General FAQs

  • Our practice operates entirely virtually and provides services to clients living in many states but we predominantly see clients living in California and New York

  • Our fees are in line with other dietitians with similar experience and areas of specialization in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York.

    Emily’s Current Fees

    • Ongoing Sessions - $225

    • Intake Appointment $300

    Maddy’s Current Fees

    • Ongoing Sessions - $210

    • Intake Appointment - $275

    If our fees are at all a barrier to accessing care, please let us know. We can discuss on a consult call our sliding scale policy.

  • We offer a limited number of sliding scale spots based on financial need and availability.

    If cost is a barrier, we encourage you to reach out and we’ll do our best to either accommodate you or refer you to a provider in our network who may offer reduced fees.

  • Currently we are out-of-network with insurance providers (otherwise known as private pay). We provide superbills for clients to submit for reimubrsement with their insurance provider every month.

  • Yes, we can provide a superbill upon request. A superbill is a receipt with the information your insurance company needs to consider out-of-network reimbursement. While we cannot guarantee coverage, many clients are able to receive partial reimbursement depending on their plan. We recommend calling your insurance company to ask about your out-of-network benefits for nutrition services.

 Appointment FAQs

  • This really varies depending on the acuity of one’s concerns.

    Generally speaking, we suggest clients meet with their dietitian weekly for the first few months and then discuss whether transitioning to every other week is appropriate or not.

  • There are three options

  • We require at least 48 hours’ notice for any cancellations or reschedules. This allows us to offer that time to another client who may be waiting. Cancellations with less than 48 hours’ notice—or missed sessions—will be charged the full session fee.

    We know life happens, and we always aim to approach these situations with understanding and care.

  • Yes! We are continually growing our practice into new cities and our dietitians are licensed in various states across the country.

    "State law allows any person to provide nutritional advice or give advice concerning proper nutrition—which is the giving of advice as to the role of food and food ingredients, including dietary supplements. This state law does NOT confer authority to practice medicine or to undertake the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or cure of any disease, pain, deformity, injury, or physical or mental condition and specifically does not authorize any person other than one who is a licensed health practitioner to state that any product might cure any disease, disorder, or condition."

  • You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost

    Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

    • You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.

    • Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.

    • If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

    • Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

    We provide this for clients that are not trying to use out of network benefits with their insurance

    For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises

 Approach FAQs

  • A dietitian specializes in the science of nutrition and the relationship between food and the body. We support clients with medical nutrition therapy, behavior change, and rebuilding their relationship with food—especially in the context of disordered eating or chronic illness. A therapist focuses on mental health and emotional well-being, using talk therapy to help clients work through patterns, trauma, relationships, and more.

    In our practice, we often explore how food and emotions intersect. While we don't provide traditional talk therapy, our work is deeply therapeutic and often complements the support clients receive from their mental health providers.

  • Yes—collaboration is a key part of our approach. With your consent, we’re happy to coordinate care with your therapist, psychiatrist, primary care provider, or any other member of your support team.

    Eating disorder recovery and mental health work are most effective when providers are aligned and working together toward your goals.

  • It varies based on each person's needs, goals, and support system. Some clients work with us for as little as 6 months, while others prefer longer-term support.

    Many clients begin weekly, and as they feel more confident, we may move to biweekly or monthly check-ins. Recovery and healing are non-linear, and we tailor our work to honor where you are in your process.

What Makes Our Practice Different?

  • Our team prides itself in knowing you as a human. We want to support you as an individual and acknowledge you exist within a variety of communities, relationships and systems that all impact you.

    Unlike other dietitians, we keep small caseloads so we can really focus on you and the care you deserve. Some dietitians that take insurance can see upwards of 100 clients a month. We aim to keep our caseloads under 30 clients per month so you never become a number in our schedule.

  • We believe you are a human first before you are anything else.

    Through extensive supervision and ongoing continuing education, our providers are equipped to provide the relational support necessary for your healing.

    Research shows that the most impactful factor impacting client outcomes is the provider-client relationship. This is more important than any modality used and is why we value client feedback and regularly seek it out so we can always be improving the care we provide you. No more will you feel like your provider just “doesn’t get it”. We are committed to understanding you and your unique needs.

    Most of our clients because of this work with us for a minimum of 6 months and some for years.

  • The healthcare system makes care collaboration so difficult. Providers are often holding such large case loads and so burnt out that they rarely are able to effectively collaborate with your team.

    Our team goes above and beyond to understand your story. We work closely with your therapists and other medical providers to support you in your journey as we know our work is only one piece of the puzzle that is your healing journey.

    By keeping our caseloads small, we can focus on regularly communicating with your team to ensure that everyone is on the same page and you feel supported.

Areas of Specialty

Learn who we work with and how we support clients struggling with various diagnoses and conditions that may impact their relationship with food, movement, and their body

  • We work with clients to help them understand how their anxiety and depression can manifest in food and movement behaviors. As well as how their underlying anxiety and depression can worsen when their bodies are inadequately nourished.

  • Athletes have unique energy needs that can be difficult to meet when disordered eating is on board. We work closely with clients to support the amount of movement they want and need to do while also understanding the physiological needs their bodies have with high levels of activity.

    We support our clients in nourishing their body regardless of activity in addition to fueling adequately before, during and after movement. We also closely assess the adequacy of intake to ensure preservation of bone density, menstruation in female clients and optimum athletic performance.

  • We support clients with bipolar disorder in identifying the disordered patterns that exist with food in manic and/or depressive cycles.

    We also ensure clients have a team that can support all of their needs from therapeutic to psychiatric to dietary.

  • There is a lot of evidence that shows associations between chronic pain and illness with disordered eating. We support clients in noticing the patterns that may exist for them between chronic pain/illness and disordered eating.

    We support clients in meeting themselves where they’re at and also in having a multi-disciplinary team that can support their various medical, psychological and dietary needs.

  • Studies have shown that inadequate nourishment, regardless of body size, can impact fertility outcomes for women. We work with clients to nourish their bodies adequately to support fertility while also holding space for the toll that IVF and struggles with fertility can have on their psychological and physical wellbeing.

  • Gastrointestinal symptoms can be both associated with and a product of disordered eating. We hold space for clients to share more about their unique GI symptoms and offer education and tools to help support them as they navigate their healing journey.

    We help clients to disentangle what GI challenges are rooted in disordered behaviors and which are underlying physiological struggles that need tailored solutions.

  • There is significant crossover between neurodivergence and disordered eating. Clients with ADHD and ASD can be at greater risk for binge eating disorder as well as ARFID.

    We support clients in understanding how their neurodivergence impacts things like grocery shopping, food preparation, life routines, etc. while simultaneously supporting them in incremental changes that promote consistent eating, regularity in patterns with food and movement and identifying what can be stimulating and overstimulating with food/exercise.

  • Are you a parent of a child with an ED and don’t know where to begin? Or maybe your child (adult or 18 years or younger) is struggling with disordered eating and you need support in navigating what is coming up for you and your relationship with food, movement and your body.

    We are uniquely positioned to support parents in helping their child develop and intuitive relationship with food and their body while helping you feel able to support yourself and your own needs. Parents are humans first!

  • Research shows strong crossovers between substance use disorder and disordered eating. We work with clients to have a team that can support both the disordered eating and substance abuse.

    We work collaboratively with clients to increase awareness of cycles that exist between disordered behaviors and substance abuse.

  • Research shows strong associations between trauma and eating disorders. We work with clients to make sure they have a team that can support both.

    As dietitians, we also practice from a trauma-informed lens. Meaning, we understand how trauma can impact how we eat, our body’s cues around hunger and fullness and our ability to regulate emotionally which can impact our ability to eat and feel connected/present.

  • We understand how difficult it can be to get support for your own eating disorder when you are treating clients who have ED’s.

    There can be a lot of shame in needing support and we aim to create a safe space to know that before anyone is a provider, they are a human first.

    We aren’t here to judge. We are here to support and create a space for you to get the help you deserve.