The approach
You don't need another set of rules
A thoughtful, evidence-based space to explore nourishment, question unhelpful food beliefs, and build a more flexible relationship with eating and your body.
Weight-inclusive · anti-diet · trauma-informed
Nutrition care, without the shame
Many people come to nutrition counseling after years of plans that asked them to shrink, restrict, or follow strict rules. This practice starts from a different place: you deserve care as you are, and nutrition science can be useful without being turned into a set of rules.
Sessions are trauma-informed: you set the pace, you decide what to share, and nothing about your body or your eating is treated as a failure.
What guides every session
- Compassion
- You'll be met with curiosity, not judgment. Whatever your history with food, it makes sense that you're here.
- Evidence
- Nutrition education and counseling grounded in credible science and professional expertise, not trends.
- Weight inclusivity
- Bodies of all sizes are respected. Weight loss isn't used as the measure of health or success.
- Autonomy
- The goal is your own self-trust: understanding enough to make informed choices that fit your life.
- Empowerment
- Harmful food and wellness narratives get questioned, while your circumstances are always respected.
- Whole-person care
- Food, health, relationships, lived experience, and quality of life all connect, so we look at all of it.
What nutrition counseling is, and isn't
What it is
- Individualized nutrition counseling and education
- Exploring eating patterns, food rules, and beliefs about food
- Making sense of confusing nutrition and wellness messages
- Working alongside your therapist, physician, or treatment team
What it isn't
- A meal plan built on restriction
- Weighing you or setting weight targets
- Psychotherapy or mental health diagnosis
- A replacement for medical care or a higher level of eating disorder treatment
The gut-brain axis, in context
Research on how the gut and brain communicate is fascinating, and it's an area Apryl teaches and speaks about. In sessions, it's one piece of a balanced, evidence-based conversation about eating and well-being.
It's offered as education, not as a cure. Complex mental health experiences aren't reduced to gut health, and this practice doesn't offer microbiome testing.
Curious whether this approach fits you?
Start with a first appointment. You can ask anything, and there's no pressure to commit to more.
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