Health Professionals in Austin, TX

After learning how food and exercise are tied together, I became a registered dietitian nutritionist. I play a role in providing the best evidence-based information that is accessible, understandable, and high-quality and that will empower a positive lifestyle.

Alison supports her clients using evidence-based education, practical skill building, and effective coaching practices for a whole person approach. She enjoys collaborating with individuals, moving them towards sustained behavior change, resulting in significant progress and/or achievement of their health and wellness goals. She likes to think that part of her clients success is directly related to her super-powers of empathic listening, strategic goal setting, and accountability.

Sigourney is compassionate for others and fully believes ‘it is never just about the food.’ By understanding the emotional and behavioral sides of nutrition, Sigourney is here to empower her clients with knowledge and tools to improve their overall health. She is passionate about furthering healthcare in person-centered care and focusing more on the holistic nutrition rather than a single diagnosis.

I am Jingyu Gu, PhD & Lic. Acu. My acupuncture practice started in 1972 in Shanghai. I founded the Taiji & Qigong Meditation Center and Wellspring Acupuncture & Holistic Health Clinic. My patients receive not only standard acupuncture and herbal treatments but also instruction on therapeutic taiji and qigong exercises. This harmonious and holistic treatment paradigm is the highest often hard-to-reach level of therapy in the TCM tradition. I taught these subjects in the Texas College of TCM (TX Health & Science Univ.) as well to acupuncturists for their CEU and served on the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners for 5 years.

There is so much information out there that the journey to wellness can feel overwhelming. Emily’s approach is to help her clients simplify the noise and reach individualized goals using evidenced-based practices. Becoming a partner with the client on their journey is important to her to help them build that confidence to be in the driver’s seat.

She enjoys working with active individuals of all ages, new moms and picky eaters, improving your meal prepping routines, working through balancing your plate and your blood sugar, helping others improve their relationship with food, and creating sustainable lifestyle changes. She takes a practical approach that is supportive, open-minded, and empowering you to reach your goals.

I specialize in performance/sports nutrition and eating disorder/disordered eating counseling. It’s important for me to meet my clients where they are at and create tangible solutions that are specifically tailored to them. I believe in a whole foods-first approach and incorporate intuitive eating and Health at Every Size (HAES) practices. I’ve been lucky enough to work with professional and elite athletes, eating disorders at the partial-hospitalization and intensive outpatient level of care, and medical nutrition. I currently use my passion for sports nutrition as a contract sports dietitian for USA Track and Field.

Brandy believes in focusing on what to add to the diet rather than what to take away. She encourages an "all foods fit" mentality with all her clients. She also prioritizes helping clients find non-scale motivators for diet and lifestyle changes (and helps clients move away from using the scale as a measure of progress or health). She also likes to explore an individual's mindset around food and their relationship to food to get to the root causes of why people feel stuck with their nutrition or health goals. This produces meaningful, long lasting change!

I adopt a personalized, patient-centered approach to care and believe there is no one-size-fits-all plan when it comes to nutrition. Somewhere along the way, the idea of wellness became less about health and more about marketing a supplement for this illness, another product for that. We've lost touch with our bodies' innate ability to recognize what it needs to thrive. I'm here to help you get back to the basics and establish foundational nutrition habits that meet your unique needs. Rather than mask symptoms short-term with a bandaid approach, I'll help you get to the root of your health concerns through evidence-based nutrition

Hannah's approach to care is to make nutrition simple and easy to digest. Hannah practices a non-diet approach and believes all foods fit in our diets. Hannah enjoys educating her patients on how to properly nourish their bodies and achieve their health goals without restriction or dieting. Hannah also has a passion for pediatric nutrition where she works with both parents and adolescents on reducing stress around mealtime and making food enjoyable for the whole family. Hannah's goal is to empower parents to not only have a healthy relationship with food themselves, but also help their children develop a positive relationship wit

She uses a person-centered, weight-inclusive, holistic approach to meet people where they’re at- whether it’s healing your relationship with food and body image, looking to prevent or manage a health condition, or building healthy habits across the lifespan. She has counseled individuals and couples from all backgrounds and walks of life, and empowered them with realistic and adaptable strategies to ultimately feel better inside and out.

This gentle hands-on practice provides comfort and movement with emotional or physical pain. On a technical level, CST lubricates fascia and membranes surrounding the nervous system, so the body functions better. Experientially, we touch deep resting states learning to become fluid. An ability to meet stress by moving between capability and calm encourages receptivity to any situation.

In addition to her extensive professional experience, Alyssa brings a unique perspective to her role as a healthcare professional. Personally living with a rare chronic illness, she understands firsthand the challenges and complexities that her patients face on their health journeys. This experience has fostered a deep sense of empathy and compassion within Alyssa, enabling her to provide exceptional care and support to patients who are desperate for answers. She strives to empower people to improve their health and quality of life despite the obstacles they may encounter.

Gina is an inclusive healthcare provider who uses a weight-neutral approach to developing sound health and nutrition habits. Gina uses humor and empathy, as well as a well developed knowledge of the stages of change and motivational interviewing, in her one-on-one sessions. Gina's philosophy is that all foods fit, and food should be fun and satisfying, not guilt inducing or stressful.

I love working together with my clients as a team to create goals and action items that will help them reach their best health possible. I work well as an accountability partner to help my patients reach their goals.

Stephanie has a warm, compassionate approach and likes to work on solutions and finding a root cause. She is an empathetic listener and understands that making changes can be difficult. Stephanie tries to focus on the positive. She uses a personalized approach as everyone is different.

As a compassionate practitioner, she understands that making significant lifestyle changes can be daunting. Katie adopts a supportive, holistic, and empathetic approach, assisting her clients in setting small, achievable goals. By breaking down the journey into manageable steps, she ensures that her clients feel empowered and motivated to make lasting improvements to their health.

Ariel wants to help make your nutrition and health goals attainable. Her approach is to meet you where you are, implementing change, one small step at a time. Ariel believes that all foods can fit into a healthy diet, focusing on what can be added, instead of taken away. Her ultimate goal is to equip you with the knowledge and tools needed, to make confident nutrition decisions on your own.

With over 10 years of experience in the nutrition field, I know that a healthy relationship with food can make all the difference in success toward our goals and happiness. I believe knowledge is power and balance can fit into everyone's life.