Christine Briel-Smith

About Christine

During my time as a Registered Dietitian, I have been privileged to partner with clients in many different clinical nutrition settings and stages of life. I thrive on continued education so I can provide cutting edge care to everyone. On a personal level, I enjoy relationship with people, including my five amazing adult children and six grandkids. I aim to treat everyone like a valued member of my family and close friends while upholding high professional standards. My varied personal and professional background fosters deep connection with my clients. I am passionate about helping people use nutrition to live their best lives.

Approach to care

It is my desire to truly hear where my clients are coming from, creating a comfortable atmosphere for them to be themselves, without expectations or judgment. My goal is to encourage people to have a healthy relationship with food and to realistically understand how food impacts their bodies and total personhood. To do this together with my clients, I offer nutrition education to interest and motivate clients. I believe defined, achievable goals over the course of time result in long-lasting improvement in healthy lifestyle patterns. I aim to meet client expectations and will request truthful and direct feedback at each session.

Your first session with Christine

First session is a time of mutual introduction and clarification of expectations for the counseling relationship. I will help you understand how working with a Nourish Registered Dietitian will look. As time permits and in future sessions, we will discuss details of your medical and nutrition history in order to develop an accurate, individualized nutrition plan. We will explore what has worked or not worked for you in past efforts to improve healthy lifestyle choices. We will identify future education topics together. You are in the driver's seat throughout the process. I will guide you to set one or more short-term goals for the next session. I always seek your feedback and want to make sure time is utilized to meet your expectations. We will find best times to schedule your follow up visits, as you choose.

Location

📍 Medford, Oregon

Education

Bachelor's of Science in Dietetics and Nutrition, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas; nutrition graduate studies at Rutgers University, New Jersey. Various science classes at Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon.

Hobbies

Studying, crocheting, gardening, food fermentation and preserving, exercising, entertaining, time with family, friends, pets and playing the piano!

Licenses and Certifications