Specialties

  • Disordered eating
  • Weight stabilization
  • Eating disorder
  • Help gaining weight
  • Binge eating
  • Emotional eating
  • Pediatric nutrition
  • Anorexia
  • Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder (OSFED)
  • Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
  • Bulimia

Approaches

  • 💛

    Relationship with food
  • Weight-neutral
  • 🔍

    Research-focused
  • 🤝

    Accountability

Minimum patient age

12 years old

Patient reviews

  • Counselor is straight forward, listens, friendly and knowledgeable

    August 22nd, 2024
  • Great first consultation and excited to talk together more!

    July 22nd, 2024
  • I felt heard and understood as well as excited to start helping myself nutrition wise

    June 3rd, 2024

About Lakin

𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧 (Lay-Kin) is a 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 from Cincinnati, OH. She started her passion as a sports dietitian intern working with 𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲. Lakin also has experience working clinically in a pediatric hospital setting with 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 + 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. She loves 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 into current 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 with research-based evidence to help patients find a balance.

Approach to care

Lakin is all about honoring health 𝐀𝐍𝐃 our taste buds as a 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧! She loves helping choose 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 with food. She wants you to always walk away feeling 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. Lakin wants to create a world where body size diversity 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 and continue to help others combat 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

Your first session with Lakin

Lakin loves to start each session with an explanation of what brings you to see her at Nourish. She will also ask what goals you have by meeting with her. She likes getting to know you, hearing about your journey with nutrition, and if/how your journey with nutrition has changed. Lakin will ask detailed questions about your food beliefs, lifestyle, and habits/behaviors to help create an individualized nutrition plan that meets you where you are!

Location

📍 Cincinnati, Ohio

Education

Miami University (in Oxford, Ohio) - Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Health. Nutrition Major, Dietetics. University of Houston (in Houston, Texas) - Dietetic Internship, ACEND Accredited Post-Baccalaureate

Hobbies

Volleyball, Running, Taking care of my plants, Exploring local coffee shops, Fully embracing my Dog Mom era, & Going to parks.