Non-Diet Approach Nutritionists and Dietitians in Baltimore, MD

Therese Bridges (she/her/hers) is a nondiet Registered Dietitian and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist located in Maryland but also offering virtual nutrition counseling in New York and Alabama. She has experience in nearly all levels of care for eating disorder recovery including residential, day, partial, intensive outpatient, and outpatient services. Therese is now offering individualized support, free of diet culture influence and judgment through nutrition counseling on the outpatient level virtually and has been in the field for eight years.

I believe in a non-diet approach to nutrition & healthy eating. My philosophy encourages a peaceful relationship with food, increasing mindfulness of internal cues, and ultimately working toward intuitive eating. I enjoy connecting with clients by supporting them with personal goals, providing nutrition education & helping build confidence in decision making about food. I am a Health at Every Size advocate and enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Navigating hormone health can feel like an uphill battle. You feel like you're constantly fighting against your own body and you just can't find a balance between focusing on your health and living your life. You don't have to do this alone!

If you're feeling confused and frustrated in a world focused on weight loss and diets that never seem to work, you're not alone. Many of my clients struggle with feeling like food dominates their thoughts and their life. By working together, my clients go from feeling tired, anxious, and misunderstood, to finally feeling healthy, happy, and confident in their body and their food choices. If you're ready to reduce stress around mealtimes and get back to enjoying the foods and activities you once loved, let's take the first step together. Together, we'll determine the best way of eating for YOU, not what the latest diet says.

Right now, you feel frustrated and overwhelmed trying to figure out how you’re “supposed to” eat. You’ve counted calories, you’ve restricted, you’ve fasted, and you’re completely exhausted from dieting and feeling like a failure. You’re ready to feel confident and at peace with food and your body but it feels impossible...

Anne is passionate about working collaboratively with clients to help them make healthy and sustainable diet changes that support their lifestyle and hormonal health. She understands food’s crucial role in balancing hormones and believes in the power of evidence-based research to guide her practice. Anne is particularly interested in the gut-brain connection and how it influences overall well-being. She emphasizes the importance of consuming whole foods that nourish the body and believes that access to nutritious food should be available to all.

Are you ready to make a quantum leap in your health and well-being? Are you looking to lose weight and feel more fit and focused? Are you looking to develop a more mindful and self-compassionate approach to your nutritional needs? Are you looking for an experienced and patient nutritionist whose work is grounded in the principles of functional and integrative medicine? Are you ready to take a holistic whole-person approach to your health challenges? Whether you are struggling with excess weight, disordered eating, an eating disorder, diabetes, chronic fatigue or a mood disorder, I am here to help you improve your health.

In a 1995 Nutrition in Medical Science Class, I discovered that statistically, African Americans suffered disproportionately from many chronic diseases. I made it my goal in this life to discover a solution to alter the trajectory of the problem. I now help African-Americans develop a proper relationship with the food they eat by incorporating culture into the recipe of active living, glorious nutrition and wellness!

New Client Openings! Nicole specializes in nutrition counseling for eating disorders/disordered eating, diabetes, general health and wellness, and sports nutrition. She empowers clients to nourish, satisfy, and honor their body without any "good" and "bad" food rules. Nicole works from a weight-inclusive, non-diet perspective. Experience in all age groups.