Edde Nutrition Counseling, LLC

Edde Nutrition Counseling is a nutrition private practice that offers 1-on-1 nutrition counseling that aims to educate and inspire children and adolescents to nourish their bodies and find liberation from diet culture. Edde Nutrition Counseling integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Intuitive Eating principles as techniques to facilitate client recovery from body dysmorphia, eating disorders and/or disordered eating.

I find profound fulfillment in treating eating disorders among children and adolescents. It’s a privilege to contribute to their journey towards physical and mental well-being. Witnessing their resilience and growth is incredibly rewarding. Through compassion and evidence-based approaches, I aim to foster a positive impact on their lives, promoting lasting recovery.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the leading evidence-based treatment for eating disorders. CBT is a psychotherapeutic approach that involves a variety of techniques that help an individual to understand the interaction between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It encourages clients to develop strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to improve mood and functioning. CBT is goal-oriented and typically involves homework outside of sessions. It aims to help clients identify harmful thoughts, behaviors, and emotions associated with the disorder they are experiencing, identify the beliefs they hold that are causing these, and use that information to restructure the way they think. This can be an effective tool in many eating disorder scenarios.

Intuitive Eating

Intuitive Eating will be utilized in conjunction with CBT to help rebuild the way clients view food and their bodies. Intuitive Eating is a weight-inclusive framework that was created by two dietitians in 1995 named Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. It is a series of ten principles that are proven to improve the psychological and physical well-being of those who properly practice it. To begin, clients must reject the diet mentality, then make peace with food, learn to respect hunger, and practice gentle nutrition. By helping clients implement these principles, they will be liberated from diet culture and its harmful effects.