Aetna Nutritionists and Dietitians in Austin, TX

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.

Kinsley is very passionate about people & food. She believes food is meant to provide both nourishment and pleasure. Kinsley practices a flexible, non-diet approach, weight-inclusive, utilizing the intuitive eating principles to achieve an individualized, sustainable healthy lifestyle. Kinsley provides a non-judgmental approach with warmth, compassion, energy and support to all of her clients while helping them gain insight, develop self-compassion and repair the relationship with food while also healing the mind, body & soul.

Morgan approaches care from the stance of meeting you where you are. She believes that you should be in the driver's seat of your own care, because you know you better than anyone else can. You can expect evidence-based, compassionate, and judgement-free care in every session. She is always looking for ways to encourage you to free yourself and trust your body around food.

Heather is a Health at Every Size aligned dietitian and is passionate about helping clients improve their health and wellbeing through tailored nutrition and lifestyle modifications. Heather believes strongly that each individual is the expert when it comes to their own life, body, and lived experience. Through empathic, person-centered coaching and evidence-based recommendations, Heather partners with her clients to help them develop the skills and find the motivation needed to create meaningful, sustainable changes in their lives.

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.

I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who practices out of Health Loft helping clients whom have PCOS, interests in Pre/PostPartum nutrition, Gestational Diabetes, Diabetes, or Weight Management. I help clients to craft personalized, attainable, and sustainable dietary and lifestyle changes that support their health. By collaboratively designing small, impactful steps that preserve quality of life and promote personal choice, I help my clients achieve their goals from better blood sugar control to increased energy.

Morgan believes in a patient-centered approach to care and that there is no "one size fits all" prescription for nutrition and health. She strives to meet patients where they are in their health journeys, getting to the root of their issues so that she and her patients can work together toward their goals. She also enjoys teaching cooking tips and empowering patients in the kitchen.

Marie seeks to combine her love of nutrition, food, and cooking with a passion for helping people improve health conditions through diet and lifestyle changes. She believes each person is unique and walks alongside them in an open and judge-free atmosphere to find what works for them in their journey to better health.

Rebecca believes there is no one size fits all when it comes to nutrition, which is why she takes an individualized approach with each client to ensure the best care is provided. A client first approach is how she treats each visit.

Erin is committed to enhancing patients' overall health by applying non-diet approaches to food, utilizing intuitive and conscious eating principles, and taking an inclusive perspective on weight. Erin's main priority is to help her patient's create sustainable behavior changes that they can implement into their daily lives for the long term.

Sarah is incredibly passionate about nutrition as a tool for disease management and prevention. She takes pride in her practical approach to communicating health topics. She loves to delve into “why” just as much as the “what”—she won't be offended if you call her a nerd. As a child of immigrants, she has a special interest in traditional food and foodways as a tool for health and well-being.

The old saying goes, "If you give a man a fish you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime." I'm a firm believer in learning how to eat for individual health. This why I don't provide meal plans, but instead approach each client with one goal - to eat as liberal a diet as possible. I don't believe that dietary restrictions should be routine, but instead ONLY utilized when a person shows a clear intolerance or allergy to a food. Nutrition research has consistently shown that those who eat a wide variety of foods, experience the best health. Eating is a good and necessary part of life, and if it is

The nutrition care process involves performing a full nutrition assessment; secondly, interpret/identify problems/diagnosis; thirdly guiding patient to set short and long-term goals at their own pace, providing recommendations and specific diet plans; and fourth, implementation of those plans, then monitoring and evaluating as the client progresses.

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.

April is here to listen to your concerns, provide feedback, help identify barriers, and give useful tips to help you achieve your personal health goals. She started her career in wellness as a massage therapist and esthetician and believes that health incorporates many aspects of general wellbeing including movement, sleep, stress reduction, and a positive connection with food. She will help you build a plan that takes into account your unique circumstances.

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.

Ashley believes that learning food neutrality and breaking free of a diet-mindset can help you reach your health goals in a sustainable, non-restrictive way. She focuses more on your overall dietary pattern as well as non-food aspects of health such as sleep, exercise, and self-care without bringing any judgment or criticism into the conversation. She understands that the nutrition messaging surrounding us can often be confusing or contradictory and uses a logical, evidence-based approach to answer your questions, while still accounting for the emotional and social aspects of food.

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.

Amy has a holistic approach when working with patients to improve their health conditions. For patients with Gut Health concerns, Amy loves to strategize with patients to find a path to feeling good in their bodies utilizing the least restrictive diet plan possible. She takes a weight inclusive, non-diet approach to helping patients improve their relationship with food and their bodies.