The Best Eating Disorder Dietitans in the US: 2025 Report

September 9th, 2025

Finding the right eating disorder specialist can be life-changing for individuals struggling with complex relationships with food and body image. Eating disorders affect nearly 30 million Americans in their lifetime, making specialized nutrition care critical for recovery success.

This comprehensive guide highlights 10 of the most exceptional eating disorder dietitians and treatment specialists across the United States. All practitioners featured hold advanced credentials in eating disorder treatment, with many being registered dietitians who also have specialized certifications such as CEDS (Certified Eating Disorder Specialist) or extensive clinical experience in eating disorder recovery.

Our analysis prioritizes practitioners who use evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches including Health At Every Size (HAES), Intuitive Eating, and weight-inclusive care. We also emphasized those who understand the critical importance of addressing co-occurring mental health conditions and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary treatment teams.

Recovery from eating disorders requires specialized expertise that goes far beyond traditional nutrition counseling. We weighted each practitioner based on the following criteria:

• Specialized Eating Disorder Training & Credentials: 30%
• Therapeutic Approach (HAES, Trauma-informed, Intuitive Eating): 25%
• Clinical Experience & Recovery Outcomes: 20%
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: 15%
• Accessibility & Treatment Modalities: 10%

Each specialist on this list demonstrates exceptional expertise in eating disorder recovery, using approaches that honor the complexity of these conditions while fostering sustainable, compassionate healing relationships with food and body.

The Best Eating Disorder Dietitians in the US: 2025 Report

#	Name/Practice	Specialty Focus	Credentials	Therapeutic Approach	Treatment Setting	Collaboration	Modality	Availability
1	Alera Nutrition	All Eating Disorders	RDN, Specialized ED Training	Trauma-informed, Intuitive Eating, Weight-inclusive	Private Practice	Multidisciplinary teams, families	Virtual Nationwide	Accepting clients
2	Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CDN	Anti-Diet, Disordered Eating	MPH, RD, CDN, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor	Anti-diet, HAES, Social justice approach	Private Practice	Individual counseling, media education	Virtual Nationwide	Limited availability
3	Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S	Intuitive Eating, ED Recovery	MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, Co-creator Intuitive Eating	Intuitive Eating, Weight-inclusive, Evidence-based	Private Practice	Individual counseling, professional training	Newport Beach, CA, Virtual	Limited availability
4	Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S	Intuitive Eating, ED Recovery	MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, Co-creator Intuitive Eating	HAES, Intuitive Eating, 40+ years experience	Private Practice	Individual therapy, professional education	Beverly Hills, CA, Virtual	Limited availability
5	Haley Goodrich, RD, LDN, CEDS-S	ED Recovery, Body Image	RD, LDN, CEDS-S, Clinical Director	HAES, Weight-inclusive, Trauma-informed	Private Practice	Multidisciplinary teams, supervision	Pittsburgh, PA, Virtual	Limited availability
6	Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN, EP-C	Body Kindness, Anti-Diet	RDN, EP-C, Author Body Kindness	Weight-inclusive, Body Kindness philosophy	Private Practice	Individual counseling, professional training	Washington, DC, Virtual	Limited availability
7	Jennifer McGurk, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S	BED, ED Recovery	RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S, Business coach	Weight-inclusive, Intuitive Eating	Private Practice	Individual counseling, professional coaching	Nyack, NY, Virtual	Accepting clients
8	Cara Harbstreet, MS, RD, LD	Intuitive Eating, Non-Diet	MS, RD, LD, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor	Non-diet, Intuitive Eating, Sports nutrition	Private Practice	Individual counseling, nutrition communications	Kansas City, MO, Virtual	Not accepting new clients
9	Rachel Dodson, RDN	ED Recovery, Teens & Women	RDN, Non-diet specialist, Personally recovered	Intuitive Eating, HAES, Lived experience	Private Practice	Therapy teams, families	Virtual multi-state, Coaching worldwide	Accepting clients
10	Sumner Brooks, RDN (EDRD Pro)	ED Training, Professional Development	RDN, Founder EDRD Pro, Author	Weight-inclusive, Diversity-affirming training	Private Practice/Training	Professional education, community building	Portland, OR, Virtual nationwide	Professional training available

For Comprehensive Eating Disorder Recovery — Alera Nutrition

Alera Nutrition is a virtual eating disorder nutrition practice founded by Natalie, a registered dietitian specializing in eating disorder recovery. The practice was developed through Natalie's advanced training at NYU's Clinical Nutrition program and specialized experience in eating disorder treatment.

Alera's strength lies in combining medical nutrition therapy with intuitive eating principles, weight-inclusive care, and trauma-informed approaches—the gold standard for eating disorder treatment. Their comprehensive approach transforms clients' relationships with food into sustainable, intuitive patterns that support lasting recovery across all types of eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and ARFID.

Their treatment programs include virtual nutrition counseling, meal support sessions, family education and support, individualized care planning, progress monitoring, collaborative care coordination with treatment providers, and detailed recovery tracking. Natalie plans to expand Alera into a full multidisciplinary treatment team with therapists and other specialists.

Location: Virtual (NYC based)

Pricing model: Tiered counseling packages, meal support sessions

Services: Individual nutrition counseling, meal support, family education, treatment team coordination

For Anti-Diet Approach & Disordered Eating — Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CDN

Christy Harrison is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified intuitive eating counselor, journalist, and author of the bestselling books "Anti-Diet" and "The Wellness Trap." She is the founder and host of the Food Psych podcast, which has helped tens of thousands of people worldwide stop dieting and recover from disordered eating.

Christy's strength lies in her comprehensive understanding of diet culture and its harms, combined with her expertise in helping people heal their relationship with food. Her anti-diet approach is grounded in scientific research and focuses on rejecting diet mentality, practicing intuitive eating, and addressing the social justice aspects of body liberation and weight stigma.

Her services include individual intuitive eating coaching, online courses for healing relationships with food, professional training for health practitioners, media work and writing, and extensive educational content through her podcasts and books. She specializes in helping people break free from diet culture and develop peaceful relationships with food and their bodies.

Location: Virtual nationwide practice

Pricing model: Online courses, coaching packages, professional training programs

Services: Intuitive eating coaching, online courses, professional education, media work

For Intuitive Eating Expertise — Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S

Evelyn Tribole is the co-creator of Intuitive Eating and author of 10 books, including the bestselling "Intuitive Eating" now in its 4th edition. She is an award-winning registered dietitian with a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California, specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and celiac disease.

Evelyn's strength lies in pioneering the Intuitive Eating framework that has become the foundation for eating disorder recovery worldwide. With over 200 studies validating the approach, she has trained over 2,400 Certified Intuitive Eating Counselors in 60 countries. Her evidence-based, weight-neutral model helps people heal their relationship with food while honoring their body's natural wisdom.

Her services include individual nutrition counseling, professional training for health practitioners, speaking engagements at national conferences, supervision and mentorship for other dietitians, and ongoing development of the Intuitive Eating methodology. She was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America and a national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Location: Newport Beach, CA with virtual options

Pricing model: Individual counseling sessions, professional training programs

Services: Individual nutrition therapy, Intuitive Eating training, professional education

For Intuitive Eating & ED Recovery — Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S

Elyse Resch is a nutrition therapist in private practice with over 40 years of experience, specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size. She is the co-creator of Intuitive Eating and co-author of multiple editions of the groundbreaking book, as well as author of "The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens."

Elyse's strength lies in her decades of clinical experience combined with her pioneering work in developing the Intuitive Eating approach. Her philosophy embraces the goal of reconnecting with one's internal wisdom about eating and developing body liberation, with the belief that all bodies deserve dignity and respect. She is a social justice advocate and works to make eating disorder treatment more inclusive.

Her services include individual nutrition therapy, eating disorder treatment, body image counseling, professional training and education, speaking engagements at national conferences, and ongoing development of Intuitive Eating resources. She is nationally known for helping patients break free from diet culture through the Intuitive Eating process.

Location: Beverly Hills, CA with virtual options

Pricing model: Individual therapy sessions, professional training

Services: Individual nutrition therapy, eating disorder treatment, professional education

For HAES-Informed ED Recovery — Haley Goodrich, RD, LDN, CEDS-S

Haley Goodrich is a registered dietitian and founder of INSPIRD Nutrition and Mental Health Counseling in Pittsburgh, PA. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and clinical director who is fiercely passionate about weight-inclusive, equitable healthcare for all, having dedicated her career to creating environments where clients can heal from disordered eating.

Haley's strength lies in her commitment to Health At Every Size principles and her experience working at various levels of eating disorder care. As someone who has navigated her own recovery journey, she brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her practice. She advocates for weight-inclusive healthcare through writing, speaking, and mentorship of other practitioners.

Her services include individual nutrition counseling and medical nutrition therapy for eating disorders, clinical supervision and business coaching for other dietitians, group therapy and education programs, speaking engagements and professional training, and comprehensive treatment planning with multidisciplinary teams. She specializes in disordered eating recovery from a HAES perspective.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA with virtual services available

Pricing model: Individual sessions, supervision packages, business coaching

Services: Individual nutrition therapy, clinical supervision, professional development, group programs

For Body Kindness & Weight-Inclusive Care — Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN, EP-C

Rebecca Scritchfield is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified exercise physiologist, and author of the book "Body Kindness: Transform your health from the inside out and never say diet again." She is the founder of Capitol Nutrition Group and host of the Body Kindness podcast, providing weight-inclusive counseling and education.

Rebecca's strength lies in her Body Kindness philosophy, which emphasizes making choices from a place of love and self-compassion rather than restriction and shame. Her approach rejects diet culture and the pervasive myth that better health requires weight loss, instead focusing on well-being practices that fit individual interests and values. She has influenced millions through her writing and media appearances.

Her services include individual nutrition counseling using Body Kindness principles, group programs and online courses, professional training and supervision for other dietitians, corporate wellness programs, speaking engagements and media work, and specialized support for those healing from diet culture and disordered eating patterns.

Location: Washington, DC with virtual options nationwide

Pricing model: Individual counseling, group programs, professional training packages

Services: Individual nutrition therapy, Body Kindness programs, professional supervision, corporate wellness

For Binge Eating Disorder & Business Development — Jennifer McGurk, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S

Jennifer McGurk is a registered dietitian nutritionist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist who founded both a group nutrition practice, Eat With Knowledge, and Pursuing Private Practice, a business education platform for dietitians. She specializes in binge eating disorder treatment and helping other professionals build weight-inclusive private practices.

Jennifer's strength lies in her clinical expertise in eating disorder treatment combined with her business acumen in helping other practitioners develop successful practices. She is passionate about weight-inclusive approaches and has extensive experience treating binge eating disorder, emotional eating, and disordered eating patterns. She also provides business coaching and education for healthcare professionals.

Her services include individual nutrition counseling for eating disorders and binge eating disorder, group nutrition programs, business coaching and supervision for other dietitians, online courses for both clients and professionals, speaking engagements and professional training, and comprehensive support for building intuitive eating practices.

Location: Nyack, NY with virtual services nationwide

Pricing model: Individual counseling, group programs, business coaching packages

Services: Individual nutrition therapy, group programs, business coaching, professional education

For Intuitive Eating & Non-Diet Approach — Cara Harbstreet, MS, RD, LD

Cara Harbstreet is a Kansas City-based registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor who founded Street Smart Nutrition. She is a nationally recognized food and nutrition expert, author of "Healthy Eating for Life: An Intuitive Eating Workbook," and specializes in intuitive eating and sports nutrition with a non-diet approach.

Cara's strength lies in her practical, evidence-based approach to helping people develop fearlessly nourishing relationships with food. Her work focuses on dismantling diet culture while providing practical tools for intuitive eating. She combines her background in sports nutrition with weight-inclusive approaches, making her uniquely qualified to work with athletes and active individuals who want to fuel their bodies without restriction.

Her services include individual nutrition counseling, sports nutrition consulting, intuitive eating education, nutrition communications and consulting, cookbook and educational content creation, and professional speaking engagements. She also provides practical resources for meal planning and cooking without diet culture restrictions.

Location: Kansas City, MO with virtual services available

Pricing model: Currently not accepting new individual clients, focus on communications work

Services: Nutrition communications, educational content, professional consulting, sports nutrition

For Intuitive Eating Recovery — Rachel Dodson, RDN

Rachel Dodson is a registered dietitian and non-diet specialist who is personally recovered from disordered eating. She works with teens and women suffering from eating disorders, disordered eating, and nutrition-related conditions, offering both professional expertise and lived experience in recovery.

Rachel's strength lies in her authentic understanding of recovery combined with her commitment to intuitive eating and Health At Every Size approaches. As someone who has walked the recovery journey herself, she helps clients quiet the noise of diet culture and eating disorder thoughts while rediscovering joy and freedom with food and their bodies.

Her services include virtual individual nutrition counseling across multiple states, eating disorder recovery coaching worldwide, family support and education, body image counseling, meal support and planning, and specialized programs for navigating recovery through different life seasons including pregnancy and postpartum.

Location: Virtual counseling in PA, NJ, MD, SC, DE, AL, FL; coaching worldwide

Pricing model: Individual sessions, coaching packages available

Services: Individual counseling, recovery coaching, family support, body image work

For Professional ED Training & Development — Sumner Brooks, RDN (EDRD Pro)

Sumner Brooks is a registered dietitian nutritionist and founder of EDRD Pro, an organization dedicated to bringing innovative eating disorder training to fellow dietitians and students through weight-inclusive and diversity-affirming models of care. She has been working in the eating disorder treatment space since 2009 and is co-author of "How to Raise an Intuitive Eater."

Sumner's strength lies in her commitment to ensuring accessible, top-quality training for dietitians in the eating disorder space. Her professional focus is on developing comprehensive educational programs that center weight-inclusive care and address the need for culturally competent eating disorder treatment. EDRD Pro has become a leading resource for professional development in this specialized field.

Her services include comprehensive professional training programs for dietitians, continuing education courses on eating disorder treatment, case consultation services, provider directory and networking, mentorship and supervision programs, and educational resources that promote evidence-based, inclusive approaches to eating disorder recovery.

Location: Portland, OR with virtual training programs nationwide

Pricing model: Professional membership, individual training courses, consultation services

Services: Professional education, training programs, case consultation, provider networking