Non-Diet Nutrition Therapy & Intuitive Eating Coaching

Are you ready to stop dieting and

Nutrition counseling for eating disorders, disordered eating, and chronic dieting virtually in New York State and across the US.

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Stop Dieting and Obsessing About Food, and Find Peace and Balance

Do you...

Find yourself thinking about what you should eat instead of what you want to eat?
Spend much of the day worrying about what you ate (or didn’t eat) or what your body looks like?
Struggle with all-or-nothing tendencies (aka you’re often either “on” or “off” the wagon - no in between)?
Realize you've spent years trying to “fix” your eating habits, your body, or yourself - but nothing seems to work?

I get it.

As a nutrition therapist, intuitive eating counselor, eating disorder dietitian, and body image specialist, I have helped hundreds of people cultivate a healthy relationship with food and their bodies so they can live more authentic, unapologetic, liberated lives.

We live in a culture where every day you are inundated with messages about dieting, weight loss, and all that is “wrong” with your body.

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But here’s the secret:

Your body is NOT the problem.

And it is possible to get to a place where you can eat what you want, feel free around food, and feel good in your body and with your health.

I help you break free from the diet-binge-guilt cycle and find a healthier, more balanced relationship to food and eating. That way, you can take all the mental energy you spend thinking or worrying about food and your body and put it toward something else.

So that you can live your most

unapologetic, liberated life.

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"I'm having so much fun in life..."

“This intuitive eating coaching process has given me so much freedom – freedom from food obsession, freedom from all the rules I’d come to make for myself based off of diet culture, freedom from living in black and white. I am now at a place in my life where I’m on the path to getting back in touch with my body cues, loving joyful movement and gently nourishing myself.

It’s amazing the amount of space and time that has now opened up in my life given that I’m no longer obsessing over what to eat, how much to eat and whether I have exercised ‘enough’. I’m trying out so many new things and having so much fun in life – fun that I thought was reserved for when I had successfully shrunk my body, but turns out it’s not.”

Elena Louis

"Working with Alissa was truly a transformative experience..."

“I read so many books on intuitive eating, emotional eating, and mindful eating, but I still couldn’t figure out how to make any of it work in my actual daily life.

Working with Alissa was truly a transformative experience. I never thought I would become a person who forgets to eat dessert, who eats half a donut and feels that it was enough, who keeps lots of chocolate in the house and forgets that it’s there. And yet here we are.

Alissa is an extremely compassionate person, and she knows exactly what questions to ask and how to gently push you in the direction of slow, steady progress. She helped me get back to a place of joyful eating and exercise, and I am eternally grateful to her.”

Gabriela

"We navigated every step of the intuitive eating process together."

“Alissa offered me a ton of wonderful advice from her many years of research on the topic. She was great at helping me through some difficult times in the process and handled my fears, questions, and uncertainties with words of wisdom and no judgment.

I loved the way we navigated every step of the intuitive eating process together. She handled my fears, questions, and uncertainties with words of wisdom and no judgment. I wouldn’t have been able to stay as strong as I did in the beginning of this without her help. She was integral in the process for me and I wouldn’t be where I am in this without her.”

Megan

"... incredibly life changing."

"This was the best thing I have ever done for myself. I am finally free from restrictive, arbitrary food rules and debilitating inner judgments/negative self-talk.

Most days I am truly in a neutral place and on the days that are still tough here and there, I can now hold my own hand and get through them with empathy and compassion and patience.

I wish I would’ve done this 15 years ago! I’m forever grateful for her gentle guidance. Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Noelle

Brooklyn, NY

Imagine a life where you:

Can keep all of your favorite foods in your house (I’m looking at you ice cream and chips) without feeling anxious or out of control.
Wake up in the morning without that self-critical voice in your head telling you how awful of a person you are.
Turn inward and trust your body cues to tell you what, when, and how much to eat and exercise.
Can confidently eat and nourish your body - with no foods off limits (hello dessert!) - and then move on with your day.
Wear whatever bathing suit you want AND be in the photos, without spiraling into body shame or anxiety.
Define health, success, and what you want life to look like on your own terms, based on your values rather than society's unrealistic (and oppressive) expectations.
Roll down a hill, learn to surf, take up jump rope, or do whatever other thing you’ve been putting off because you think it has to wait until you’ve shrunk your body.

It’s possible, and I want to help you get there.

My experience as a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist includes a range of specialty areas, including:

Intuitive eating
Healing from chronic dieting
Disordered eating and eating disorder recovery
Medical nutrition therapy
Body image healing
Binge eating
Emotional eating
Women’s health
Life transitions
Trauma-informed nutrition care

...and more.

Learn more about me

My Approach: Rewire, Reconnect, Reclaim

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Healing your relationship with food and your body isn't a straight line, but it does follow a pattern.

Here's the process I guide you through:

Rewire

We'll unpack and unlearn your history and experiences to get to the root of what is going on with your relationship to food and eating, which will allow you to get clearer on what health looks/feels like for you.

Reconnect

Using mindfulness and body-based somatic practices, you'll reconnect to your interoceptive cues (i.e. hunger, fullness), relearn body respect, and restore trust with your body and yourself.

Reclaim

You'll redefine your relationship with food and your body, regenerate through somatic practices, and step into your power, integrating what you're learning into your day-to-day life.

Interested?

Here's how it works

1. Book your initial appointment.

Once you book your first visit, you'll receive a few short forms to fill out, which will take about 10-15 minutes. These help me get to know a bit about you before we even sit down together, so we can dive right in during our first session.

2. Have your first appointment with Alissa.

Our first visit is a 75-minute session focused on getting to know one another - where you've been, where you are now, and where you'd like to go - while you get a sense of who I am. By the end, we'll have a plan for what working together looks like.

3. Attend regular follow-up appointments.

We'll meet regularly to reflect on what's shifting, work through what's coming up for you, and connect the dots between sessions; always guided by both what you need that day and the bigger picture of where you're headed.

Individualized & Whole-Body Nutrition Care

My approach to nutrition is highly individualized and relational.

I am trained in and utilize a variety of frameworks:

Intuitive eating
Mindfulness
Self-compassion
Self-care
Embodiment and somatic work
Weight-inclusive/Health at Every Size (HAES)
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Psychology and therapeutic modalities such as ACT, CBT, and IFS

This is a holistic, whole-body, self-care approach.

You'll learn how to take care of yourself in all aspects of health: food, movement, stress management, coping skills, sleep habits, and more.

Together, we'll get to the root of what you're struggling with and work through everything that comes up along the way.

Committing to food and body healing is deep, brave work.

Together, we go through the “mud” (as one of my clients calls it) that is turning inward, exploring your relationship to food, eating, health, and your body, and moving toward body trust and peace.

I’ll be by your side, providing a safe, non-judgmental, and supportive space to sit with the discomfort this work can bring up as you find your way back to your body and yourself.

Get Started with Nutrition Coaching

75-Minute Initial Consultation & Assessment | $375

We’ll start with an assessment session where I'll ask you more about your goals and explore your relationship with food and body image throughout your life, including your diet history, current eating behaviors, and more. Then we'll discuss what a 'roadmap' of working together could look like.

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45-Minute Follow-up Visits | $275

Follow-up sessions take place weekly at first, then may shift to every other week depending on how you're feeling and progressing. We work together through the Rewire, Reconnect, Reclaim process, shifting thoughts and patterns and developing new, more helpful behaviors.

Follow-up visits are for clients who have already completed an Initial Assessment Session.

Sessions Include the Following:

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Tools, Practices, Worksheets & Reflection Prompts

Hand-selected for you based on your needs and preferred learning style. After each session, you’ll get an email recap that includes session notes, goals, and/or recommended tools to help you continue learning and implement the work between sessions.

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Intuitive Eating Journal Prompts & Feedback

You'll have access to an (optional) Intuitive Eating Journal to help you build awareness and process your thoughts and feelings related to food and your body. This helps me (and you!) see patterns in your eating behaviors.

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Coordination of Care with Other Providers

If you're working with a therapist or any other healthcare provider, I am happy to speak with them to ensure we are collaborating effectively to provide the best care for you (this is only done with your written permission).

Note: most people find that at least 6 months of work together is what it takes to truly move through the full Rewire, Reconnect, Reclaim process, letting the shifts take root and integrate for lasting change.

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Book Your Initial Visit

If you'd like to chat with me before booking, you can schedule a free discovery call.

Schedule a Discovery Call

Want to Get Started on Your Own?

If 1:1 coaching isn't a good fit right now, I offer several self-paced ways to learn my approach and apply it on your own.

Enroll in my Self-Guided Program: Intuitive Eating 101: Foundations Course

Enroll in My Course

Order my book: Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace with Food and Transform Your Life

Order My Book

Note: Sliding scale rates are available on a limited basis based on need. Please email hello@alissarumsey.com for more information.

I am not in-network with insurance, however, if you have any out-of-network nutrition benefits, I can provide you with a Superbill to submit to your insurance company, and you may be able to get partial or full reimbursement from them. Learn more about out-of-network insurance coverage.

"For the first time in my life, I'm eating what I want to eat and not binging..."

“For the first time in my life, I’m eating what I want to eat and not binging. For the first time in my life, I am working out because of how it makes my body feel. For the first time in my life, I’m not angry at myself when I go to bed. For the first time in my life, I am a nice person to myself! I owe so much of that to Alissa.”

Diane

"I no longer binge eat, I have more self-confidence and body awareness..."

“Working with Alissa was the best decision I could have made for myself and for my future. It has allowed me to truly enjoy life and focus on other things besides body size and food. I no longer binge eat, I have better self-confidence and internal body awareness, and my stress levels are significantly lower.”

Jill

"...there were so many resources and so much support!"

“Before starting this work, I had hated my body since childhood and had engaged in disordered eating behaviors since middle school. I wanted to finally learn how to eat “normally”, and be okay with my body without feeling the need to change it. I worked with Alissa for several months, and I am amazed by the progress I made in this amount of time.

I was provided with so many resources and support both during our sessions together and between sessions via email. Today, I have more trust in my body than I ever have and I know now that it is worthy of love and care.”

Lindsay

"I'm no longer constantly occupied by food thoughts and am confident in my food choices."

"When I started working with her, I was feeling very out of control and did not trust myself around food. I was "dieted out" and felt like nothing worked anymore. I was skeptical at first and thought that intuitive eating would just make my eating habits worse, but I learned to trust the process, and I'm now in a much better mind space with food than I was before.

I'm no longer constantly occupied by food thoughts and I've become more confident in my food choices. I appreciated how we not only talked about practical tips relating to meal prep, recipe ideas, and strategies to get the nutrients that I need despite having no time in my schedule, but we also dove into my thought processes and the root cause of my problems. She was able to push me to question and reevaluate my beliefs."

Anonymous

Evanston, IL

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Frequently Asked Questions

About my Approach

What ages and populations do you work with?

I work with adults 18 and over of all genders, body sizes, and backgrounds who are ready to move away from dieting and reconnect with their bodies.

My clients come to me with a range of concerns, including chronic dieting, disordered eating, eating disorders, body image struggles, and life transitions like pregnancy, postpartum, or midlife changes (i.e. perimenopause and menopause).

My approach is rooted in anti-oppression and inclusion of all bodies, races, gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.

What is intuitive eating, and how do I know it's for me?

Intuitive eating is a non-diet, self-care approach to nutrition, health, and well-being that helps you reconnect with your body signals (things like hunger, fullness, and satisfaction) and make decisions based on your body wisdom, instead of relying on external rules or restrictions.

Intuitive eating is about caring for your body by eating foods that are pleasurable, satisfying, and sound good at that moment, rather than trying to control your body with guilt or shame.

The intuitive eating framework is just one of the tools that I use with my clients. Certain parts of it are helpful for some people; other parts might not be so much. We'll work together to individualize your care, using pieces of intuitive eating as well as other frameworks and practices like mindfulness, polyvagal theory, somatic and embodiment work, medical nutrition therapy, self-compassion, and therapeutic techniques like ACT and IFS.

All to support you in finding your way back to your body and yourself, making peace with food and rebuilding trust with your body, for good.

Do you work with weight loss?

Many people come to me with weight concerns and a desire to lose weight, which is both completely okay and often makes a lot of sense based upon your experiences, societal and familial expectations, and/or medical or health concerns.

I practice using a weight-inclusive framework, which means I focus on supporting your health and wellbeing (including physical, emotional, and mental health), regardless of what happens to your weight along the way.

Our sessions can and will hold a judgement-free space for discussions about your experiences in your body and with your weight, and exploration of what health and what feeling better in your body means to you. All feelings are welcome, and you won't be judged for anything you feel or say. We just won't use strict diets, rigid meal plans, or intentional weight-loss goals in our work together.

The work you do with me will support you in building long-term, sustainable food and eating behaviors that support your health goals and feel easy, peaceful, and nourishing.

Do you work with people on GLP-1 medications?

Yes, absolutely. I work with clients across the whole spectrum of this experience, including people who:

Are on a GLP-1 medication and want dietitian nutrition support managing side effects.
Are on a GLP-1 medication and also want to apply intuitive eating and stay connected to their body and hunger and fullness cues.
Are considering stopping a GLP-1 medication and want support navigating that transition.
Are on the fence about starting or stopping a GLP-1 and want support in making the right decision for them.

That in-between place is so common: maybe there's a part of you that wants to stop, and another part that's afraid of what happens to your body (and your worth or health) if you do. Both of those parts make complete sense, and there's no judgment here for any of it.

Part of my role is helping you navigate the decision (to start, to stop, to continue) with full informed consent, making sure you have a clear, honest picture of the risks and unknowns, not just the benefits, so that whatever you decide is actually your decision.

Wherever you're at with GLP-1s, we can work together to help you feel more grounded in your decisions and more connected to your body along the way.

What to Expect

What can I expect in the first session?

Our first session together is a 75-minute Initial Consultation & Assessment. I'll ask you about your goals and get curious about your relationship with food and body image throughout your life, including your diet history and current eating behaviors. By the end, we'll talk through what a "roadmap" of working together could look like to meet your goals, based on what you share.

Outside of filling out a couple of registration forms (and an optional intake form), there's nothing to do -- just show up as you are 🙂 You don't need to prepare anything, track your food, or have it all figured out beforehand. This first session is about me getting to know you, and vice versa, not about you passing some kind of test.

What is a typical session with you look like?

Each session starts with checking in on how you're doing and what's been on your mind since we last met, then we co-create the agenda together based on what feels most important to you that day.

We'll check in on anything from our last session, then spend the bulk of our time working on whatever's most alive for you right now — whether that's working through a specific challenge, learning a new tool, or processing something that's come up around food or body. We'll close with a few minutes to reflect on what you're taking away and what you'd like to carry forward to next time.

How often will we meet?

How long will we work together?

Rates & Insurance

How much do sessions cost?

Do you accept insurance?

I’ve made an intentional decision to be an out-of-network provider so I can offer highly personalized care to a small number of clients.

This allows me to better customize care, session structure, and treatment plans based on your goals. I'm able to focus fully on your individual needs, and your work with me is guided by your needs, values, and goals, not insurance-driven rules or limitations.

If you have out-of-network insurance benefits, these may apply to nutrition services. Find out more here. I'm happy to provide a Superbill for out-of-network insurance reimbursement.

If insurance coverage is a priority for you right now, I’m happy to help connect you with an in-network dietitian for support.

How do I find out if I have out-of-network benefits?

Getting Started

Can we still work together if I don't live in New York?

How do I get started?

Have another question?

"... I've gotten my life back"

“I’ve struggled with my weight and the scale had the power to make or break my day. I was anxious and stressed all of the time and it took its toll on my relationships. Now I’ve finally let go of the notion that I have to be on a diet and lose weight to be happy and healthy. Food is no longer constantly on my mind, and I’ve come to accept my body. I feel like I’ve gotten my life back thanks to working with Alissa on this intuitive eating journey.”

Chelsea

"I am much more tuned in with hunger in my body..."

"I knew diet culture encouraged disordered eating, but I didn't know what to do with that information.

I appreciated the conversational nature of our meetings and felt comfortable asking whatever questions I had. I eat enough food now and honor my hunger for real.

I am now much more tuned in with the fluctuations in my energy, mood, and hunger in my body in a much gentler, curious, and kind way."

Elizabeth

Washington D.C.

Accessibility &

Scholarships

If you feel like one-on-one coaching would be a good fit for you, but finances are an issue, we do offer a limited number of sliding-scale spots.

To inquire about financial aid availability and eligibility, please email hello@alissarumsey.com with the subject line 'sliding scale request'.

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