Mental Health Nutrition
When we think about mental health, we often don’t think to consider nutrition. However, what we eat affects our mood, our energy and our ability to regulate our nervous system. In fact, what we ingest is the fundamental source of our life force energy. Self-care starts with nourishing our bodies with good healthy nutrients. Food is medicine. But, with our busy lives, it is difficult to change behaviors, and it can be overwhelming to even look at what we are eating as it can cause us to feel bad about ourselves for not doing better.
How Mental Health Nutrition Works
Mental Health Nutrition is not a separate program or service from therapy, rather it is offered as an adjunct for clients interested in maximizing their energy, mood and mental well-being through nutrition. Clients can opt into adding mental health nutrition as part of their psychotherapy. How it looks in session, is up to you. You get to guide the ship with how much or little you involve nutrition into your mental health toolbox.
WHO THIS APPROACH SUPPORTS
This work may be helpful if you’re navigating:
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- Feeling anxious, overwhelmed or on edge
- Running on empty or feeling burnt out
- Mood swings or irritability that don't make sense
- Low energy, brain fog, or trouble focusing
- High‑achieving patterns that lead to skipping meals or under-fueling
- Eating more or less when stressed, busy, or emotionally overloaded
- Curious about how your daily eating patterns affect how you feel
WHAT MENTAL HEALTH NUTRITION IS NOT
To stay aligned within my scope of practice, this service does not include:
- Medical nutrition therapy
- Diagnosing nutrient deficiencies
- Prescribing supplements
- Creating meal plans
- Treating eating disorders outside my scope
- Weight‑loss programs or restrictive approaches
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
I bring specialized training in the intersection of nutrition and mental health, including:
- Certified Mental Health & Nutrition Clinical Specialist (CMNCS) Training focused on the food–mood connection, nervous‑system‑informed nutrition education, and supporting clients in understanding how nourishment patterns influence emotional regulation.
- Precision Nutrition Level 1 (PN1) A behavior‑change‑oriented certification that emphasizes sustainable habits, body awareness, and supportive routines rather than prescriptive diets.
GETTING STARTED
If you’re curious about how food may be influencing your mood, stress, or energy, we can explore it together at a pace that feels right for you. You don’t need to prepare anything or make changes before we begin.
REQUEST A CONSULTATION
A brief phone consultation is often the best way to get a feel for whether we’re a good match. It gives me a chance to learn about your situation and gives you space to ask questions and sense whether my approach resonates with you.