Specialties
- Emotional eating
- Thyroid disorders
- Heart health
- Eating disorder
- Help gaining weight
- General health
- Binge eating
- High cholesterol
- Hypothyroidism
- Diabetes or prediabetes
- Weight stabilization
- Help losing weight
- Bulimia
- Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder (OSFED)
- High blood pressure
- Type 2 diabetes
Approaches
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Weight-neutral💚
Intuitive eating💛
Relationship with food
Insurance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Aetna
Minimum patient age
Patient reviews
“Always good insight and encouragement on my journey in recovery.“
June 18th, 2024“Always new tools to help with the struggles...it's motivating to continue“
July 7th, 2024“As always, Rachel is knowledgeable, professional and friendly 😊“
June 2nd, 2024
About Rachel
Rachel D "the RD" has experience working in hospitals, inpatient and outpatient eating disorder facilities and food media, and specializes in disordered eating, thyroid disorders, and heart health. She enjoys making nutrition simple and fun, and strives for all her patients to develop a better relationship with food - no matter their unique health conditions! Her favorite foods are chocolate chip cookie dough, strawberries, salmon, and truffle French fries.
Approach to care
Rachel combines evidence-based nutrition science with a compassionate approach counseling patients to deliver health outcomes and improve patients' day-to-day lives. She has personally counseled hundreds of patients using Intuitive Eating principles and practicing weight neutrality.
Your first session with Rachel
Rachel enjoys fostering relationships with her patients to cultivate and promote their overall well-being. Rachel will take time to learn about what you've tried in the past, what has worked, and what hasn't. She will provide insight on the next steps based on the information you provide.
Location
📍 San Diego, California
Education
BS in Foods and Nutrition from San Diego State University with a Minor in Personality and Social Psychology
Hobbies
going to Chargers and Padres games, singing, knitting, playing with her dachshund Zorro, exploring coffee shops