Specialties

  • General health
  • Heart health
  • Diabetes or prediabetes
  • Emotional eating
  • High cholesterol
  • Help losing weight
  • High blood pressure

Approaches

  • 💚

    Intuitive eating
  • 💛

    Relationship with food
  • 🤝

    Accountability

Minimum patient age

18 years old

About Katy

I am a native to Nashville, TN, but have lived in the Tri-cities area for 16 years. I am a single mother to Christopher (8 years old) and AnnaKay (6 years old). I received my master's degree at Middle Tennessee State University and completed my dietetic internship at East Tennessee State University! I have worked in the clinical and oncology settings but prefer the telehealth setting because it allows me to work from home while being a full time mom! My most exciting news is that I am currently studying to be a diabetic educator and hope to take the test to be a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist by this winter!

Approach to care

My approach to care is to be as patient centered as possible. I strive to meet my patient where he or she is at present and build upon that foundation/rapport over time. As an RD, I find the most joy when I am able to help my patients ("unpeel the proverbial onion") by uncovering/discovering barriers to your goals and taking simple & consistent steps in achieving your goals!

Your first session with Katy

In our first session, I will introduce myself and share my experience as an RD so far! I will explain expectations for our first call and perhaps ask my patient specific questions in efforts of getting to get to know my patient and building rapport with him or her! After we feel comfortable with each other, we'll discuss his/her short/long terms goals and smaller simple steps to take to accomplish those goals over the next 3-6 months. I will also provide nutrition education per patient request or as I see appropriate. We will conclude our time together by setting specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely goals (as appropriate, or course)!

Location

📍 Bristol, Tennessee

Education

Middle Tennessee States University/East Tennessee State University

Hobbies

Spending time with my kids, Yoga, Running, Reading, Gardening