Specialties
- General health
- Emotional eating
- Help losing weight
- Weight stabilization
- Heart health
- Diabetes or prediabetes
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Prediabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- PCOS
- Healthy aging
- Disordered eating
- Liver disease
- Bariatric surgery
- Weight loss medications
- GERD / Acid reflux
Approaches
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Accountability💛
Relationship with food🏃
Exercise
Insurance
- Medicare
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
Minimum patient age
Patient reviews
“Digging into emotional/lifestyle/mindset reasons for nutritional behaviors and ways to overcome“
July 19th, 2024“Focus on what is timely / top of mind for me re: nutrition/health“
July 9th, 2024“Focus on what's most important / challenging when it comes to maintaining my habits right now“
July 31st, 2024
About Gwen
Gwen is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. In 2016, she started as a Clinical Dietitian in a 250-bed hospital, where she observed the consequences of chronic conditions, in particular diabetes and heart disease. This experience shaped her healthcare focus. Her passion is preventing and managing chronic conditions through nutrition to ensure long-term health and quality of life.
Approach to care
Only clients know what new habits will fit in their lifestyle. Gwen therefore works collaboratively with you to introduce gradual changes. Gwen will guide you to create a plan that is sustainable and doesn’t exclude any foods, while helping you to manage symptoms, such as elevated blood glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol or blood pressure. If desired, Gwen can also support you with triggers of mindless eating, unhelpful food-related thoughts, managing your food environment and learning to overcome lapses with self-compassion.
Your first session with Gwen
During your initial appointment, Gwen will do a thorough assessment of your health, lifestyle and long-term goals. As much as time allows, Gwen will provide you with initial nutrition education and suggestions on realistic changes that you could make as a first step. We may also establish short term goals together for accountability. If desired, Gwen will email you handouts and other resources, including options to share food logs or blood glucose readings with her.
Location
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, California
Education
Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, Kansas State University - Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Hobbies
Cooking, growing fruit and vegetables, walking, swimming, spending time with friends and family