Mindful Eating Nutritionists and Dietitians in 98012
What I enjoy most about being a nutritionist is helping people reconnect with themselves—empowering them to feel whole and confident from the inside out. Many clients face challenges like high blood pressure, prediabetes, digestive discomfort, or sensory sensitivities. Others seek relief from anxiety or depression. I guide individuals and families to discover how food can be a tool for healing, fostering confidence and long-term well-being.
What I enjoy most about being a nutritionist is helping people reconnect with themselves—empowering them to feel whole and confident from the inside out. Many clients face challenges like high blood pressure, prediabetes, digestive discomfort, or sensory sensitivities. Others seek relief from anxiety or depression. I guide individuals and families to discover how food can be a tool for healing, fostering confidence and long-term well-being.
More Dietitians and Nutritionists Nearby
Bailie is a Registered Dietitian with experience in weight loss, eating disorders and performance nutrition. She believes food is medicine and is dedicated to helping you create a positive relationship with food and movement while working together towards your goals. Bailie believes nutrition is not one size fits all and works with the patient to develop customized care based on the their goals, needs and lifestyle.
Bailie is a Registered Dietitian with experience in weight loss, eating disorders and performance nutrition. She believes food is medicine and is dedicated to helping you create a positive relationship with food and movement while working together towards your goals. Bailie believes nutrition is not one size fits all and works with the patient to develop customized care based on the their goals, needs and lifestyle.
Sound Dietitians brings the nutrition expertise of a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) to you. We have RDNs in various locations around the Puget Sound region and can meet with individual clients for customized nutrition counseling. We partner with clinics and facilities to make Medical Nutrition Therapy accessible and convenient. We provide on-site presentations and nutrition counseling as part of business and government Wellness Programs.
Sound Dietitians brings the nutrition expertise of a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) to you. We have RDNs in various locations around the Puget Sound region and can meet with individual clients for customized nutrition counseling. We partner with clinics and facilities to make Medical Nutrition Therapy accessible and convenient. We provide on-site presentations and nutrition counseling as part of business and government Wellness Programs.
You’re probably sick of the bandaid approach by now and want to get to the root-cause of your symptoms like weight gain, blood sugar concerns, PCOS, irregular cycles, or fertility struggles. You’re also probably tired of feeling like your healthcare providers barely listen in the few minutes you get with them (and send you off with a prescription). It’s frustrating to feel like nobody hears your struggle or can provide the support you know deserve. You can be helped and you can feel better - medication and being stuck in this cycle are not your only options! The good news? You’re already on the right track by seeking my help.
You’re probably sick of the bandaid approach by now and want to get to the root-cause of your symptoms like weight gain, blood sugar concerns, PCOS, irregular cycles, or fertility struggles. You’re also probably tired of feeling like your healthcare providers barely listen in the few minutes you get with them (and send you off with a prescription). It’s frustrating to feel like nobody hears your struggle or can provide the support you know deserve. You can be helped and you can feel better - medication and being stuck in this cycle are not your only options! The good news? You’re already on the right track by seeking my help.
Using the principles of Intuitive Eating, Health At Every Size, and Mindful Eating we can move from a place of chaos and distress to really trusting your relationship with food and enjoy your body.
Feeling overwhelmed and out of control? Is food often a reward or a punishment? Do you find yourself feeling guilty around your food choices or how much you eat? Do you find yourself skipping meals or changing how you eat because you are with other people? Do you struggle with feeling comfortable in your body? Are you eating or exercising to change the way you look? Food is not made to be overwhelming, stressful, guilt-provoking.
Using the principles of Intuitive Eating, Health At Every Size, and Mindful Eating we can move from a place of chaos and distress to really trusting your relationship with food and enjoy your body.
Feeling overwhelmed and out of control? Is food often a reward or a punishment? Do you find yourself feeling guilty around your food choices or how much you eat? Do you find yourself skipping meals or changing how you eat because you are with other people? Do you struggle with feeling comfortable in your body? Are you eating or exercising to change the way you look? Food is not made to be overwhelming, stressful, guilt-provoking.
Courtney is a Registered Dietitian at Health Loft. She understands that building fulfilling, long-lasting, healthful habits takes time and patience. She takes a whole-person approach, recognizing that nutrition and health are not one-size-fits-all. Courtney meets patients where they are and helps create a plan that makes the most sense for their lives.
Courtney is a Registered Dietitian at Health Loft. She understands that building fulfilling, long-lasting, healthful habits takes time and patience. She takes a whole-person approach, recognizing that nutrition and health are not one-size-fits-all. Courtney meets patients where they are and helps create a plan that makes the most sense for their lives.
Julia’s ideal client is someone stuck in cycles of restriction, guilt, or frustration around food. She helps clients break free from rigid rules and all-or-nothing patterns through Intuitive Eating and sustainable behavior change. Her sessions are supportive, non-diet, and evidence-based, with a focus on consistency, self-trust, and personalized strategies. Julia creates real conversations that help clients build balance, confidence, and habits that fit their lives
Julia’s ideal client is someone stuck in cycles of restriction, guilt, or frustration around food. She helps clients break free from rigid rules and all-or-nothing patterns through Intuitive Eating and sustainable behavior change. Her sessions are supportive, non-diet, and evidence-based, with a focus on consistency, self-trust, and personalized strategies. Julia creates real conversations that help clients build balance, confidence, and habits that fit their lives
Kelsey Johnson of Ash & Birch Counseling
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MA, LMHCA, RDN, CEDS, C-AAIS
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Hi there! I'm Kelsey! I'm a non-diet Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate, and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. I've been honored to serve adolescents and adults struggling with eating disorders in a variety of treatment settings. I am committed to helping individuals establish a peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. In addition, I support others in managing chronic illnesses while maintaining a positive connection with food.
Hi there! I'm Kelsey! I'm a non-diet Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate, and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. I've been honored to serve adolescents and adults struggling with eating disorders in a variety of treatment settings. I am committed to helping individuals establish a peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. In addition, I support others in managing chronic illnesses while maintaining a positive connection with food.
I counsel clients and athletes virtually and in-person. I have worked with some local youth athletic organizations. With a background in both clinical and outpatient nutrition, I also bring my experience as a professional chef to make good nutrition solutions easy to my clients. I advocate the use of principles of intuitive eating to guide people towards fueling their bodies while helping them to foster a healthy relationship with food. Whether you play organized team sports or are a Weekend Warrior, I enjoy working with athletes of all ages and abilities, no matter what the end game.
I counsel clients and athletes virtually and in-person. I have worked with some local youth athletic organizations. With a background in both clinical and outpatient nutrition, I also bring my experience as a professional chef to make good nutrition solutions easy to my clients. I advocate the use of principles of intuitive eating to guide people towards fueling their bodies while helping them to foster a healthy relationship with food. Whether you play organized team sports or are a Weekend Warrior, I enjoy working with athletes of all ages and abilities, no matter what the end game.
I help women 30s–60s feel like themselves again—steady energy, better sleep and mood, easier digestion, and weight that actually moves—by aligning food and lifestyle with your hormones (no one-size-fits-all plans). Feeling out of sync? If mood swings, low energy, irregular cycles, brain fog, hot flashes, poor sleep or digestion are disrupting your life, I’ll help you connect the dots and create a plan you can live with. Book a free 15-min call to see if we’re a fit.
I help women 30s–60s feel like themselves again—steady energy, better sleep and mood, easier digestion, and weight that actually moves—by aligning food and lifestyle with your hormones (no one-size-fits-all plans). Feeling out of sync? If mood swings, low energy, irregular cycles, brain fog, hot flashes, poor sleep or digestion are disrupting your life, I’ll help you connect the dots and create a plan you can live with. Book a free 15-min call to see if we’re a fit.
With 40 years clinical experience, the spectrum of my professional nutrition services range from basic nutrition counseling/education for those who simply want to improve their diet & lifestyle, on up to therapeutic nutritional support for specific health conditions - everything from indigestion to cancer (see list of specialties below). A functional medicine nutrition approach seeks to identify & resolve the root cause. Professional nutrition services determine your personal health profile. One size does not fit all. Anyone can sell you vitamins, few can tell you precisely which nutrients best meet your actual, individual need.
With 40 years clinical experience, the spectrum of my professional nutrition services range from basic nutrition counseling/education for those who simply want to improve their diet & lifestyle, on up to therapeutic nutritional support for specific health conditions - everything from indigestion to cancer (see list of specialties below). A functional medicine nutrition approach seeks to identify & resolve the root cause. Professional nutrition services determine your personal health profile. One size does not fit all. Anyone can sell you vitamins, few can tell you precisely which nutrients best meet your actual, individual need.
If you struggle with your eating or relationship with food, I'm here to help. Or, are you an athlete trying to optimize your eating for performance and recovery while building a positive relationship with food and exercise? My passion is helping you get unstuck from cycles of dieting, reconnecting you with your body’s cues, and building skills and habits that last. While I bring expertise in nutrition, I believe you are the expert on your own life and body. My role is to help you clarify what matters most to you and provide practical, sustainable tools that support your long-term success.
If you struggle with your eating or relationship with food, I'm here to help. Or, are you an athlete trying to optimize your eating for performance and recovery while building a positive relationship with food and exercise? My passion is helping you get unstuck from cycles of dieting, reconnecting you with your body’s cues, and building skills and habits that last. While I bring expertise in nutrition, I believe you are the expert on your own life and body. My role is to help you clarify what matters most to you and provide practical, sustainable tools that support your long-term success.
Nadia is passionate about women’s health, PCOS, fertility, thyroid and autoimmune disorders, renal health, and diabetes management. Her holistic approach focuses on individualized nutrition plans that cater to your unique needs and goals. She emphasizes that there’s no one-size-fits-all diet and aims to empower you with healthy eating habits that resonate with your preferences. Whether you’re addressing imbalances, seeking better habits, or enhancing your relationship with food, Nadia is committed to providing personalized support and practical advice for lasting well-being.
Nadia is passionate about women’s health, PCOS, fertility, thyroid and autoimmune disorders, renal health, and diabetes management. Her holistic approach focuses on individualized nutrition plans that cater to your unique needs and goals. She emphasizes that there’s no one-size-fits-all diet and aims to empower you with healthy eating habits that resonate with your preferences. Whether you’re addressing imbalances, seeking better habits, or enhancing your relationship with food, Nadia is committed to providing personalized support and practical advice for lasting well-being.
Are you looking for support with managing type 1, gestational, or type 2 diabetes? Are you confused about what/when to eat? Do you worry that your food choices will lead to blood sugars that are above or below your target range? As a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and my personal experience of living with diabetes for the past 20 years, I am devoted to providing support, education, and compassionate understanding to you. Often our health and what we can and cannot eat are used to define us. Let's restore the joy of eating while empowering you to be your best self!
Are you looking for support with managing type 1, gestational, or type 2 diabetes? Are you confused about what/when to eat? Do you worry that your food choices will lead to blood sugars that are above or below your target range? As a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and my personal experience of living with diabetes for the past 20 years, I am devoted to providing support, education, and compassionate understanding to you. Often our health and what we can and cannot eat are used to define us. Let's restore the joy of eating while empowering you to be your best self!
Using a mindful eating approach, she helps clients find enjoyment in meals despite busy lifestyles.
Sandy specializes in chronic disease prevention and management, including Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Metabolic Syndrome. She is a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician with expertise in tube feeding and TPN. She also focuses on the connection between mood and food while fostering a positive relationship with eating.
Using a mindful eating approach, she helps clients find enjoyment in meals despite busy lifestyles.
Sandy specializes in chronic disease prevention and management, including Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Metabolic Syndrome. She is a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician with expertise in tube feeding and TPN. She also focuses on the connection between mood and food while fostering a positive relationship with eating.
Specialties include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID, OSFED, disordered eating, chronic dieting, intuitive and mindful eating, HAES-aligned care, body image concerns, and general nutrition support.
Jamie is a Registered Dietitian with Health Loft who takes a compassionate approach to nutrition therapy by meeting people where they are in their personal journeys. She helps clients make incremental changes to restore a peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. Jamie understands the harmful nature of diet culture and provides care that is affirming, sustainable, and tailored to each individual’s needs and goals. Her experience allows her to identify distorted beliefs and unhealthy eating patterns and offer thoughtful, evidence-based guidance.
Specialties include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID, OSFED, disordered eating, chronic dieting, intuitive and mindful eating, HAES-aligned care, body image concerns, and general nutrition support.
Jamie is a Registered Dietitian with Health Loft who takes a compassionate approach to nutrition therapy by meeting people where they are in their personal journeys. She helps clients make incremental changes to restore a peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. Jamie understands the harmful nature of diet culture and provides care that is affirming, sustainable, and tailored to each individual’s needs and goals. Her experience allows her to identify distorted beliefs and unhealthy eating patterns and offer thoughtful, evidence-based guidance.
Compassionate and Highly Individualized Care: I love working with folks who are done with diet culture and are excited and open to learning new perspectives on what it means to be healthy. My experience includes supporting clients with various health conditions including eating disorders, PCOS, diabetes, Crohn's, liver disease, celiac nutrition, vegan/vegetarian and more. I have also participated in launching and managing higher level of care eating disorder programs. This combined background, and my passion for helping clients get out of the diet cycle means that I can truly meet you where you are on your nutrition journey.
Compassionate and Highly Individualized Care: I love working with folks who are done with diet culture and are excited and open to learning new perspectives on what it means to be healthy. My experience includes supporting clients with various health conditions including eating disorders, PCOS, diabetes, Crohn's, liver disease, celiac nutrition, vegan/vegetarian and more. I have also participated in launching and managing higher level of care eating disorder programs. This combined background, and my passion for helping clients get out of the diet cycle means that I can truly meet you where you are on your nutrition journey.
Alex is a board-certified lead dietitian at one of New York's largest hospitals. He started his private practice to improve access to nutritional counseling and build deep, long-term relationships with patients who are managing nutrition-related health conditions. His work focuses on patients with both chronic and acute/severe conditions, ranging from rapid weight change to cancer. Regardless of health reason, Alex strives to always create a kind and caring environment for his patients.
Alex is a board-certified lead dietitian at one of New York's largest hospitals. He started his private practice to improve access to nutritional counseling and build deep, long-term relationships with patients who are managing nutrition-related health conditions. His work focuses on patients with both chronic and acute/severe conditions, ranging from rapid weight change to cancer. Regardless of health reason, Alex strives to always create a kind and caring environment for his patients.
I specialize in helping you get "un-stuck." Most of my clients start off feeling stuck with managing weight, gut health, hormone health, blood sugar, metabolism, or healing a damaged relationship with food and your body. Whether you need support with metabolism, figuring out how to meet your needs, tips for making healthy sustainable, or digging into gut or hormone issues with comprehensive functional lab testing, I will help you get un-stuck. In 2025, clients voted me the Best Nutritionist/Dietitian in South Sound - I'm so honored they feel that way.
I specialize in helping you get "un-stuck." Most of my clients start off feeling stuck with managing weight, gut health, hormone health, blood sugar, metabolism, or healing a damaged relationship with food and your body. Whether you need support with metabolism, figuring out how to meet your needs, tips for making healthy sustainable, or digging into gut or hormone issues with comprehensive functional lab testing, I will help you get un-stuck. In 2025, clients voted me the Best Nutritionist/Dietitian in South Sound - I'm so honored they feel that way.
Hello, I'm Dr. Murtazina - welcome to my practice! I offer advanced nutrition services based on medical and holistic functional approach. My goal is to help clients achieve the best health and wellness, while maintaining enjoyable relationship with food.
Hello, I'm Dr. Murtazina - welcome to my practice! I offer advanced nutrition services based on medical and holistic functional approach. My goal is to help clients achieve the best health and wellness, while maintaining enjoyable relationship with food.
Mindful Eating Nutritionists and Dietitians
What is mindful eating?
Mindful eating is a practice that encourages individuals to be fully present and attentive while eating, focusing on the experience of each meal. It involves paying close attention to hunger, fullness, and satiety cues from the body, as well as being aware of the emotional factors influencing food choices and cravings. Unlike strict dietary rules, mindful eating promotes a nonjudgmental approach, emphasizing the sensory experience of eating and personal food preferences. By fostering greater awareness of how food affects both physical and emotional states, mindful eating helps individuals develop a healthier and more balanced relationship with food.
Who should practice mindful eating?
Mindful eating can benefit anyone looking to improve their relationship with food and enhance their awareness of how food impacts their body and mind. It is especially valuable for individuals experiencing food-related anxiety, such as those with eating disorders or other forms of food-related stress. Additionally, mindful eating can be helpful for those who frequently overeat or struggle to recognize their body's fullness cues. By fostering a greater connection with the sensory experience of eating and promoting awareness of hunger and satiety, mindful eating can aid in reducing overeating and cultivating a more balanced approach to food.
What are the benefits of mindful eating?
Mindful eating offers a range of benefits. For individuals with eating disorders or anxiety-related conditions, it can reduce stress and judgment surrounding food by fostering a non-judgmental and accepting approach to eating. Mindful eating is often taught alongside other self-acceptance practices and holistic nutritional approaches that emphasize overall wellbeing rather than weight or dieting. This combination can be particularly supportive in the recovery from food-related mental health issues. Additionally, mindful eating helps individuals better understand and respond to their body's hunger and fullness cues. While weight loss is not the primary goal of mindful eating, some individuals may experience weight reduction as a secondary benefit, particularly those who tend to overeat or ignore their body's signals. This can lead to improved health outcomes, such as better cardiovascular health.
How can a dietitian help with mindful eating?
A dietitian can help with mindful eating by working with the client to align their nutrition-related goals with mindful approaches. They often begin with a nutritional assessment to establish what the client's current approach to food is, including how food may be causing stress or disturbances in their life. Then, a dietitian will work with the client on how to implement mindful eating approaches, such as pausing before meals to assess hunger or keeping a journal to record how food consumption impacts their thoughts and emotions. Dietitians can also help clients reduce the self-judgment they may have around food and help clients practice self-acceptance and forgiveness as they work toward more mindful eating practices.