Carly Pine is a registered and licensed dietitian passionate about individualized nutrition education for each client’s needs and overall well-being. Carly’s previous experience has demonstrated that success is not always linear, and she has therefore made it a priority to be a consistent, guiding hand in each of her client’s recoveries. She is well-versed in trauma-informed care and works diligently to create an emotionally and physically safe atmosphere for each of her clients. Carly prides herself on her empathetic, warm nature and non-judgemental nutrition counseling style along with her consistent dedication to the Health at Every Size (HAES) and All Foods Fit frameworks.
Before joining Healthier Tomorrows, Carly worked as a dietitian in an eating disorder treatment center with both adolescent and adult clients in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels of care. Carly helped clients heal their relationships with body image, food, and physical activity through one-on-one sessions and facilitated weekly body image and nutrition education skill groups. She has significant experience guiding family sessions, developing individualized meal plans, and conducting various food exposure therapies. Carly has worked closely with clients with co-occurring mental health diagnoses including, but not limited to, addictions, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Carly has significant experience serving the following communities: LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, transgender, non-binary, and neurodivergent individuals.
Carly’s specific nutrition-related interests include addiction recovery, ARFID, cooking lessons, eating disorder recovery, family-based treatment, and intuitive eating in addition to supervising meal preparation and leading grocery store tours in the Chicago-land area.
Carly received her Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed her dietetic internship and earned a Master’s in Nutrition from Rush University.
In her free time, Carly loves to try new coffee shops all over the city of Chicago and enjoys walks with her husband and bernedoodle pup, Ozzie! She enjoys trying new recipes and loves a popcorn and movie night!
Three words to describe Carly’s clinical style: Warm, Creative, Collaborative.
Carly typically works with clients between the ages of 9 and 64.
Maria is a Chicago-based registered and licensed dietitian who works with clients to help them achieve their personal health and wellness goals through a client-led, intuitive eating approach. She is passionate about meeting her clients where they are while making them feel empowered and supported. Maria is a firm believer that every individual has their own, unique nutrition needs, rejecting diet culture trends and one size fits all concepts. Instead, she provides individualized, evidence-based education and one-to-one nutrition counseling in order to improve her clients’ relationships with food and help them find peace in their bodies.
Maria graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with her Bachelors in Food Science and Human Nutrition with a concentration in Dietetics. She then went on to complete a dietetic internship where she had rotations in clinical, community, food service, and business and entrepreneurship settings. Prior to joining the Healthier Tomorrows team, Maria worked as an inpatient clinical dietitian, where she gained experience in diabetes management, cardiovascular health, oncology, and gastrointestinal diseases.
Outside of working as a dietitian, Maria enjoys practicing yoga, trying out new recipes to cook, spending time with her friends and family, and exploring new neighborhoods in the city.
Whether you’re navigating a newly diagnosed chronic disease or looking to cultivate a lifestyle free from restriction and negative self-talk, Maria would love to help guide you to a rewarding relationship with food and your body.
Three words to describe Maria’s clinical style: Collaborative, Solution-focused, Compassionate
Maria works with clients of all ages!
