Behavior Modification Nutritionists and Dietitians in Bloomfield, NJ
Struggling with PCOS or digestive issues? Tired of dieting and looking to discover freedom in the way that you eat? I’m here to help. I help clients struggling with their hormone and digestive health heal their relationship with food and learn to eat intuitively to optimize their wellness and restore balance.
Struggling with PCOS or digestive issues? Tired of dieting and looking to discover freedom in the way that you eat? I’m here to help. I help clients struggling with their hormone and digestive health heal their relationship with food and learn to eat intuitively to optimize their wellness and restore balance.
Dr. Mavis Ermakov is an advocate for health and wellness, keen on promoting health literacy and access to healthcare for all. I have been trained as a Registered Dietitian, with multidisciplinary training as a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. In conjunction with more than thirty years of experience in healthcare in various settings, she has essential diabetes skills to adapt care and nutrition intervention that is culturally sensitive to meet a wide variety of health needs from infancy to senior care. She has a passion for taking care of patients with diabetes mellitus.
Dr. Mavis Ermakov is an advocate for health and wellness, keen on promoting health literacy and access to healthcare for all. I have been trained as a Registered Dietitian, with multidisciplinary training as a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. In conjunction with more than thirty years of experience in healthcare in various settings, she has essential diabetes skills to adapt care and nutrition intervention that is culturally sensitive to meet a wide variety of health needs from infancy to senior care. She has a passion for taking care of patients with diabetes mellitus.
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I am an expert in the areas of weight loss, label reading, gluten-free and other food allergies and teaching mindfulness related to eating patterns.I create meal and lifestyle plans to reduce symptoms of inflammatory conditions, gastrointestinal and neurological disorders, forms of cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. My program empowers individuals, families and groups to make smarter, more informed food decisions, leading to health, balance and longevity. I promote overall health through assisting clients and making informed food decisions by combining the most recent scientific findings with specific interventions that lead to health and balance.
- How whole foods act as preventive medicine in the body, how to implement long-lasting changes that result in optimal health, how feelings of exhaustion, mental fog, stress correlate to making poor food choices, how to change habits through behavior modification strategies.
I am an expert in the areas of weight loss, label reading, gluten-free and other food allergies and teaching mindfulness related to eating patterns.I create meal and lifestyle plans to reduce symptoms of inflammatory conditions, gastrointestinal and neurological disorders, forms of cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. My program empowers individuals, families and groups to make smarter, more informed food decisions, leading to health, balance and longevity. I promote overall health through assisting clients and making informed food decisions by combining the most recent scientific findings with specific interventions that lead to health and balance.
My ideal client will be sick of dieting and mixed media messages about "what to eat" and want to really learn about nutrition and how to make real lasting changes in their eating habits via nutrition education, behavior modification, and appropriate meal planning.
Say goodbye to diet fads. I am passionate about helping clients reach their goal weight, overcome eating disorders, and have a "real life" approach to permanent change. As a Board Certified Sports Dietitian, I also help athletes of all levels reach their athletic potential.
My ideal client will be sick of dieting and mixed media messages about "what to eat" and want to really learn about nutrition and how to make real lasting changes in their eating habits via nutrition education, behavior modification, and appropriate meal planning.
Say goodbye to diet fads. I am passionate about helping clients reach their goal weight, overcome eating disorders, and have a "real life" approach to permanent change. As a Board Certified Sports Dietitian, I also help athletes of all levels reach their athletic potential.
Along the way, I will support you in a way to make you feel empowered to make the changes needed, and help you develop the behavior modification techniques to overcome your personal barriers.
I specialize in weight management in adults and children, cardiovascular diseases, women's health, eating disorders, food sensitivities, and diabetes.
Along the way, I will support you in a way to make you feel empowered to make the changes needed, and help you develop the behavior modification techniques to overcome your personal barriers.
I specialize in weight management in adults and children, cardiovascular diseases, women's health, eating disorders, food sensitivities, and diabetes.
Then we'll create a plan just for you that may include food, supplement, and lifestyle interventions as well as ongoing coaching and support to create sustainable behavior modification.
Life can be really hard sometimes, and cultivating a positive relationship with food and your body can feel impossible. I specialize in mental health nutrition, disordered eating, binge eating, and eating disorders and can help you find nourishment and peace with food. I offer a supportive, weight-inclusive, non-judgmental space to share, learn, and discover where you can make positive change in your life.
Then we'll create a plan just for you that may include food, supplement, and lifestyle interventions as well as ongoing coaching and support to create sustainable behavior modification.
Life can be really hard sometimes, and cultivating a positive relationship with food and your body can feel impossible. I specialize in mental health nutrition, disordered eating, binge eating, and eating disorders and can help you find nourishment and peace with food. I offer a supportive, weight-inclusive, non-judgmental space to share, learn, and discover where you can make positive change in your life.
Along the way, you will acquire skills necessary to make lifetime behavioral modifications to help improve or prevent such problems as Obesity, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Cancers, Cardiovascular Disease, performance in sports/activities and self-image.
Psycho-Educational and Nutritional Offerings Include:
- Dealing with food urges/cravings
- Behavior/habit modification
- Strategies for handling social eating situations
- Understanding food abuse patterns/ triggers
- Body image/self-esteem
- Mindful Eating
- Meal planning
- Healthy supermarket shopping
- Dietary measures for preventing/ managing chronic diseases
Along the way, you will acquire skills necessary to make lifetime behavioral modifications to help improve or prevent such problems as Obesity, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Cancers, Cardiovascular Disease, performance in sports/activities and self-image.
Psycho-Educational and Nutritional Offerings Include:
- Dealing with food urges/cravings
- Behavior/habit modification
- Strategies for handling social eating situations
- Understanding food abuse patterns/ triggers
- Body image/self-esteem
- Mindful Eating
- Meal planning
- Healthy supermarket shopping
- Dietary measures for preventing/ managing chronic diseases
There is an emphasis on the behavioral approach, which supports lifestyle changes for success.
Are you confused about what to eat? Daily newspaper and radio nutrition stories are perplexing and numerous changes about food are enough to mystify anyone. I can guide you through the maze of confusion and offer help that will make sense of the ever changing world of nutrition, by providing sound practical nutrition advice. I am committed to provided excellent patient care .You will receive individualized advice to help you reach your goals.
There is an emphasis on the behavioral approach, which supports lifestyle changes for success.
Are you confused about what to eat? Daily newspaper and radio nutrition stories are perplexing and numerous changes about food are enough to mystify anyone. I can guide you through the maze of confusion and offer help that will make sense of the ever changing world of nutrition, by providing sound practical nutrition advice. I am committed to provided excellent patient care .You will receive individualized advice to help you reach your goals.
In those moments of discomfort, I can provide solutions for developing lifestyle changes, behavior modification and immediately implementing healthier lIfestyle options.
I am also a Licensed Esthetician, Certified Personal Trainer, Yoga and Pilates Instructor as well as Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner. My clients range from those who are chronically ill and dealing with challenges such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension and injuries to those who are very healthy but want to be educated on how to improve their health further. I consult each person based on their desired health goals in reaching optimal health. With my training I am able to design exercise programs, provide nutritional protocols as well as stress relief through yoga, pilates, Thai massage, Reiki and Nutritional Cellular Cleansing.
In those moments of discomfort, I can provide solutions for developing lifestyle changes, behavior modification and immediately implementing healthier lIfestyle options.
I am also a Licensed Esthetician, Certified Personal Trainer, Yoga and Pilates Instructor as well as Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner. My clients range from those who are chronically ill and dealing with challenges such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension and injuries to those who are very healthy but want to be educated on how to improve their health further. I consult each person based on their desired health goals in reaching optimal health. With my training I am able to design exercise programs, provide nutritional protocols as well as stress relief through yoga, pilates, Thai massage, Reiki and Nutritional Cellular Cleansing.
My approach for behavior modification starts with each client setting their own goals and providing motivation to achieve these goals.
John specializes in treating gastrointestinal disorders, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other nutrition-related health conditions. John provides one-on-one behavioral modification sessions focused on individual client needs. John also provides anthropometric measurements, blood pressure checks and metabolic testing through indirect calorimetry.
My approach for behavior modification starts with each client setting their own goals and providing motivation to achieve these goals.
John specializes in treating gastrointestinal disorders, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other nutrition-related health conditions. John provides one-on-one behavioral modification sessions focused on individual client needs. John also provides anthropometric measurements, blood pressure checks and metabolic testing through indirect calorimetry.
Why would someone want to work with me? What makes me different? I believe that each client is a person not what ails them at the time they are seeking help. Clients I treat as individuals and there is not one protocol or approach for each person. I usually see clients who have already tried mainstream medical care and are just not finding the relief they sought. They know there is more work to do however, they are possibly not being heard by their current healthcare providers or not at their optimal state of health that they know they can feel or once felt.
Why would someone want to work with me? What makes me different? I believe that each client is a person not what ails them at the time they are seeking help. Clients I treat as individuals and there is not one protocol or approach for each person. I usually see clients who have already tried mainstream medical care and are just not finding the relief they sought. They know there is more work to do however, they are possibly not being heard by their current healthcare providers or not at their optimal state of health that they know they can feel or once felt.
My work as a dietitian has been strongly influenced by non-diet, Health at Every Size® principles. I am passionate about helping clients struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, and/or negative body image. I find genuine connection with each of my clients and support them in reestablishing a new relationship with their bodies, food, and exercise.
My work as a dietitian has been strongly influenced by non-diet, Health at Every Size® principles. I am passionate about helping clients struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, and/or negative body image. I find genuine connection with each of my clients and support them in reestablishing a new relationship with their bodies, food, and exercise.
I assist individuals with disordered eating to the full spectrum of eating disorders. My approach is holistic in that I work with a clients "whole" lifestyle. We will collaborate on new strategies for day to day nutrition; meals at home, work, travel and school. I can develop plans and suggestions for individuals as well as families to help create ease with meals and decrease stress around eating. My clinical experience allows me to counsel for most medical conditions, setting attainable goals that become lifestyle modifications.
I assist individuals with disordered eating to the full spectrum of eating disorders. My approach is holistic in that I work with a clients "whole" lifestyle. We will collaborate on new strategies for day to day nutrition; meals at home, work, travel and school. I can develop plans and suggestions for individuals as well as families to help create ease with meals and decrease stress around eating. My clinical experience allows me to counsel for most medical conditions, setting attainable goals that become lifestyle modifications.
If you are struggling with your relationship with food, movement or your body, we might be a good fit to work together! I am a registered dietitian based in New York City who specializes in disordered eating and eating disorder treatment as well as other nutrition-related issues, like diabetes and GI nutrition. If you often feel pre-occupied with food or your body, struggle with feeling chaotic or in control around food, or if it feels hard to feel confident in your food choices, we can do this work together! I am here to support you in finding peace with food and your body. My goal is to help you do sustainable work with support!
If you are struggling with your relationship with food, movement or your body, we might be a good fit to work together! I am a registered dietitian based in New York City who specializes in disordered eating and eating disorder treatment as well as other nutrition-related issues, like diabetes and GI nutrition. If you often feel pre-occupied with food or your body, struggle with feeling chaotic or in control around food, or if it feels hard to feel confident in your food choices, we can do this work together! I am here to support you in finding peace with food and your body. My goal is to help you do sustainable work with support!
Elena is a Registered Diettian / Nutritionist with extensive experience of over 15 years. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Food Science from Hunter College & City University and completed a dietetic internship program at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. She is an accredited member of the American Nutrition Academy and completed her Certificate of Training in Weight Management. My areas of expertise are: Weight management - Eating disorders - Stress management - Hormonal imbalances - Diabetes - Hypertension - Cardiovascular disease - Thyroid issues - Skin concerns - Fitnesses and Wellness.
Elena is a Registered Diettian / Nutritionist with extensive experience of over 15 years. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Food Science from Hunter College & City University and completed a dietetic internship program at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. She is an accredited member of the American Nutrition Academy and completed her Certificate of Training in Weight Management. My areas of expertise are: Weight management - Eating disorders - Stress management - Hormonal imbalances - Diabetes - Hypertension - Cardiovascular disease - Thyroid issues - Skin concerns - Fitnesses and Wellness.
Have you been struggling to find a sense of control and balance in your relationship to food and your body? Do you feel like you have tried every diet and "lifestyle change" possible and nothing has been sustainable? Are you spending much of your time worried about food and your body? As an Anti-Diet Dietitian, I've been trained to support you in finding peace with food and your body & finding the balance that works for you.
Have you been struggling to find a sense of control and balance in your relationship to food and your body? Do you feel like you have tried every diet and "lifestyle change" possible and nothing has been sustainable? Are you spending much of your time worried about food and your body? As an Anti-Diet Dietitian, I've been trained to support you in finding peace with food and your body & finding the balance that works for you.
I truly believe you have the power to change your life. The goal is to find a balance between all dimensions of nutrition – wellness, exercise, stress management, spirituality, and emotional well-being. Food provides us with one form of nutrition but to ultimately feel fully nourished you must commit to a healthy lifestyle, a fulfilling life purpose, balanced emotions, adequate rest, and always stay focused with a positive attitude. Healing the whole person will allow one to achieve the highest quality of life.
I truly believe you have the power to change your life. The goal is to find a balance between all dimensions of nutrition – wellness, exercise, stress management, spirituality, and emotional well-being. Food provides us with one form of nutrition but to ultimately feel fully nourished you must commit to a healthy lifestyle, a fulfilling life purpose, balanced emotions, adequate rest, and always stay focused with a positive attitude. Healing the whole person will allow one to achieve the highest quality of life.
Nutrition Custom Care LLC
Nutritionist/Dietitian, RDN, CDN, CLT, Holisti, Coach
1 Endorsed
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Many patients have come to me with issues around emotional/stress eating, weight management, skin problems, digestive health concerns, mood/energy shifts, blood sugar irregularity, autoimmune disorders, inflammation, and lab abnormalities. Usually, the culprits of these issues include disordered eating habits, choosing foods that aren’t nourishing or fueling you, inactivity, poor hydration & stress. Does this sound like this might be your vicious cycle?
Many patients have come to me with issues around emotional/stress eating, weight management, skin problems, digestive health concerns, mood/energy shifts, blood sugar irregularity, autoimmune disorders, inflammation, and lab abnormalities. Usually, the culprits of these issues include disordered eating habits, choosing foods that aren’t nourishing or fueling you, inactivity, poor hydration & stress. Does this sound like this might be your vicious cycle?
I work with adults who have ADHD and feel overwhelmed by managing emotions, energy levels, and daily tasks. They struggle with consistency in both nutrition and life routines. They’re looking for holistic support that addresses both their physical and emotional needs—whether it’s building sustainable nutrition habits, improving focus, or creating routines that actually stick. Their goal is to feel more balanced, confident, and in control of their health and life, without being overwhelmed or feeling like they’re constantly behind. They want personalized guidance that fits their unique brain and body, so they can thrive.
I work with adults who have ADHD and feel overwhelmed by managing emotions, energy levels, and daily tasks. They struggle with consistency in both nutrition and life routines. They’re looking for holistic support that addresses both their physical and emotional needs—whether it’s building sustainable nutrition habits, improving focus, or creating routines that actually stick. Their goal is to feel more balanced, confident, and in control of their health and life, without being overwhelmed or feeling like they’re constantly behind. They want personalized guidance that fits their unique brain and body, so they can thrive.
Are you frustrated by the endless roller coaster of failed diets? Have you tried to be healthier and lose weight but can't find an approach you can follow forever? Are you ready to live without strict food rules and restrictions? Together, we create a lifestyle approach that allows you to enjoy your food. You are ready to be comfortable in your body again, have more energy & sleep better.
Are you frustrated by the endless roller coaster of failed diets? Have you tried to be healthier and lose weight but can't find an approach you can follow forever? Are you ready to live without strict food rules and restrictions? Together, we create a lifestyle approach that allows you to enjoy your food. You are ready to be comfortable in your body again, have more energy & sleep better.
Behavior Modification Nutritionists and Dietitians
What is behavioral modification?
Behavioral modification in diet and nutrition involves using targeted strategies to change food, weight, and exercise behaviors, rather than relying on invasive options like surgery or medications for weight loss. This approach recognizes that behaviors leading to conditions such as obesity are often influenced by one's environment. Therefore, a key component of behavioral modification is creating an environment that supports weight management goals. For example, planning meals for the week and making a grocery list of healthy ingredients can help set oneself up for success. This reduces the temptation to rely on fast food or quick, less healthy options, ensuring healthier choices are more accessible and convenient.
Who is behavioral modification for?
Behavioral modification is an accessible and affordable approach to weight management and is thus a great option for many individuals looking to make lifestyle changes. Because behavioral modification is less invasive than other weight loss options, it is often the first line of treatment for individuals who are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. If behavioral modifications alone are not sufficient to help achieve weight loss goals, then additional strategies, such as medication, may be pursued.
How long does it take to see results from behavior modification?
The length of time it takes to see results from behavior modification can vary significantly depending on the type and success of the behavior modifications made. Experts estimate that it takes about 2 months for behaviors to become habitual or automatic, so weight loss results from behavior modifications often take time and prolonged commitment to ensure results. While a behavioral change such as a drastic reduction in calorie consumption may promote weight loss within weeks instead of months, if an individual cannot sustain the dietary changes, then they will often not obtain lasting lifestyle changes. Therefore, many nutrition experts recommend that individuals start slowly with behavior modifications in order to ensure that the changes that they are making are sustainable, even if this means that it will take longer to see results in weight reduction.
Can a dietitian help with behavior modification for weight loss?
Dietitians can be a great resource for clients pursuing behavioral modifications for weight loss, as they help individuals stay accountable to their goals. Accountability is a key component of behavioral modification, often involving tracking food intake or exercise routines. Dietitians can review these journals, suggest changes, and offer strategies to help clients adhere to their behavioral modifications. Dietitians can also be particularly helpful to clients who have struggled to make successful changes on their own. The added accountability of working with a dietitian can be a valuable resource before considering more invasive weight loss options, such as surgery or medication.