Marissa Wertheimer

About Marissa

Marissa is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management. With 10 years of experience, she has honed her skills in weight loss (both medical and surgical), diabetes prevention, heart healthy eating, and sports nutrition.

Approach to care

Marissa understands that making the decision to work with a dietitian can feel scary, and offers a nonjudgmental, compassionate, and supportive environment where you can feel at ease. She believes eating should be enjoyable, and she loves helping people discover a way of nourishing themselves that feels liberating, simple, and sustainable. Marissa is a thoughtful listener and a trusted ally, partnering with you every step of the way as you move toward your personal health goals. She’s excited to join you on your health journey and support you in building lasting, meaningful habits.

Your first session with Marissa

The first session is all about getting to know you! Marissa will want to learn about your health goals, motivation for wanting to make change, medical history, previous experiences with weight loss, current eating patterns, food preferences, and lifestyle. Feel free to ask any questions you may have! She is here to provide evidence-based information along with support and empowerment as you develop new healthy habits. You may set one or two actionable goals to work on before the next meeting. Marissa hopes with each follow up visit, you will build upon short-term goals that add up to healthy habits and big results!

Location

📍 Nashville, Tennessee

Education

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Dietetic Internship); Georgia State University (Master's Degree in Health Sciences); University of Georgia (Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics)

Hobbies

Marissa enjoys traveling, going to concerts, group fitness classes, trying new restaurants, and documenting her culinary adventures on Instagram @eat.date.love.

Licenses and Certifications