Anna is a registered dietitian committed to creating a safe, welcoming environment where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to make decisions that support their long-term wellbeing. She is especially passionate about supporting clients in recovery from eating disorders and disordered eating. She integrates HAES and Intuitive Eating principles to support clients in letting go of rigid food rules and cultivating a positive, guilt-free approach to eating. Anna recognizes that each client’s goals and needs are different. She believes in using a collaborative approach to honor each client’s lived experience and tailor nutrition care to their values and journey.
Anna has experience supporting pediatric and adult clients throughout different stages of eating disorder recovery including inpatient, residential, and outpatient levels of care. She also loves working with athletes and active individuals who want to feel their best in training and daily life. Peak performance requires more than just pushing through: Anna uses a targeted and flexible approach to sports nutrition to help clients become the strongest, healthiest versions of themselves.
Whether you are navigating eating disorder recovery, seeking to enhance performance, or simply wanting guidance that honors your body through a holistic and compassionate lens, Anna is happy to support you with patience, encouragement, and a commitment to helping you thrive.
Anna was born and raised in Connecticut and moved to Chicago to pursue a professional ballet career. She later completed a Bachelor and Master of Science in Nutrition as well as her dietetic internship through the University of Illinois at Chicago, including a clinical rotation at Rogers Behavioral Health. In her free time, Anna enjoys cooking, baking, reading, yoga, strength training, and hanging out with her cat, Polly.
Three words to describe Anna’s clinical style: Strength-based, Compassionate, Collaborative.
Anna typically works with clients between the ages of 13 and 64.
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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!
Maria is a Chicago-based registered and licensed dietitian who works with clients to help them ac...
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