Specialties

  • General health
  • Help losing weight
  • Nutrition support
  • Heart health
  • Help gaining weight
  • Vegan/vegetarian
  • Weight stabilization
  • GERD / Acid reflux
  • Tube feeding (EN)
  • High cholesterol
  • High blood pressure
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Cancer
  • Food allergies
  • Emotional eating
  • Healthy aging
  • Pre or postnatal nutrition
  • Liver disease
  • Pediatric nutrition
  • Diabetes or prediabetes
  • Kidney disease
  • Sports & performance nutrition
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Celiac disease
  • IBS

Approaches

  • 🌱

    Functional medicine
  • 💚

    Intuitive eating
  • 🔍

    Research-focused
  • 🤝

    Accountability

Identifies as

  • Female

Cuisines / Diets

  • Gluten Free
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Minimum patient age

18 years old

About Heather

Heather has had a passion for nutrition since she was a child. As a competitive gymnast, she strived early on to use food to increase energy and get the maximum performance from her body by reading nutrition books. She went on to compete for the University of California at Davis as a pole vaulter and to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition with a Minor in Psychology. She completed her dietetic internship at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center and continued her work at UCLA West Valley Medical Center. Heather has over 10 years of experience working with Cardiology, Diabetes, GI, Renal, Bariatric, Burns, Cancer, ICU and weight loss.

Approach to care

Heather is like talking to an old friend who never judges you and accepts you as you are. She is energetic and warm, but most importantly, she wants what is best for you. She actively listens and collaborates with you to create small achievable goals in order to create long term success. She uses behavioral therapy and mindful eating along with scientific evidence-based knowledge to make suggestions and provide rationale so you understand why you are making new food choices or creating new behaviors.

Your first session with Heather

Expect to feel relaxed and at ease as Heather guides the conversation in your first session. She'll help you to feel safe and supported as you share about your health, relationship with food, and reasons for seeking care. Together, you'll discuss your unique nutritional needs and work together to create a nutrition plan with small obtainable goals to follow up with on your next sessions.

Location

📍 Franklin, Tennessee

Education

Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition with a Minor in Psychology from UC Davis Accredited Dietetic Internship completed at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Hobbies

You can usually find Heather on a field or in the audience cheering on one of her four boys. Otherwise, she is doing yoga, reading, gardening, or playing with her animals.

Licenses and Certifications

LD - Licensed Dietitian

RD - Registered Dietitian

Worry free booking

It’s free to cancel up to 24 hours before your appointment