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Nutrition Care for Teens Navigating Food, Body, and Growth

Specialized support for the eating, body image, and growth concerns that so often surface in adolescence, for teens and the families who love them.

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RECOGNITION AND VALIDATION

Does this sound familiar?

Adolescence brings rapid physical change at the same time as new pressures around food, appearance, and independence. Many families come to us when something has shifted and they are not sure how worried to be.

Your teen has started skipping meals, cutting out food groups, or eating very differently from the rest of the family.

Talk about calories, “clean eating,” or changing their body comes up more than it used to.

A sport or activity has increased your teen’s energy needs, and you are not sure they are keeping up.

Social media seems to be shaping what your teen believes about food and their body.

Meals and food choices have become a source of tension at home.

Your teen wants to take ownership of their nutrition and would benefit from guidance in doing it well.

These experiences are common, and noticing them early matters. Reaching out does not require a diagnosis, or certainty that something is wrong.

Scope, plainly

What is adolescent nutrition care?

Adolescent nutrition care addresses the eating, growth, and body image concerns of the teenage years. That includes fueling a changing body and athletic demands, irregular or restrictive eating, early signs of disordered eating, body image distress, and conditions such as PCOS, digestive issues, or diabetes that call for nutritional support.

Teens are developing their own relationship with food at the same time they are gaining independence, so we work directly with the teen while keeping parents appropriately involved. The aim is a teen who understands their body’s needs and feels confident and capable around food, with a family that knows how to support them.

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How we help

How this care is delivered

Adolescent nutrition therapy

Specialized nutrition guidance that honors the unique challenges of adolescence while building lifelong healthy habits.

Family nutrition therapy

Comprehensive nutrition support that addresses each family member’s unique needs while creating harmony around your dinner table.

Recovery coaching

Practical, day-to-day recovery support provided alongside the care of your dietitian: this is an impactful clinical-support service not a substitute for nutrition therapy. All Medical nutrition therapy is provided by one of our registered dietitians.

Who you will work with

Care starts with a conversation with Rebecca Appleman, RD, our practice founder and executive director. She is the first point of contact for every person that reaches out to us; she completes every discovery call and supervises the clinical work of the team as a whole. Alongside her is a small team of registered dietitians with focused clinical interests, which often guide the clinical match for the client. The practice uses a tiered system of individual and group supervision to maintain clinical excellence.

Our clinicians are introduced on our team page, which details each dietitian’s clinical focus.

Meet the team

What to expect

How a first conversation works

Rebecca personally speaks with each new client to carefully guide best next steps and scheduling.

Reach out

Call, write or complete our discovery form and let us know you would like to talk.

Connect with Rebecca & Schedule

You and Rebecca will discuss what is on your mind related to food and body, and Rebecca will determine the dietitian on our team best suited to guide you in meeting your needs. Appointment options are provided and fees are explained.

Begin Care

You have your full Nutrition Consultation, virtually or in person. This is the visit that creates a foundation for your work with us. Follow-up sessions are scheduled as indicated and in coordination with you.

How payment works

We are a private-pay practice. Clients are billed monthly, during the first week of the month, for all services provided during the previous month. We do not bill insurance or submit claims for you, however, we provide a detailed receipt (superbill) with procedure and diagnostic coding so you can seek reimbursement on your own if your plan has out-of-network nutrition benefits. Fees are discussed on the discovery call and a fee schedule is also included in our paperwork in your client portal.

How fees and receipts work