SimplePractice* - Recommended if you’ll be processing insurance claims 

Practice Better* - Lowest cost if you’re getting started - free version for up to 3 clients, then $25/month

I use or have used all of the following tools:

Google Workspace* – (formally G-Suite) $6/month to have a custom email address come from your website; can also sign a BAA to make your Google Workspace drive HIPAA compliant.

Convertkit* – email marketing system with simple automation rules (if: this, then: that). This is the one that I use, after switching from Mailchimp, and I LOVE it! Free up to 1000 subscribers which includes unlimited landing pages, forms, plus audience tagging and segmenting.

Quickbooks* – This is how I track all my finances. Use this link to get 50% off for 6 months.

Thinkific* - all-in-one course creation platform including landing page builder and easy-to-use course builder. I've been running my courses on Thinkific for years.

Gusto Payroll* - Use this link, run your first payroll, and get a $100 VISA gift card! I use Gusto to run my monthly payroll (i.e. paying myself). Once it's set up it's so simple to use - it takes care of monthly taxes and generates all the quarterly and annual forms that you need.

Asana* – a productivity and to-do list tool, works well when you have a team too.

Acuity Scheduling* – clients can schedule online, see real-time availability (syncs with Google calendar, ical, outlook and office 365) and pay for packages or services online. You can set up automated welcome emails with links to forms. *Likely not needed if you're using an Electronic Health Record (see above).

Dropbox* – upload forms and share links with clients; they can then download the forms and fill them out.

Doc Hub – easily add your signature or edit PDFs (free for up to 5 signatures/month).

Hello Sign – easily get e-signatures on contracts and more.

Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics: “We are dietetic practitioners, and RDs-to-be, ready for a shift. We’re ready for weight-inclusive care to be the norm, not the exception." WIND brings the weight inclusive community together and provides education, encourages engagement, and fosters connections. WIND also supports movements such as Health at Every Size® and the non-diet approach to nutrition. Check out their webinars and upcoming events.

Nutrition Counseling for Eating Disorders 3.0: Whether you are new to the field or looking to deepen your counseling skills, this online training will improve your clinical practice. Even if you think you don't work with eating disorders, given the high prevalence rate - you likely already are. Taught by Marci Evans.

Body Image Online Training for Clinicians: If you are looking to enhance your nutrition counseling skills and confidence when working with eating disorders, chronic dieting, and any condition which impacts how someone feels about their body - this training is for you. This is one of the best trainings I've ever attended - years later, I still use what I learned in client sessions on a regular basis. Taught by Marci Evans and Fiona Sutherland.

Become a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor: This is the certification program/process that I went through to become a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. 

Become an Intuitive Eating PRO—Skills Development: A 6-week, virtual training series in an interactive small group format led by Evelyn Tribole. If you decide to pursue the certification, this is one of the required components that you must complete. 

Trauma-Informed Dietetic Care Training: Learn how to understand the nervous system to better help your clients. Another one of the most important trainings I've ever taken - completely life-changing both for myself and for my clients. A must for every provider. Taught by Fiona Sutherland and Tracy Brown.

ACT for Dietitians - Bring Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Into Your Practice: Improve your counseling and behavior change skills, with the integration of ACT. This course brings together 3 experts from the perspectives of psychology, nutrition counseling, and eating disorders to teach dietitians how, when and why you can infuse and use ACT in your work with clients.

Introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) for Nutrition Professionals: IFS is an evidence-based therapeutic technique that can be helpful in the treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating. This is a really helpful introductory course to learn more about IFS, including how dietitians can integrate the IFS model concepts with clients with disordered eating. Taught by Molly Kellogg.

Digestive Disorders & Eating Disorders: A Complicated Mix, Training for Clinicians: “Complicated digestive issues plague our clients with eating disorders. Consequently, we as clinicians grapple with how best to help them deal with their complex array of painful and debilitating symptoms." Taught by Marci Evans and Lauren Adler Dear.

Eating Disorder Registered Dietitians & Professionals (EDRD Pro): A monthly membership that provides high-quality webinars, case studies, and supervision sessions on a variety of topics related to eating disorders, disordered eating, body image, counseling skills, and so much more. 

INSPIRD to Seek Community Mentorship: A monthly membership that offers peer-group mentorship, training workshops, and conversations centered on personal & professional growth.

Weight Inclusive Practitioner Facebook Groups: #INSPIRDtoSEEK, The Mindful Dietitian, WIND

Misc. Resources:

• Association for Size Diversity and Health: www.asdah.org
• No Weigh Campaign: www.noweigh.org
• WIND: www.weightinclusivenutrition.com (+FB group)
• Harvard Implicit Bias Test: www.implicit.harvard.edu
• HAES Health Sheets: www.haeshealthsheets.com
• HAES MNT Handouts: www.creatingpeacewithfood.com/haes-mnt-handouts/
• ‘Don’t Weigh Me Cards’: www.more-love.org

Books: 

• Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
• Belly of the Beast by Da’Shaun Harrison
• Unapologetic Eating by Alissa Rumsey
• Intuitive Eating 4th Ed. by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
• Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison
• Fat Politics by J. Eric Oliver
• The Body is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
• What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon

Podcasts:

• Maintenance Phase
• Unsolicited: Fatties Talk Back
• Food Psych
• Unpacking Weight Science
• Dietitians Unplugged

Other:

• Weight and Healthcare Newsletter by Regan Chastain
• Patreon.com/bodyliberation – Lindley Ashline
• Patreon.com/marquisele/ – Marquisele Mercedes

Culinary Nutrition Certification Courses* - taught by two dietitian-chefs, this is an in-depth professional certification program in both basic culinary skills and culinary nutrition that provides practical, everyday cooking skills as well as a deeper dive into a variety of culinary nutrition topics, such as diabetes, heart disease, aging, and more. This program can enhance prior training as a health professional or serve as your first introduction to the field.

Yoast SEO plugin – free and easy keyword/SEO plugin for a WordPress blog. This is how I do all my SEO!

Google analytics – a free web analytics service Google that tracks and reports website traffic

Ubersuggest – free keyword planner tool

Tiny png – compress images to help website load faster

Convertkit* – email marketing system with simple automation rules (if: this, then: that). This is the one that I use, after switching from Mailchimp, and I LOVE it! Free up to 500 subscribers.

Click funnels – tool to build marketing sales funnel

Deadline Funnel – use to put countdowns on landing pages

Buffer – schedule your content across Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter. Automatically figures out the best time for posting for your account.

Tweetdeck – schedule tweets, useful for twitter chats

Hootsuite – manage multiple social media accounts and schedule content ahead of time

Later – upload and schedule instagram posts (free)

Plann – upload and schedule instagram posts, see engagement percentages of you and others (paid)

Meet Edgar – automates and reuses old content on social media

Grammarly – grammar editor for documents, emails, blogs, etc. Free and paid versions.

Power thesaurus – crowdsourced thesaurus built by a community of writers (free)

Hemingway app – makes your writing bold/clear, tells you reading level.

Coschedule – helps you create and manage content better with a drag and drop content marketing calendar that plugs directly into WordPress. Also check out the Coschedule headline analyzer

Canva – graphic design tool – blog and social media graphics, templates, handouts, worksheets, media kit, PPT presentations, lead magnets, pinnable photos, logos, e-books, header photos, etc.

Qzzr – create quizzes and embed them into your blog

Snappa – graphic design tool

Pablo – graphic design

Unsplash.com

Pexels.com

Stocksnap.io

Foodiesfeed.com

Gratisography.com

Burst

Free Stocks

Pixabay.com

Picjumbo.com

Styled Stock

Upwork

Fivver

99Designs