Finding a non-diet dietitian and other eating disorder recovery professionals is essential to healthy recovery. This directory of non-diet, Health At Every SizeⓇ-oriented eating disorder providers includes dietitians, therapists, and other providers who specialize in eating disorders. They can help with your own and your child’s food and body issues.
This directory includes registered dietitians, therapists, coaches, treatment programs, and other professionals and organizations have self-identified as supporting eating disorder recovery from a non-diet perspective. They have told us that they are currently accepting clients and can work with parents and help parents support a child’s food and body issues.
Registered Dietitians
Find a local non-diet registered dietitian who can help you with your own food and nutrition concerns. These professionals can also help you navigate your child’s food and nutrition concerns and teach you to feed your family without fear.
FAQs: Non-Diet Dietitians
What is the non-diet approach?
The non-diet approach to health means the pursuit of health behaviors without a focus on weight loss. It typically prioritizes a varied, balanced diet including all types of foods, eating according to preference and appetite vs. rules, exercising for health benefits without a weight loss goal, stress management, sleep management, etc. Registered dietitians who use a non-diet approach to health are interested in both mental and physical wellness. The non-diet approach to health is proven to have better health outcomes than an approach that prioritizes weight loss. A non-diet approach also prevents and can be used to treat people who have eating disorders.
What is a non-diet dietitian?
A non-diet dietitian is a registered dietitian (RD) who practices from a non-diet standpoint.
What does a non-diet dietitian do?
A non-diet dietitian help people evaluate and improve their approach to food and eating. They also support exercise, sleep, and stress management practices. Non-diet dietitians focus on health behaviors without an expectation of weight loss.
How can I find a non-diet dietitian for an eating disorder?
A non-diet dietitian (RD) is often one of the most important members of an eating disorder treatment team. Finding a non-diet dietitian to support eating disorder recovery will improve outcomes and eliminate the risk of a pro-diet approach, which is counter-indicated in eating disorder recovery.
How do I know if my dietitian is non-diet?
Unfortunately, most dietitians (RDs) use a pro-diet approach. This is dangerous and counter-indicated for eating disorder treatment, and yet it is common and even accepted. The only way to know if your dietitian is non-diet is to ask them. However, beware: some people will say they are non-diet but still promise they can support “healthy” weight loss. Unfortunately, there is no proven method to support intentional weight loss without risking the major complications of weight cycling and eating disorders. A pro-diet dietitian often does more harm than good, so asking your dietitian if they practice from a non-diet approach and then following up with the question of whether they support intentional weight loss is important.
Therapists
Find a local therapist who can help you navigate your own food and body issues. These therapists are experienced in working with adults who struggle with body hate, disordered eating, and eating disorders. They can also help parents who are participating in their child’s recovery from these conditions.
Treatment Centers
Find an eating disorder treatment center for yourself or your child. These treatment centers are non-diet oriented and do not promote weight loss for any body type.
Other Professionals
There are many types of professionals who can help you navigate your own food and body issues and your child’s food and body issues. We have a list of physicians, coaches, and nutritionists who can help!