Support for weight-inclusive clinicians when sessions stop feeling straightforward
You became a dietitian because you care deeply about helping people heal their relationship with food and their bodies.
But at some point, sessions can start to feel harder to hold. Not because you don’t know enough, but because the work is more complex than any framework alone.
Maybe that looks like:
- Conversations circling food plans while something deeper goes untouched
- Moments where a client asks about weight loss and you feel yourself freeze or default
- A sense that you’re technically doing things “right,” but leaving sessions unsettled
- Thinking, “I wish I had a place to talk this through with someone who really gets it.”
If that resonates, you’re not behind.
You’re encountering the limits of doing this work alone.
Why Supervision (& Why Now)
Most dietitians are taught what to say.
Very few are supported in how to be with clients when things get nuanced, charged, or emotionally alive.
Supervision isn’t about fixing you or giving you better scripts.
It’s about having a space to:
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Slow sessions down instead of managing them away
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Understand what’s happening between you and your client
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Work with resistance, ambivalence, and weight-loss requests without abandoning your values
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Build confidence that comes from integration, not performance
Supervision becomes especially supportive when:
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The “formulas” you learned stop working the way they used to
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You’re practicing weight-inclusive care inside a weight-focused system
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You want to stay ethical and human in the room
What Supervision With Me Actually Looks Like
In our work together, we focus less on “doing more” and more on seeing clearly.
Together, we:
- Work through real client sessions that felt sticky, confusing, or unfinished
- Slow down moments where you froze, defaulted to old scripts, or second-guessed yourself
- Notice recurring themes in your work (with food, weight, authority, resistance, boundaries)
- Build confidence responding to weight-loss questions without abandoning your values
- Practice staying present when sessions feel tense, emotional, or uncertain
- Strengthen your ability to hold nuance instead of rushing to “fix” or educate
Many supervisees tell me they start to feel:
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More grounded in sessions
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Less reliant on scripts or over-preparing
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Clearer about their clinical identity
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More at ease naming boundaries and values
Not because sessions get easier, but because you’re not holding them alone anymore.
Who This Tends to Be a Good Fit For
I work with dietitians who:
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Are early-career or mid-career and practicing (or moving toward) weight-inclusive care
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Feel aligned with body liberation values but struggle to embody them consistently in sessions
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Are tired of surface-level mentorship or purely skills-based advice
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Want to be challenged and supported with care
Supervision with me is likely not a fit if you’re looking for:
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A script for every client
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Step-by-step behavioral protocols
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Supervision that avoids discomfort, power, or bias
Not Sure if Supervision
is the Right Next Step Yet?
That’s common, and expected.
Many clinicians aren’t asking, “Do I want supervision?”
They’re asking:
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Is this overkill?
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Am I struggling enough to justify this?
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Is this for people more advanced than me?
If you’re unsure, a good place to start is getting a feel for how I think and work.
This isn’t a script.
It’s a way of orienting to sessions that emphasizes presence, process, and relationship.
"Heather is a wealth of knowledge. She was able to speak to all the questions I brought to session and more. She helped me feel comfortable being vulnerable. I didn't feel judged or talked down to.”
-Karlie Abrams, RD and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor
"I thoroughly enjoyed my supervision with Heather. She provided great insight into a challenging client as well as suggestions for next steps in deepening my eating disorder training to become a better clinician for my clients. I would highly recommend meeting with Heather for your supervision needs!”
-Jessica M. Kelly, RDN, LDN Owner, Founder, and Lead Nutrition Therapist, Nutrition That Heals
"Heather brings decades of experience counseling women in the intuitive eating and disordered eating space, and her expertise is unparalleled. Her calm and reassuring presence creates a safe and supportive environment for those she works with, while her ability to simplify big decisions, makes learning from her both accessible and empowering. Heather has a unique gift for instilling confidence in her clients, helping them believe that meaningful change is not only possible but within their reach. I have no doubt that she will bring the same skill, compassion, and professionalism to her work with dietitians as she has to her counseling practice.”
-Jessica Corwin, MPH, RDN
"Heather created such a safe space—nonjudgmental, thoughtful, and supportive. She asked great questions, reflected things back in a way that made me feel seen, and offered practical insights I could immediately bring into my work. I left the session feeling more anchored in my values and better equipped to support my clients.”
Hi, I'm Heather...
I didn’t always feel grounded in sessions.
Earlier in my career, I relied heavily on education and “doing it right,” while quietly avoiding conversations that felt too charged or uncertain.
Supervision gave me a place to think out loud, to be challenged with care, and to grow into a more integrated, values-led clinician.
Now, I offer that same kind of space to other dietitians. If you’re feeling a quiet pull toward supervision, we can talk.
You don’t need to be in crisis.
You don’t need to justify anything.
You just need curiosity about what it would feel like to have support.
