It’s time to make peace with food.
Do you feel out of control with the way you eat?
Are you often consumed by guilt with the way you eat?
Have you noticed something has gone wrong with your loved ones and their relationship with food?
Nutrition Counselling for
Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Nutrition counselling is critical in getting you “unstuck” in unhealthy eating patterns. It can help guide you towards the path of re-nourishment, normalized eating, and most importantly- food freedom.
If you or your loved ones are struggling with an eating disorder, over-restriction in food intake, binge eating, yo-yo dieting, or persistent guilt and shame with the way you eat, then it’s time to get help.
A specialized dietitian can help provide:
- Evaluation in nutritional deficiencies and unhealthy food and weight related behaviours
- Education on evidenced-based nutrition, balanced eating, diet and weight myths, intuitive eating and mindful eating principles
- Exploration into the emotion connections related to food, these insights can be valuable for a therapist or psychiatrist working in conjunction to nutrition therapy to resolve emotional underpinnings of disordered behaviours
- Partnership in addressing unhelpful beliefs about food and weight
- Customized meal plan to meet specific nutrition needs
- Nutrition counselling in mechanical and structured eating
- Meal support tools for caregivers of younger clients
- Caregivers coaching to support their loved ones with an eating disorder or suspected eating disorder
- Any additional relevant evidence-based resources for families and clients
We also offer nutrition counseling for other nutrition concerns.
Gut health such as IBS, diverticulitis, IBD such as Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis, and general upkeep for a healthy gut
Heart health such as hypertension and high cholesterol management
Diabetes and blood sugar management
Maternal nutrition and child health such as nutrition in pregnancy, picky eating
Other chronic conditions such as fatty liver, kidney health, and more
Meal planning support, balanced meal ideas, tailored meal plans as needed
Services in Mandarin and Cantonese available.
About Abby Hsiao
Hi there,
I am a Registered Dietitian (RD) with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia. Right now, I mostly work as the RD for the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Child and Youth Eating Disorders outpatient program (EDP). In the past, I’ve also worked with the North Shore Foundry EDP, Fraser North adult EDP, and the Richmond EDP.
This practice is specialized in supporting clients of all ages with eating disorders and disordered eating behaviours, including those struggling with dieting and weight concerns. We have helped many clients meet their nutrition goals while re-building a healthy relationship with food. Our work centers around a weight-inclusive (health at every size®), non-diet (intuitive eating) approach that is compassionate and free of judgment.
Our team of dietitians can also provide expertise in other areas of nutrition such as general healthy eating, diabetes, heart health, gut health and many more.
Meet the team
Meet the rest of the ABBY RD team. They’re fantastic.
Check out their services and availabilities for more booking options. Book a free discovery call and see if they’re the right fit for you.
Angelina Lam, RD
Angelina has had a wealth of experience working in both acute and outpatient care. She has also been a UBC clinical instructor to dietetics students. Her approach to nutrition counseling is to provide her clients with skills and knowledge that empowers sustainable lifestyle changes while maintaining a healthy relationship to food.
Currently Angelina provides support for:
General healthy eating
Blood sugar management
Heart health
Kidney health
Liver health
Gut health
Other nutrition relevant concerns
Services in Cantonese available.
Contact
Did you know that nutrition counselling is often covered by extended health insurance plans?
Shoot me an message for any inquiries or to book an appointment. Talk soon.
To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven.