Get to know Emma
Emma believes everyone deserves to feel at home in their body and have a healthy relationship with food. She follows a non-diet, Health at Every Size approach. Through the principles of Intuitive Eating, as well as her yoga practice, Emma has experienced the power of a meaningful, positive relationship with the body.
Emma received her bachelor's degree in nutrition from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, and completed her dietetic internship at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Emma has experience treating both adult and teen clients with eating disorders at the Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient level of care. Emma takes a client-centered approach to nutrition counseling, taking care to integrate her client’s own values, goals, and motivations while working with them.
Emma also completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, India, and teaches classes as a Certified Yoga Teacher at her local studio. She understands how crucial embodiment and mind-body practices can be when exploring relationships to food and/or body.
Emma resides in Appleton, WI. Outside of work you can find her enjoying the outdoors, attending live music events, searching for the perfect thrift find, finding any opportunity to dance, and struggling to keep her plants alive.
Emma is an LGBTQ+ friendly care provider.
A holistic approach:
~Everyone deserves to feel at home in their body, and at peace in their mind.
~Food and movement are as much about quality of life and enjoyment as they are about health.
~Food and movement are only two aspects of health. Rest, social connection, emotional wellness, environmental & financial safety and security, ability to cope with stress, and spiritual fulfillment are just as important to our health and well-being.
~Health and well-being are more complex than the number on the scale.
~Healthy behaviors, lifestyle, and relationship to food and body will always be more important than body shape or size.
~With healing, change, and growth, the process can sometimes be more important than the outcome. Progress is never linear.
~In this field there will always be more to learn and endless opportunities to grow. I am prepared to be a humble, life-long learner to provide my patients with the care they deserve.
