Specialties
- Eating disorder
- Disordered eating
- Heart health
- Help losing weight
- General health
- Help gaining weight
- Diabetes or prediabetes
- Emotional eating
- Prediabetes
- Anorexia
- Healthy aging
- High blood pressure
- Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder (OSFED)
- Type 2 diabetes
- High cholesterol
Approaches
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Relationship with foodā
Weight-neutralš
Research-focusedš¤
Accountability
Minimum patient age
About Summer
Hi, I'm Summer! I'm a Registered, Licensed, and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, Intuitive Eating, and Medical Nutrition Therapy based in Arizona. I completed my Bachelorās Degree in Dietetics in my home state at South Dakota State University followed by my Masterās and Dietetic Internship in Nutrition at Iowa State University. I've worked alongside and learned from talented dietitians across various settings including hospitals, private practices, and various outpatient clinics.
Approach to care
I aim to educate, inspire, and help you positively shape your eating habits to reach your nutrition and health goals. I meet you wherever you might be on your health journey and create a personalized approach to help you regain confidence in nourishing your body. I take an evidenced & science-based approach with a focus on practical and sustainable strategies that work in your daily life. Whether your goal is weight loss, weight gain, improved blood lab values, an improved relationship with food, or improving your general health and wellness; I'm here to be your support system, trusted nutrition expert, and to keep your goals the focus.
Your first session with Summer
Our first meeting will start with a comprehensive health assessment. I'll ask you questions about your health history, any immediate health concerns/symptoms, what you like to eat, how you move your body/exercise, your stress + sleep patterns to get to know you better. I'll provide nutrition education to support your specific areas of concern. I'll help you learn to notice trends in your hunger and fullness levels, how they change throughout the day, and how this can affect food choices. We will also look at a personalized nutrition plan Including recipe ideas, products, meal planning/preparation, etc. Finally, we'll strategizing goal setting to help you make sustainable changes.
Location
š South Dakota
Education
Master's of Professional Practice in Dietetics from Iowa State University, Bachelors of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from South Dakota State University
Hobbies
Hiking, paddle boarding, canyoneering, watching movies & Bridgerton.