Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland-based Dietitian Nutritionist | Nation-wide Intuitive Eating Coaching
MENTAL HEALTH NUTRITIONIST
Nutrition Therapy for Mental Health & Disordered Eating | Intuitive Eating Coaching | Embodiment Body Connect
I won't give you a cookie cutter meal plan.
I won't assume I know your body and needs better than you.
I won't make you feel misunderstood or unheard.
I will collaborate with you to open your self-awareness and acceptance channels around food and body.
Together, we'll move you toward food peace and body trust.
I'm a somatic registered dietitian-nutritionist, Certified Feminine Embodiment Coach, and Intuitive Eating Counselor.
I believe self-awareness is the foundation for profound healing. I help clients learn the language of their bodies while understanding their patterns, inherited burdens, and core beliefs around food and body.
We have powerful intuition. Let's connect to it and let it drive a peaceful food and body relationship.
Through collaborative, empathetic, science-backed, supportive, and transformative 1:1 nutrition therapy, I can support you in ending binge eating and restriction, supporting optimal mental and metabolic health through self-care and eating, and finding body trust and appreciation.
Got questions? I'd love to chat about all of this! Let's connect.
Hi, there! I'm Joanna, and I'm not your average dietitian.
What is a somatic mental health nutritionist?
A somatic dietitian integrates evidence-based nutrition therapy with your own body awareness, wisdom, and intuition to help you heal your relationships with food, body, and movement.
Rather than focusing only on what you eat, this approach explores how you eat, why you eat, and how your body feels in the process. It acknowledges that food, emotions, and the body are deeply interconnected—and that sustainable change happens when we learn to listen to and trust our body’s cues.
As a mental health nutrition specialist, we also focus on helping you understand how mindset, embodiment, food, supplements, and self-care impact the brain and your mental wellness.
Expertise
I'm a high skilled clinician with 15 years of experience and a wide breadth of clinical knowledge. I support these concerns and conditions:
SOMATIC NUTRITION THERAPY (>14 years of age)
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Nutrition Therapy for Mental Health
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Nutrition Therapy for Binge Eating and Disordered Eating
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Nutrition Therapy for Perimenopause and Metabolic Health
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Plant-based Eating
EMBODIMENT COACHING
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Body Connect Coaching (heal from body image distress through embodiment work)
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About and Ethos
Weight Inclusive and Intuitive-Based
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Weight-neutral and inclusive dietitian
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Helps you understand how to think about food in a way that feels peaceful and rejects restriction
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Support a positive food and body relationship while considering overall health, mental wellness, and functional goals
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Knows that your innate wisdom is the compass that guides the ship toward calm and vibrant waters
Highly Specialized Dietitian & Coach
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Certifications in Mental Health and Nutrition, Intuitive Eating, Feminine Embodiment, gut health, and diabetes
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Evidenced-based and up-to-date on the latest research
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Somatic clinician who helps you connect with your body's own language and messages
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Has worked with 100s of clients in deep 1:1 work and believes the therapeutic relationship is the most powerful tool for healing
Highly Principled and Selective
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We care about getting you the support you need, so we only take clients after a discovery call to see if we are a good fit.
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We only take a handful of clients at a time to ensure optimal care.
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We desire the best for you and go above and beyond to help you feel supported and cared for.
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We never charge for late fees or cancellations- we understand life is messy!
The Diet for Perimenopause Course
After reviewing over 100 articles and digging into all manner of books, the comprehensive, non-diet, evidence-based online and self-led course Diet for Perimenopause course is finally ready for you to snuggle up with. Learn all about nutrition for longevity and eating to regulate hormones. Supports overall lifestyle change and optimal health for women over 35.
Includes:
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lifetime + quick, right away access
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background sheets to help you understand what the heck is going on with your body!
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perimenopause symptoms and natural treatment
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comprehensive nutrition protocol with dietary patterns, macro recommendations, meal planning guidance, meal ideas, and 6-day meal plan suggestions
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supplement recommendations
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hormone explanations and assessment
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movement plan based on your hormone assessment
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embodied movement journal prompts to support behavior change
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nutrition goal suggestions
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hunger and fullness attunement and hormone explanations
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sleep and stress focus to support hormone regulation
We are whole, interconnected beings with infinite body, mind, and soul wisdom.
