Emotional Eating Nutritionists and Dietitians in Seattle, WA
You do not have to waste the majority of your precious mental and emotional capacity ruminating on food and your body.
We can guide you to make peace with food and get off the weight roller coaster for good. We can help you gain the tools to eat intuitively and let go of guilt and anxiety around food. Through mindfulness practice and sound nutrition education, you will learn to relate to your body differently and develop self-care practices that truly nourish your body.
You do not have to waste the majority of your precious mental and emotional capacity ruminating on food and your body.
We can guide you to make peace with food and get off the weight roller coaster for good. We can help you gain the tools to eat intuitively and let go of guilt and anxiety around food. Through mindfulness practice and sound nutrition education, you will learn to relate to your body differently and develop self-care practices that truly nourish your body.
Stop overthinking food, hating your body, emotional eating, or regrets.
I have a master's degree in Nutrition Science and practicing for over 25 years working with disordered eating, cardiovascular health, weight loss, body image, GI and chronic illness. I help you step by step transform your relationship with your body, health, and eating in a realistic way. Your partner in learning to trust yourself and feel your best.
Stop overthinking food, hating your body, emotional eating, or regrets.
I have a master's degree in Nutrition Science and practicing for over 25 years working with disordered eating, cardiovascular health, weight loss, body image, GI and chronic illness. I help you step by step transform your relationship with your body, health, and eating in a realistic way. Your partner in learning to trust yourself and feel your best.
I absolutely love helping my clients do the difficult, often emotional work of processing food and body experiences through a neurodivergent-affirming lens.
Hello! I'm Sara, registered dietitian and owner of Zesty Nutrition. You may have found me because you have ADHD, autism, or both. Perhaps you're here because you want to heal a complicated relationship with food and body. Or maybe, you're ready to let go of your diet-centric beliefs about health AND lean into your neurodivergence at the same time! I am an anti-diet, weight-inclusive provider, and I'm here to help. As an ADHDer myself, I see it as part of my purpose on this planet to help you untangle the mess of food struggles, neurodivergence, and external expectations that are so very hard to navigate.
I absolutely love helping my clients do the difficult, often emotional work of processing food and body experiences through a neurodivergent-affirming lens.
Hello! I'm Sara, registered dietitian and owner of Zesty Nutrition. You may have found me because you have ADHD, autism, or both. Perhaps you're here because you want to heal a complicated relationship with food and body. Or maybe, you're ready to let go of your diet-centric beliefs about health AND lean into your neurodivergence at the same time! I am an anti-diet, weight-inclusive provider, and I'm here to help. As an ADHDer myself, I see it as part of my purpose on this planet to help you untangle the mess of food struggles, neurodivergence, and external expectations that are so very hard to navigate.
The dietitians you will meet at NourishRX are passionate about eating disorders, continued eating disorder recovery, disordered eating patterns, diet-culture trauma, ARFID, picky eating, binge and emotional eating.
Are you struggling with anxiety around meals, guilt after eating, or physical issues like digestive problems or hormonal imbalances? Are you feeling stuck in a cycle of dieting, restriction, or binging with no end in sight? Maybe you’re watching your child struggle with body image or refusing to eat, leaving you feeling worried and helpless. We understand that healing from an eating disorder isn’t just about food—it’s about rebuilding trust with your body and mind. Our personalized, non-judgmental approach helps you develop healthy habits. Our dietitians are here to guide you in reclaiming your health and finding long-term balance.
The dietitians you will meet at NourishRX are passionate about eating disorders, continued eating disorder recovery, disordered eating patterns, diet-culture trauma, ARFID, picky eating, binge and emotional eating.
Are you struggling with anxiety around meals, guilt after eating, or physical issues like digestive problems or hormonal imbalances? Are you feeling stuck in a cycle of dieting, restriction, or binging with no end in sight? Maybe you’re watching your child struggle with body image or refusing to eat, leaving you feeling worried and helpless. We understand that healing from an eating disorder isn’t just about food—it’s about rebuilding trust with your body and mind. Our personalized, non-judgmental approach helps you develop healthy habits. Our dietitians are here to guide you in reclaiming your health and finding long-term balance.
Discussing food and eating can be extremely difficult and emotional.
My ideal client is someone who is looking to make sustainable lifestyle changes to improve their relationship with food. They are looking to make lasting changes to improve their quality of life to allow them to focus their precious time and energy on things not related to their body or food choices.
Discussing food and eating can be extremely difficult and emotional.
My ideal client is someone who is looking to make sustainable lifestyle changes to improve their relationship with food. They are looking to make lasting changes to improve their quality of life to allow them to focus their precious time and energy on things not related to their body or food choices.
"I just want to be able to eat and not feel guilty about it but I also want to feel good in my body." Does this sound familiar? Does it feel like you're either fighting a battle with food or fighting a battle with yourself? Whether you are healing from a diagnosed eating disorder or you're tired of food controlling so much of your life; your intuition is correct, there is another way to engage with food and relate to your body. A way to live more aligned with your values, be present to the relationships you care about, and reclaim your agency. If you're here; congratulations, you're already on your way.
"I just want to be able to eat and not feel guilty about it but I also want to feel good in my body." Does this sound familiar? Does it feel like you're either fighting a battle with food or fighting a battle with yourself? Whether you are healing from a diagnosed eating disorder or you're tired of food controlling so much of your life; your intuition is correct, there is another way to engage with food and relate to your body. A way to live more aligned with your values, be present to the relationships you care about, and reclaim your agency. If you're here; congratulations, you're already on your way.
How many diets have you tried and quit? What if I told you that it wasn’t you failing the diet, but the diet failing YOU? Many of us grew up believing that thin equals healthy, and that sticking to rigid rules around eating and moving would lead to happiness and success. But in reality, sticking to food rules creates stronger and stronger cravings, feelings of powerlessness or guilt, and disconnection from the body’s signals of hunger, fullness, thirst, and more! Dieting can even lead to total loss of control, binge eating, and shame spirals. To heal a chaotic relationship with food, the first step is understand this cycle.
How many diets have you tried and quit? What if I told you that it wasn’t you failing the diet, but the diet failing YOU? Many of us grew up believing that thin equals healthy, and that sticking to rigid rules around eating and moving would lead to happiness and success. But in reality, sticking to food rules creates stronger and stronger cravings, feelings of powerlessness or guilt, and disconnection from the body’s signals of hunger, fullness, thirst, and more! Dieting can even lead to total loss of control, binge eating, and shame spirals. To heal a chaotic relationship with food, the first step is understand this cycle.
If you've lived with a strained relationship to your body and nourishment, you are not alone. Perhaps you are looking to reduce guilt and shame, want to learn to trust your body, free yourself from rigid food rules, and find more flexibility and peace with eating and movement.
If you're an athlete or prior athlete that has struggled with restriction, over-exercise, body distress, I know your journey here may have been rocky. Have you dealt with fatigue, weakness, menstrual cycle dysfunction, poor recovery, frequent injuries, and nutrient deficiencies? We can build skills to reconnect to your body's needs with compassion.
If you've lived with a strained relationship to your body and nourishment, you are not alone. Perhaps you are looking to reduce guilt and shame, want to learn to trust your body, free yourself from rigid food rules, and find more flexibility and peace with eating and movement.
If you're an athlete or prior athlete that has struggled with restriction, over-exercise, body distress, I know your journey here may have been rocky. Have you dealt with fatigue, weakness, menstrual cycle dysfunction, poor recovery, frequent injuries, and nutrient deficiencies? We can build skills to reconnect to your body's needs with compassion.
Struggling with disordered eating can be isolating and scary and no one should have to go it alone. I offer individualized 1:1 support to those wanting to heal their relationship with food. I am rooted in a Health at Every Size and social justice framework. I offer a harm reduction approach to all clients and believe that "recovery" is something that is unique to and should be defined by each person.
Struggling with disordered eating can be isolating and scary and no one should have to go it alone. I offer individualized 1:1 support to those wanting to heal their relationship with food. I am rooted in a Health at Every Size and social justice framework. I offer a harm reduction approach to all clients and believe that "recovery" is something that is unique to and should be defined by each person.
When I work with clients, I like to think that I offer a compassionate and non judgmental environment where we can explore what individual goals might look like and discover barriers to getting there. I focus on building confidence and comfortability at the eating experience instead of fear and anxiety. I use an anti diet, HAES aligned approach. If I help clients learn one thing, I hope that it might be: Fear has no place at the dinner table anymore!
When I work with clients, I like to think that I offer a compassionate and non judgmental environment where we can explore what individual goals might look like and discover barriers to getting there. I focus on building confidence and comfortability at the eating experience instead of fear and anxiety. I use an anti diet, HAES aligned approach. If I help clients learn one thing, I hope that it might be: Fear has no place at the dinner table anymore!
Carley is a Registered Dietitian passionate about supporting adolescents, teens, and adults in improving their relationship with food, body image, and athletic performance. She has had the privilege of working with collegiate, professional, and Olympic athletes to help them achieve their performance goals, as well as with clients at various stages of healing their relationship with food and body image. Carley creates a safe, positive, and non-judgmental space where individuals feel supported, heard, and understood while working toward their goals.
Carley is a Registered Dietitian passionate about supporting adolescents, teens, and adults in improving their relationship with food, body image, and athletic performance. She has had the privilege of working with collegiate, professional, and Olympic athletes to help them achieve their performance goals, as well as with clients at various stages of healing their relationship with food and body image. Carley creates a safe, positive, and non-judgmental space where individuals feel supported, heard, and understood while working toward their goals.
Danielle is a registered dietitian, or as she would call it a 'food and body image counselor.' Specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, disordered eating, gastrointestinal disorders, IBS, intuitive eating, and somatic nutrition. She works in collaboration with you to help bring awareness to your body's unique nutrition needs through Intuitive Eating, while learning to respect your body and inspire hope. She practices from a Health At Every Size approach, believing all body's deserve respectful care and to be treated with kindness. This work can be vulnerable and empathy is at the center of her work with clients.
Danielle is a registered dietitian, or as she would call it a 'food and body image counselor.' Specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, disordered eating, gastrointestinal disorders, IBS, intuitive eating, and somatic nutrition. She works in collaboration with you to help bring awareness to your body's unique nutrition needs through Intuitive Eating, while learning to respect your body and inspire hope. She practices from a Health At Every Size approach, believing all body's deserve respectful care and to be treated with kindness. This work can be vulnerable and empathy is at the center of her work with clients.
Liz Wyosnick MS, RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a Masters in Nutrition Science. I offer a non-dogmatic approach to health where recommendations are rooted in sustainability and science. I am particularly passionate about empowering individuals to live their life most well, in which healthy choices become what they want to do, versus what they have to do. I enjoy collaborating with my clients so that they receive thoughtful education around food, the body, and systems, as well as helpful insight within behavior change research.
Liz Wyosnick MS, RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a Masters in Nutrition Science. I offer a non-dogmatic approach to health where recommendations are rooted in sustainability and science. I am particularly passionate about empowering individuals to live their life most well, in which healthy choices become what they want to do, versus what they have to do. I enjoy collaborating with my clients so that they receive thoughtful education around food, the body, and systems, as well as helpful insight within behavior change research.
Are you fed-up with the rollercoaster of dieting? Overwhelmed by conflicting diet advice? Are thoughts about food and body claiming too much of your headspace? How would it feel to NOT spend so much time and effort analyzing and second guessing your food choices? You are not alone and you don't have to figure this all out by yourself! Many of us are taught messages about food and health as far back as we can remember, and all of these “rules” can feel overwhelming. I'll help you sort through the noise and find ways to nourish your body in a way that makes sense for you and your goals.
Are you fed-up with the rollercoaster of dieting? Overwhelmed by conflicting diet advice? Are thoughts about food and body claiming too much of your headspace? How would it feel to NOT spend so much time and effort analyzing and second guessing your food choices? You are not alone and you don't have to figure this all out by yourself! Many of us are taught messages about food and health as far back as we can remember, and all of these “rules” can feel overwhelming. I'll help you sort through the noise and find ways to nourish your body in a way that makes sense for you and your goals.
Does your relationship with food feel out of control? Is your body image holding you back? Are you ready to break free of the dieting cycle? We are here to help! Our team of registered dietitians specialize in eating disorder treatment for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID, intuitive eating, and sports nutrition from a Health at Every Size approach. We want to help you develop a healthy relationship with food and your body, without the need for diets or restrictions. We believe that everyone deserves to feel good in their own skin, and our goal is to help you get there.
Does your relationship with food feel out of control? Is your body image holding you back? Are you ready to break free of the dieting cycle? We are here to help! Our team of registered dietitians specialize in eating disorder treatment for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID, intuitive eating, and sports nutrition from a Health at Every Size approach. We want to help you develop a healthy relationship with food and your body, without the need for diets or restrictions. We believe that everyone deserves to feel good in their own skin, and our goal is to help you get there.
If you’re struggling with your relationship to food, I’m here to help. Whether you have a diagnosed eating disorder or simply feel like thoughts and worries about food are taking up too much of your life, you deserve support. Are you someone who is also struggling with digestive issues? I can help with that too. My goal is to partner with you to help you not only nourish yourself physically, but reconnect to the joy that can be found in eating and find a greater sense of balance and ease with food and body.
If you’re struggling with your relationship to food, I’m here to help. Whether you have a diagnosed eating disorder or simply feel like thoughts and worries about food are taking up too much of your life, you deserve support. Are you someone who is also struggling with digestive issues? I can help with that too. My goal is to partner with you to help you not only nourish yourself physically, but reconnect to the joy that can be found in eating and find a greater sense of balance and ease with food and body.
Hello, I am Virginia (Gigi) a registered dietitian, psychotherapist, and yoga and mindfulness teacher. I specialize in supporting individuals struggling with eating disorders/disordered eating, are in a journey of healing their relationships with food and exercise and want reconnection with their bodies. I also provide individualized medical nutrition therapy for diverse health conditions from a weight inclusive approach. In addition, I specialize in mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and trauma and support clients with nutrition and mental health counseling to improve symptoms and feel better.
Hello, I am Virginia (Gigi) a registered dietitian, psychotherapist, and yoga and mindfulness teacher. I specialize in supporting individuals struggling with eating disorders/disordered eating, are in a journey of healing their relationships with food and exercise and want reconnection with their bodies. I also provide individualized medical nutrition therapy for diverse health conditions from a weight inclusive approach. In addition, I specialize in mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and trauma and support clients with nutrition and mental health counseling to improve symptoms and feel better.
Sofia is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in working with adults and adolescents with Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, Digestive issues (IBS, IBD, Low FODMAP), Hormonal Imbalances (PCOS, etc.), and interested in Sports Nutrition. Sofia is passionate about helping others build a positive relationship with food and their bodies. Nutrition is not one-size-fits all, and Sofia believes in the importance of having a client-centered approach and providing personalized nutrition care. Her past experiences have driven her desire to help others reach lifestyle changes in a sustainable and practical way.
Sofia is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in working with adults and adolescents with Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, Digestive issues (IBS, IBD, Low FODMAP), Hormonal Imbalances (PCOS, etc.), and interested in Sports Nutrition. Sofia is passionate about helping others build a positive relationship with food and their bodies. Nutrition is not one-size-fits all, and Sofia believes in the importance of having a client-centered approach and providing personalized nutrition care. Her past experiences have driven her desire to help others reach lifestyle changes in a sustainable and practical way.
Hi I'm Jeani and I help women balance hormones and boost fertility through tasty, plant-forward foods, so you can live a lush life. Do you have unexplained weight gain, irregular periods, bloating, low energy, infertility or other hormonal symptoms that make it hard to know what to eat and how to feel comfortable in your body? Have you tried all the diets, and it didn't help? Did your doctor tell you to go on the pill to regulate your period and just lose some weight to cure your symptoms? I'm here to help with the right science-backed foods, nutrients & supplements. Balance hormones and lose fat and gain muscle without dieting.
Hi I'm Jeani and I help women balance hormones and boost fertility through tasty, plant-forward foods, so you can live a lush life. Do you have unexplained weight gain, irregular periods, bloating, low energy, infertility or other hormonal symptoms that make it hard to know what to eat and how to feel comfortable in your body? Have you tried all the diets, and it didn't help? Did your doctor tell you to go on the pill to regulate your period and just lose some weight to cure your symptoms? I'm here to help with the right science-backed foods, nutrients & supplements. Balance hormones and lose fat and gain muscle without dieting.
Do you have digestive issues(bloating/gas, constipation, loose stool, reflux/GERD, SIBO) or an autoimmune condition (Crohn's, Ulcerative colitis, Hashimoto's) keeping you from feeling your best? We'll work together to develop a personalized action plan, taking your current diet and lifestyle habits, environment, gut health, genetics, family history (and much more) into account. We also use specialty testing as a cornerstone of care to eliminate a lot of the guesswork.
Do you have digestive issues(bloating/gas, constipation, loose stool, reflux/GERD, SIBO) or an autoimmune condition (Crohn's, Ulcerative colitis, Hashimoto's) keeping you from feeling your best? We'll work together to develop a personalized action plan, taking your current diet and lifestyle habits, environment, gut health, genetics, family history (and much more) into account. We also use specialty testing as a cornerstone of care to eliminate a lot of the guesswork.
Emotional Eating Nutritionists and Dietitians
What is emotional eating?
Emotional eating refers to using food as a coping mechanism to deal with life stressors. It often involves overeating or consuming high-calorie foods to mask underlying emotions such as sadness, stress, or grief. Common triggers include work-related stress, family or relational challenges, and major life changes. Emotional eating can negatively impact health due to increased consumption of food when the body is not physically hungry. This behavior can also lead to additional emotional distress, causing feelings of shame and a lack of control and, in some cases, can escalate into an eating disorder, such as binge eating disorder.
How do I stop emotional eating?
The most effective way to sustainably stop emotional eating is by addressing the underlying stressors that drive this behavior. Individuals with a history of emotional eating might feel inclined to cut calories following episodes of overeating. However, maintaining adequate food intake throughout the day can help prevent emotional eating, which often occurs at night and can be worsened by genuine hunger after periods of restriction. In addition to ensuring proper nutrition, behavioral interventions can be highly beneficial. Techniques such as distraction and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) exercises can help individuals manage and reduce unwanted emotional eating behaviors.
How does emotional eating impact nutrition?
When individuals emotionally eat, they often turn to highly palatable, high-calorie foods, commonly known as "comfort foods," which provide temporary relief from stress. These foods are typically high in sugar and fat, and their regular consumption can negatively affect diet quality and lead to health issues, such as excessive weight gain. Moreover, the high stress levels that contribute to emotional eating can also lead to other unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, such as lack of exercise or excessive alcohol consumption, further compromising overall health and the ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
How can a dietitian help someone with emotional eating?
Dietitians can play a crucial role in helping individuals who struggle with emotional eating. They can help clients identify patterns in their behavior, such as specific triggers and times when they are most likely to engage in emotional eating. By helping clients understand these patterns, dietitians can develop personalized strategies for clients to reduce their urge to eat in response to emotions. For example, they can create structured meal plans that promote regular eating habits and provide balanced nutrition. In addition, dietitians can collaborate with therapists to address the underlying emotional and psychological factors contributing to emotional eating. This holistic approach ensures that both the mental health and nutritional aspects of the issue are addressed simultaneously.