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Specialties
- Healthy aging
- Women's health
- Gut health
- General health
- Emotional eating
- Weight stabilization
- Disordered eating
- Thyroid disorders
- Crohn’s disease
- GERD / Acid reflux
- IBS
- Ulcerative colitis
- Hormonal health
- Menopause
- PCOS
- Binge eating
- Other
- SIBO
Approaches
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FODMAP💚
Intuitive eating💛
Relationship with food🔍
Research-focused
Minimum patient age
Patient reviews
“Always thoughtful in response and incredibly knowledgeable in her profession. Always empathetic and truly listens to provide the best steps to take towards my process.“
June 21st, 2024“As always Julie had so much knowledge and information to help me with what i was facing this week.“
June 17th, 2024“dietitian is compassionate and cares about patient wellbeing“
June 11th, 2024
About Julie
Julie has more than 25 years of experience working in the field of dietetics with specialties that include emotional and disordered eating, digestive health, and healing from a history of dieting and body image struggles. Julie’s approach is built on education, research, and experience working in settings ranging from university wellness, adjunct professor, hospital outpatient counseling, and private practice. Both her podcast, Shame Free Eating, and her book, Ditch the Diet: How to Reclaim your Health and Enjoy Food, encapsulate her passion and are resources for those searching for answers to their struggles with eating.
Approach to care
Julie provides nutrition counseling with an intuitive eating approach that nurtures the body, mind and spirit while also addressing specific health care needs. Dieting has led many people to be frustrated and feel shame about eating and their bodies. Julie is dedicated to empowering people to ditch dieting and develop a positive relationship to food, their body, and authentic health. She has counseled hundreds of clients and is a professional speaker presenting nutrition topics to all audiences — from local forums to state and national conferences.
Your first session with Julie
Julie will spend time getting to know you, your day-to-day life, and your health and food history in order to foster a partnership that will promote your overall well-being. She will chat with you about your interests, history, and personality in order to come up with next steps that meet you where you are.
Location
📍 Huntsville, Alabama
Education
Master of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences, Illinois State University Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Foods, Virginia Tech
Hobbies
She loves sharing time with friends and family, reading, running, yoga, coffee, eating out, and pretty paper products.