Aetna Nutritionists and Dietitians in Austin, TX

Kristina believes in improving a patient's health by applying a focus on nutrition education, a non-diet approach, and making nutrition fun and sustainable. She excels at motivating patients, cheering them on throughout their health journey and celebrating all wins along the way. With her outgoing and positive personality, Kristina is here to help you feel your best and build a healthy relationship with food. Kristina loves to help simplify your life with helping meal plan for the week, make nutrition fun, and bring excitement to adding nutrient-density.

Ania specializes in Intuitive eating and practices from a weight inclusive, non-diet approach. She is passionate about helping individuals heal their relationship with food, body image and achieve true food freedom. Ania strives to meet each client where they are, while supporting them to reach their health goals by focusing on small sustainable behavior change.

Taylor believes in maintaining a non-judgmental atmosphere, where individuals feel comfortable discussing their dietary habits without fear of criticism or shame. Understanding that each person's journey is unique, she strives to be compassionate and empathetic. Additionally, she utilizes humor to create a relaxed and enjoyable environment!

Caitlin is a non-diet dietitian with a food first philosophy. She believes all foods fit and utilizes a Health at Every Size approach when working with patients. Her goal is to help clients reach their health and performance goals while teaching them how to fuel their bodies and foster a positive relationship with food.

Employing a non-diet approach infused with gentle nutrition principles, Jenna delivers evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle interventions. Throughout her sessions, she places high importance on nutrition education and the establishment of realistic goals. Recognizing the individuality of each patient, Jenna tailors her approach to meet them at their current stage, allowing the patient to steer the conversations and determine the focal points for each session.

Jessie uses a supportive and warm evidenced-based approach to counsel and support patients in reaching their goals. Intuitive eating, balance, and encouraging a healthy relationship with food are some of the ways Jessie will support patients to make lasting changes and improve their day to day life.

Natalie understands that for those working through disordered eating patterns or an eating disorder, there is oftentimes a missing mind-body connection. Natalie believes it is imperative to work with patients to reconnect the mind and body to repair ones' healthy relationship with food, and doing so in a way that aligns with their lifestyle and personal values. Natalie approaches food and eating from a non-diet perspective, using Intuitive Eating principles and works with you from a weight neutral standpoint.

Carla believes that a personalized approach to counseling helps to create a partnership in helping clients work towards their goals. She encourages clients to focus on foods that can be added to their diet rather than foods to restrict. Carla believes in flexibility in the path to change since everyone has a different journey to travel to work towards their goals.

My approach to care is rooted in empathy, education, and empowerment. I believe in treating each individual I work with as a unique and whole person, considering not only their nutritional needs but also their personal preferences, lifestyle, and goals.

Lauren believes in a weight-inclusive, anti-diet approach that empowers individuals to break free from restrictive food beliefs and rules that no longer serve them. She works with clients to encourage personal behavior modification to achieve their goals and improve their overall health. Her goal is to decrease stress around food, help you neutralize food and body image, and explore various kinds of joyful movement.

Samantha combines her knowledge of functional nutrition with her passion for helping people make life-long habit changes to provide the best care possible. Samantha has helped a wide variety of people to improve their health, ranging from PCOS cases to those with heart disease.

Ava strongly believes in a personalized approach to counseling in which she partners with her clients to discover the nutrition and lifestyle approaches that work best for them. She also rejects diet culture and believes the risk of medical conditions can be reduced while also enjoying food. Ava enjoys working with adolescents and adults on a range of issues, with special focus on gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes, heart disease, anti-inflammatory protocols, weight gain/loss, and intuitive eating.

Danielle takes an integrative approach with her patients and believes that nutrition is a key component in promoting optimal health. She recognizes every person is unique, therefore there is no one size fits all approach. She supports and guides her patients by providing them the necessary tools needed to heal and thrive.

Sabrina is passionate about helping others make sustainable nutrition and lifestyle changes to improve health. She uses evidence based nutrition science and follows an all foods fit philosophy as well as a weight inclusive approach to health.

I specialize in weight loss nutritional counseling, vegetarian/vegan, sports nutrition, and strength, balance, and flexibility training. It is important to like what you're eating, and it doesn't have to all be health food. We discuss what you can eat more than what you can't. People become overweight for reasons other than knowledge and eat for reasons other than nourishment. Nutrition counseling is an client-driven exploratory process that teaches a lot about you and why you do what you do. Most clients have tried other programs and want a tailored solution that is efficient.

Taylor incorporates evidence-based nutrition into her client's life in an effortless way; she believes that nutrition should work with someone's life, not against it. Taylor uses compassion, goal-centered strategies, and comprehensive nutrition planning to help her patients reach their goals.

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.

As an inclusive healthcare provider, Adrian is dedicated to providing respectful and gender-affirming care to all. His goal is to empower you with the knowledge and tools necessary to make informed choices about your nutrition and overall well-being. He strives to provide you with practical guidance that fits seamlessly into your daily life, enabling you to take control of your health and live your life to the fullest.

Marie is passionate about enhancing her clients health and happiness by using whole nourishing foods, a non-diet approach to meal planning, suggestions for addressing each concern, and targeted supplements that accelerate progress. She excels at listening to what’s important and creating customized plans. No judgement here; just an understanding that every challenge is an opportunity to problem solve together, with the goal of lasting results. Marie will lead you in baby steps (or faster, if you’re the all-in type), to have satisfying meals that reset your metabolism and energize your body and mind.