of my practice. I use flexible, sensory-aware, strengths-based strategies for clients with ADHD, autism, and other neurodivergence (both kids and adults) to reduce stress around food and honor individual preferences and needs.

  • Pediatrics: I support children ages 0 to 12 years old, including things like growth concerns, picky eating, ARFID, mealtime stress, and infant/toddler feeding.

    Adults: I work with those 18+ on things like intuitive eating, chronic dieting, GI conditions, women's health, cardiovascular and metabolic health, and general nutrition support.

  • Yes, this matters a lot to me. I am committed to creating a safe and accessible space where clients from all LGBTQIA+ identities, diverse cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, varying socioeconomic statuses, and all disability and accessibility needs are fully seen, valued, and supported. Who you are and where you come from are part of the care.

  • es, your child will need to join for at least part of the session. This is typically an insurance requirement for pediatric telehealth visits, and it also gives me a chance to actually meet them, not just hear about them secondhand. Sessions are relaxed and low-pressure, no being put on the spot.

  • There's no set timeline. Behavior change and rebuilding trust with food and your body takes time, and that looks different for everyone. Some clients meet for a few months, others continue longer term, and we'll check in together along the way to figure out what's actually useful rather than sticking to a fixed schedule.

  • I'm able to provide telehealth nutrition counseling to clients in Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia at this time.