Nutritionists and Dietitians near Gainesville, VA

If the cycle of dieting, weight fluctuations, deprivation, or an eating disorder hasn't served you, let's step off the merry-go-round and embrace a new path. If you're looking for professional help to have a more peaceful relationship with food and your body, Melissa would love to work with you.

Are you tired of spending the last 10, 20, or even 30 years frustrated with dieting? Have you tried every diet, only to feel more confused and defeated with food? Do you struggle with losing and re-gaining the same unwanted weight? Do you have increased anxiety and stress around food after dieting?

I use a patient-centered approach to make sure I am supporting you in a way that resonates and is meeting your needs. I approach each patient with compassion and really value a holistic approach when it comes to your health and I truly believe health is so much more than what we eat. I value getting to know you and how I can beat support you on your healing journey.

Jennifer believes in a holistic approach to nutrition and overall health. She aims to provide the knowledge and motivation to empower you to reach your personal nutrition goals in a realistic, sustainable way. She recognizes the important role food has in all of our lives, from a physiological, emotional and cultural standpoint. Her goal is to help you make lifelong behavior changes rather than short-term quick fixes while continuing to enjoy your life.

I take an objective approach to food with a focus on mindful eating. From a place of curiosity and care, I hope to help you identify how food makes you feel - both how it fuels and satisfies you. I believe that food and eating impacts us mind, body and spirit. As a dietitian, I understand the nutrient density of foods plays a role in health promotion. That being said, I believe that eating food simply for the joy of it and limiting stress around eating can be just as important. My intention is to provide you with straightforward yet gentle nutrition information as well as applicable tools and skills to help you eat and live well

I love working together with my clients as a team to create goals and action items that will help them reach their best health possible. I work well as an accountability partner to help my patients reach their goals.

Welcome to NutriHealth Medical Nutrition Therapy. My name is Saadat Aimaq and I am a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. My areas of expertise include diabetes education, heart healthy nutrition, high blood pressure, general healthy eating, Preemie nutrition, prenatal and tube feeding nutrition.

Hannah's approach to care is to meet you where you are at and help to guide and support you on your nutrition journey. She believes all foods fit and enjoys helping you learn how to use food as a way to help you feel your best. Hannah works with you to create sustainable habit changes and learn how to trust your body.

I look forward to assisting you in achieving your health promotion goals which may include: weight management (losing, gaining, maintaining), reducing blood pressure or cholesterol and preventing or treating diabetes. If sports nutrition is your focus, I will measure your resting metabolic rate, do a fitness assessment, and write an exercise prescription. My clients are ready to make incremental changes and learn how to sustain them. Recommendations are individualized and include what food choices, vitamin and mineral supplementation, and what types and amounts of physical activity will help you optimize your health.

Karin practices through a weight inclusive and non-diet approach. She is passionate about helping others find peace with food to nourish themselves intuitively. Karin prioritizes personalized care to meet each person where they are at and ensure nutrition goals are sustainable and attainable.

I believe in a whole-person, individualized, and positive non-diet approach to health. I'm passionate about helping others develop sustainable healthy habits that will improve their quality of life. I will encourage you to focus on making small, gradual changes that support your health and nutrition goals. Working with me is a judgement-free zone. I believe that you are the expert in your life and I will never tell you what you "should" do. I will always meet you where you are at. I believe health is more than just physical, it is also emotional and mental. I consider all of these components of health in my work.

Sharon believes good nutrition is the foundation for good health, but this doesn't need to be overly complicated or difficult. Her compassionate, empathetic style will help you feel at ease and help you come up with small, realistic changes you can make to improve your health or that of your child. She knows that each family and individual is different and will actively listen to fully understand your unique perspective and challenges. She will celebrate your victories and encourage you to work through setbacks and pivot as needed to ensure your success.

Genevieve utilizes a weight-inclusive, HAES (Health at Every Size), anti-diet approach while incorporating Intuitive Eating principles. She is compassionate, collaborative, holistic, and provides person-centered counseling.

Julia strives to combine evidence based, realistic, and sustainable guidance to help you and your family achieve health related goals. While food allergy treatment does include avoidance, Julia believes that all foods can be apart of a healthy and enjoyable diet even from an early age. No matter the discussion goals in mind: healthy insides, healthy relationship with food, and healthy attitudes about the body.

The nutrition care process involves performing a full nutrition assessment; secondly, interpret/identify problems/diagnosis; thirdly guiding patient to set short and long-term goals at their own pace, providing recommendations and specific diet plans; and fourth, implementation of those plans, then monitoring and evaluating as the client progresses.

Food and movement are the two of the biggest joys of life, and I love sharing that with others and individualizing care to help you experience the those joys in ways that matter most to you. As an empathetic person, I deeply care about who who are as a person first, then what your health goals are, which I explore through asking questions to understand, drawing connections, and coming alongside you to empower you to be the best version of you! I view food and movement as medicine, especially in treating and preventing chronic disease.

Nicole believes in a holistic and individualized approach to her clients. She desires to meet you where you are at and make incremental changes at your pace. She believes in asking questions to get to the root of your health and nutrition in order to help you find a sustainable way to improve your mental, physical, and overall health. Her holistic and evidence-based approach helps to promote optimal health and wellness tailored specifically to you.

My approach to care is simple. I listen to my patients/clients and try to meet them where they are. There is no sense in diving in the deep end if you've never even dipped your toe in the water. We all have to start somewhere, big or small, but I prefer small. I prefer building on these small goals, which eventually become successes that we can continue to build on. I believe that to be truly successful, we must create a strong foundation to build on. That way, if our blocks start to tumble, we know we have our foundation to stabilize us. As a practitioner, I prefer to look at the whole picture. Sometimes we may not even realize t

I work with individuals that come from all financial levels, different living situations, and geographical areas. My approach to care is to understand where you are coming from, and attempt to make the changes to your lifestyle feel less challenging.