Feel free, confident, and at peace with food

That’s fine, you can do that. We do this with everyone anyways, to make sure we’re a good fit.

Living with an eating disorder or disordered eating is not truly living. We know that you might feel resistant, like it’s not the right time. But there’s no one out there who regrets healing their relationship to food. And hey, maybe it’s truly not the right time – that’s ok, we’ll be here when you’re ready.

YES. Many of our clients are more in a contemplation stage. They are not ready to let go of their disordered eating behaviours yet, but they want to feel supported. 

We meet you where you are.

Our first point of contact will be a very short phone call (just 5 minutes or so) or a assessment appointment called a “clarity call”

Your counselling or therapy in the past might have “just be talking.” Don’t get us wrong, talking is wonderful and can be healing. 

At Ease Nutrition Therapy, we believe that at some point – you need to take action. Of course, this is at your own pace and when it’s right for you.

But, to really heal, you need to be moving forward. We are person-centred nutrition counsellors. This means we combine counselling and practical nutrition/lifestyle support. We like to say that we give the best of both worlds – a place to be and a place to do.

We don’t send follow-up notes about appointments as a standard thing. I encourage clients to take their own notes, as it means you are in control of your own journey. I will of course send any relevant infomation like files, resources, and anything that’s very information-based. But we typically don’t send in-depth notes about your therapy.

Yes, of course. Lots of our clients have been from the US and everywhere worldwide.

We’re based in the UK, so you just need to be able to meet during the GMT time zone.

Please note we don’t accept insurance.

No way! Make sure you run away from any professionals who do. No one can guarantee this. What we can say is that you will gain coping tools, education, and steps to heal your relationship to food.

Our support isn’t a weight loss programme. We are weight-inclusive and non-diet clinicians, so we don’t support intentional weight loss. 

We make no guarantees or wishes for weight loss.

There’s no way to know for sure. I tend to work with people for 3-9 months +. Our 6-month recovery support is based on the average number of appointments clients have. This can of course be extended if you need.

I don’t have capacity for reduced support fees at the moment. You can check out our on-demand resources for more support options.

I’ve helped over 300 people by this point. I don’t make guarantees, as that’s not how therapy/nutrition therapy works.

We get that. You don’t need to go ahead with anything you don’t want to. But you’ve tried everything on your own, and that didn’t work. Why not take a step forward with us? Check out the kind words from previous clients here.

Of course, it sounds like you would benefit from a few appointments.

If you’re in a good place and need some clarity on a few things, we can help. We like to have an initial appointment to get to know you more and discuss your needs. We can then go from there to figure out what you need (e.g. further appointments, guidance)

You can get in touch to begin support.

This is a great question. Intuitive Eating coaching has become very popular. But Intuitive Eating on it’s own is not a remedy for disordered eating and eating disorder recovery.

All our clinicians are degree-educated nutritionists or dietitians – which means we can give credible, qualified nutrition advice.

An Intuitive Eating coach follows the framework of Intuitive Eating, but cannot provide dietary support, nutrition therapy, or mental health support. They might be someone with no background in mental health or wellbeing.

​Some of our clinicians (like our founder, Shannon) are also trained in counselling – which means we are uniquely equipped to help you and your relationship with food.

Shannon is training to become a Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor. We use the Intuitive Eating framework to support our clients, but it’s simply one tool in our helping toolkit.

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We’re 99% virtual. Shannon is currently based in Aberdeen, UK and could see you in person in the city centre. 

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Nutrition therapy isn’t a dress you buy to try on at home. Our team are fully trained professionals who have helped many recover their relationship to food. “Not liking it” is more about the fit of support. We offer clarity calls to make sure we’re a good fit before you commit to long-term support.

All conditions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. We are experienced in supporting PCOS, endometriosis, IBS, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, GERD, and many other conditions. Unless there’s a need for daily medical monitoring, it will likely be totally ok if you have any medical conditions.

Meal plans are common in eating disorder recovery – they’re part of re-nourishment. A meal plan might be needed for some clients. We have clients who need structure and support to meet their nourishment needs.​ We assess needs and wants on an individual basis, and do what’s rest for you.

If you’re absolutely against a meal plan, and you’re medically safe, we never push one on you.

Some clients may be eating by a meal plan or something similar to a meal plan (e.g. a scheduled feeding pattern) if they are in need of weight restoration.

Please note: we’re a virtual outpatient clinic so we don’t support anyone who is medically unstable, or in need of renourishment that’s more appropriate for in-patient support.

Ultimately meal plans are a temporary way of ensuring you’re nourished, but we encourage spontaneity and variety as support progresses.

Some of our clients need to be regularly weighed. But some don’t. Weight is only one small part of recovery. This is more for medical monitoring, to ensure you’re medically safe. We don’t push weighing on you and don’t believe you need to assess or monitor your weight.

As for before and after photos. This is more the style of a weight loss programme, which isn’t what nutrition therapy is for.

We believe that before and after photos are mostly for the benefit of the professional (think “body transformation coaches”). We don’t need or want to “parade” your journey to anyone.

Any testing you want/need in support is not covered by Ease Nutrition Therapy. 

Other than blood tests and medical support, there isn’t anything else we routinely recommend. Your medical testing in eating disorder recovery should be covered by the NHS if you’re in the UK, or with health insurance else-where in the world.

Some clients may want hormone tesing or gut health testing e.g. DUTCH or SIBO test. But we don’t recommend these as a standard thing.

Get in touch and we can chat if this is the right fit. You will never know something’s right for you until you dive in.