 Our Approach
Horizon's Guiding Principles
- We understand nutrition is the foundation to heal and thrive throughout the lifespan.
- We believe all foods are good foods. Connecting your mind and body through intuitive and mindful practices create safety with food and within the body.Â
- We have an anti-diet approach to achieving health and wellness
- Everyone has their own unique eating experiences and values
- We provide support and compassion for life interfering eating behaviors, attitudes and beliefs.
- We understand the complexities of trauma, addiction, mental illnesses, and societal influences and their influence on the development and treatment of eating disorders, disordered eating, and poor body image.Â
- We embrace body diversity and know that all bodies are good bodies
- We encourage clients to find enjoyable body movement that promotes healing and enriches their lives.
What We Treat
- Eating Disorders – Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, ARFID, Atypical Sub-Types, Severe and Enduring Types, PICA, Night Eating, Diabulemia
- Disorder Eating
- Relationship with Food and Chronic Dieting Cycles
- Body Image Issues and Body Dysmorphia
- Exercise Disorders
- Psychiatric Disorders and Addiction Nutrition Support
- Gastrointestinal Issues – IBS, Crohn’s, Celiac, Gastroparesis, Reflux (GERD), Diverticulitis
- Nutrition-Related Medical Issues – Osteoporosis, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Endocrine Diseases, PCOS
- Food Allergies, Intolerances and Sensitivities
- Sports Nutrition
- Child and Family Nutrition
Treatment Strategies & Interventions
- Nutrition Counseling
- Nutrition EducationÂ
- Intuitive Eating & Mindful Eating
- Meal Planning and Cooking Skills
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) SkillsÂ
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) SkillsÂ
- Food Exposures and Support
- Family-Based Therapy (FBT) Practices (Child & Family)
- Body Image Work
- Individualized Meal Plans (as needed)
- Oral Supplement Assessment and Recommendations (as needed)
- Treatment Team Collaboration & Communication
What To Expect
Nutrition Sessions
You will have an information-gathering Initial Assessment and follow up sessions. We will explore many treatment approaches to ensure you are fully supported on this journey. Your goals are unique to you.
The basis for a life of fulfillment is anchored in the fundamentals of nourishing your body, eating intuitively, legalizing all foods, and connecting to your body in a way that is compassionate and sustainable.Â
Individualized Care Plan
Your Dietitian will create a thoughtful and organized Care Plan after your first visit. This is updated after each session. This tool is integrated into your client portal for easy access.
Your Care Plan will contain detailed nutrition recommendations, goals, handouts and documents. It is one of the tools to guide you between sessions. We encourage you to share your Care Plan with your treatment team and/or support system.
Develop Tools & Skill Building
As experienced and trained eating disorder and mental health Registered Dietitians, we are uniquely equipped to provide some therapeutic skills and tools to help rewire the brain, encourage new thoughts, behaviors and attitudes to allow room to nourish the mind and body. Sessions will include support in building mastery with skills, insights and patterns. Whether it’s consistency with meals, challenging food beliefs or cooking, we will work together to find what works for you.
Our Mission
Our purpose is to be the steady horizon through the unsteady journey to recovery. Horizon Nutrition Counseling is a group dietetics practice that walks alongside individuals and their families through the journey to recovery from disordered eating, eating disorders and poor body image. Rediscover you’re relationship with food and master flexibility to nourish the mind and body.
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Jennifer and Crystal attend a high school career fair event to talk about Dietitians and eating disorder awareness.
The work we do is compassionate, intentional, purpose-filled and dedicated. Our reach goes beyond our offices and into our community. We believe everyone deserves hope and recovery. Just look out towards the horizon.
Jen, Crystal, and her daughter Presley attended the NAMI walk to spread the awareness and hope for mental illness and eating disorders.