Specialties
- Emotional eating
- Intuitive eating
- General health
- Eating disorder
- Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder (OSFED)
Approaches
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Intuitive eating💛
Relationship with food⭐
Weight-neutral
Minimum patient age
Patient reviews
“Amy was great. She really understood my needs, and made lots of useful recommendations“
August 29th, 2024“Amy was super knowledgeable, easy to talk to and gave me a plan that made me feel hopeful“
June 9th, 2024“Amy was very receptive, asked great questions, felt comfortable talking about what I was looking for“
July 22nd, 2024
About Amy
My name is Amy Patton and I have been a Registered Dietitian for the past 16 years. I started my career in pediatric nutrition, but over the past 6 years shifted my focus to eating disorders, disordered eating and body image work. I fell prey to diet culture in my young adult years, believing food and exercise needed to be tightly controlled in order to be “healthy”. With age, a better education, and raising two uniquely different children I realized health is about so much more than food and exercise, and that restriction and body shaming cause deep, unnecessary harm. I have since been able to reconnect with the pure joy of eating and movement, and want to help others do the same!
Approach to care
I specialize in a non-diet approach and Intuitive Eating, from a Health At Every Size® (HAES) perspective. I am passionate about helping people ditch diets, restrictions, and food rules in order to cultivate a peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. I strongly believe size and shape do not determine your health, and I want to empower clients to make behavior-based changes, rather than changes focused on weight. Your mental health is just as important as your physical health, and my goal is to support you on your journey to nourish both.
Your first session with Amy
During our initial meeting we will complete a full nutrition assessment, including health history, relationship with food and body image, food preferences, stress levels, what you hope to get out of working together and so much more. We'll develop a personalized plan and big picture goals in order to build actionable steps you can start taking to move forward on your health journey.
Location
📍 Scottsdale, Arizona
Education
Bachelor of Science from University of Arizona Dietetic Internship at University of Michigan
Hobbies
Baking, watching movies, reading, walking my dog, traveling, spending time with family and friends