Compassionate Nutrition Support for Eating Disorders – From a Registered Dietitian in BC
Virtual 1:1 support for adults, teens, and families – Heal your relationship with food through trauma-informed, HAES-aligned nutrition therapy
Guidance and Support From Our Eating Disorder Dietitians
Eating Disorder Recovery Nutrition
Disordered Eating Nutrition Support
Nutritional Rehabilitation & Medical Nutrition for Eating Disorders
What are Eating Disorders?
Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions characterized by persistent disturbances in eating behaviors, body image, and unhealthy preoccupation with food, weight, and shape. These disorders often involve extreme behaviors related to food intake and may be driven by emotional, psychological, and social factors. While the specific causes can vary, eating disorders are typically rooted in a combination of genetic, biological, psychological, and environmental influences, such as stress, trauma, societal pressures, or a history of dieting or body dissatisfaction.
The most common are:
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
- Other Specified Food and Eating Disorder (OSFED)
What is Disordered Eating?
Disordered eating refers to a range of irregular eating behaviors that do not necessarily meet the diagnostic criteria for a diagnosed eating disorder but still involve unhealthy attitudes and practices around food. It encompasses a spectrum of eating behaviors that can be disruptive, distressing, and harmful to one's physical and mental health. Disordered eating can cause symptoms like fatigue, weakness and worsened digestion.
Disordered eating can include:
- Chronic dieting
- Skipping meals
- Rigid food rules and restrictions
- High preoccupation with "healthy eating"
While these behaviors might not always qualify as an eating disorder, they can still significantly impact one's relationship with food, body image, and overall well-being.
How a Registered Dietitian can help in eating disorder recovery?
Recovering from an eating disorder is about more than just food — it’s about rebuilding trust with your body and creating a balanced relationship with eating. Registered Dietitians play a key role in this process by offering compassionate, evidence-based support to help you move toward lasting recovery.
Our dietitians work alongside you to:
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Restore nourishment and stability by developing a structured eating plan that supports your body’s needs.
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Challenge food rules and fears in a supportive, non-judgmental way.
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Normalize eating patterns to help you reconnect with hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues.
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Provide education on how nutrition supports your physical and mental health.
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Collaborate with your care team (therapist, physician, or psychiatrist) to ensure coordinated care.
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Support weight restoration when needed, using a compassionate, client-paced approach.
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Build long-term skills for balanced, intuitive eating and relapse prevention.
With guidance from a Registered Dietitian, you’ll learn that food is not something to control or fear — it’s a source of nourishment, connection, and healing.
More Conditions We Support
- Digestive Health
- Chronic Disese (diabetes, heart health, kidney health and more)
- Mental Health Nutrition
- Women's Health (PCOS, hormonal health, endometriosis, menopause)
- Prental Nutrition
- General Health & Balanced Eating
- Addressing Weight Concerns
Eating Disorder Nutrition FAQs
An eating disorder is a diagnosable mental health condition, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder. Disordered eating includes unhealthy eating patterns that may not meet clinical criteria, such as chronic dieting, emotional eating, orthorexia, or strict food rules. Both can negatively affect physical and emotional health and benefit from nutrition support.
A Registered Dietitian provides individualized nutrition guidance to restore nourishment, stabilize eating patterns, and rebuild trust with food. We also help you challenge food fears, meet your body’s needs, and develop a balanced, flexible approach to eating.
Yes. Even if your eating patterns don’t meet clinical criteria, dietitians can help you address restrictive habits, bingeing, emotional eating, or obsession with “healthy” foods, guiding you toward a healthier and more balanced relationship with food.
Nutrition counseling works best as part of a holistic care plan. We collaborate with therapists, doctors, or other professionals to ensure your physical, emotional, and mental health are all supported during recovery.
The duration varies depending on your needs and recovery goals. Some clients need short-term guidance, while others benefit from ongoing support to maintain progress, prevent relapse, and continue building confidence with food.
Many extended health plans cover services provided by a Registered Dietitian. We provide receipts for reimbursement, but coverage varies by provider, so it’s best to check your policy.
You can book an initial consultation (eating disorder/disordered eating) online or contact us directly. We’ll discuss your goals, eating patterns, and lifestyle to create a personalized plan that supports your recovery and overall well-being.
