Meagan Dzekunskas

About Meagan

After several years in the hospital setting, I transitioned into outpatient counseling once I realized that my passion was in connecting with patients and spending more meaningful time with them one-on-one. The expansive knowledge gained while working in these fast-paced clinical areas gives me the ability to provide effective, thorough, and evidence-based care to work with patients through all of their nutrition needs. In particular, I have a passion for working with neurodivergent individuals who will benefit from especially patient and compassionate guidance throughout their nutrition journey.

Approach to care

First and foremost, it is my priority to establish what your personal goals are and what steps you are comfortable taking to reach them. Your preferences, past experiences, time, energy, and lifestyle are all taken into account in order to optimize and personalize your plan of care. Using this patient-led approach, you are in the driver's seat and I am there as a passenger to help guide you each step of the way! What makes my counseling style so successful is my understanding that there are no "bad excuses," just barriers that have yet to be identified and addressed with highly-individualized nutrition intervention plans.

Your first session with Meagan

We will begin by establishing where you’re starting and where you want to end up. I want to know what nutrition success looks like to you so I can formulate an effective plan to navigate you there. Making long-term sustainable nutrition changes is about more than just technical knowledge. I will work patiently with you to develop personalized behavior change strategies, which often requires a lot of self-reflection and introspection. Working with a provider who is unwaveringly committed to creating a non-judgmental and all-inclusive environment is an integral part in the success of that process.

Location

📍 Tennessee

Education

B.S. in Human Nutrition & Dietetics from Southern Illinois University Dietetic Internship at Baylor University Medical Center

Hobbies

When I am not meeting with patients I like to spend whatever time I can outdoors, surrounded by everything green and hanging out with my high-energy border collie mix, or cuddling with my cat/foster kittens. Other special interests include learning about paleontology/paleoanthropology and rotating through an endless cycle of short-lived crafting hyperfixations.

Licenses and Certifications