Gentle non-diet support To Rebuild Trust with Your Body

Intuitive Eating Nutrition Counseling

Intuitive Eating nutritionists counseling

If you’re tired of food rules, second-guessing yourself around eating, or feeling like nutrition has become more stressful than supportive, intuitive eating counseling can help.

We offer intuitive eating counseling from a weight-inclusive, non-diet perspective. Our registered dietitians help clients move away from shame, rigidity, and all-or-nothing thinking and toward a more sustainable, compassionate relationship with food and body.

Whether you are healing from chronic dieting, struggling with body image, feeling stuck in guilt around food, or wanting support that feels less rigid and more human, we’ll meet you where you are.

What is Intuitive Eating?

Intuitive eating is a framework that helps you reconnect with your body’s internal cues while unlearning the pressure, fear, and outside noise that so often shape eating. It is not “eat whatever, whenever” without care or support. It is not the opposite of nutrition. And it is not about perfection. Instead, intuitive eating is about building a more trusting relationship with food, honoring your body’s needs, and making room for nutrition in a way that feels realistic, flexible, and supportive of your life.

We integrate intuitive eating with evidence-based nutrition counseling. That means we can help you explore gentle structure, practical nourishment, medical nutrition needs, and behavior change without falling back into diet culture.

Why Work with a Registered Dietitian for Intuitive Eating

There is a lot of messaging online about intuitive eating, but not all of it is nuanced or supportive. Working with a registered dietitian can help you sort through what applies to your situation, especially if you are also navigating a medical condition, eating disorder recovery, confusing hunger cues, or a long history of food stress.

Our dietitians bring together evidence-based nutrition care and a compassionate, non-diet philosophy so support feels both grounded and humane.

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Intuitive Eating nutrition counseling

We’re in-network with most major insurance plans.

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Our Approach to Intuitive Eating

Our work is rooted in compassion, collaboration, and respect for your lived experience. We know that eating does not happen in a vacuum. Your relationship with food may be shaped by past dieting, health concerns, trauma, neurodivergence, family messages, stress, identity, culture, access, and life demands. That is why our counseling is never one-size-fits-all. When you work with a CV Wellbeing dietitian, support may include:

Exploring food rules

We help you notice the beliefs, fears, and pressures that may be driving eating decisions, so you can begin to respond from a more grounded place.

Rebuilding trust with your body

Many people come to intuitive eating feeling disconnected from hunger, fullness, and satisfaction. We help you tune back in gently, without judgment.

Finding practical nourishment

We help you notice the beliefs, fears, and pressures that may be driving eating decisions, so you can begin to respond from a more grounded place.

Offering individualized care

Some clients want support in healing from dieting. Others are navigating recovery, GI concerns, or another health condition. We tailor care to your goals and needs.

  • "The best dietitian that I have ever worked with."

    “Because of Carolyn, this is the first time in my 15-year battle with anorexia nervosa that I’ve decided to truly work on recovery.”

  • "Carolyn is amazing."

    “She has changed my worldview. I am indebted to her for her patience, constant encouragement, and grace. Thank you for being so amazing!”

  • "I can't say enough good things about the care I have received."

    “I never feel judged and leave every session with a renewed determination to stay committed to recovery. I am so grateful for the help I have received!”

  • "I am beyond grateful for the time I have been able to work with this team."

    “CV Wellbeing is a fantastic, body and weight inclusive, business that strives to better their clients with a compassionate and knowledgeable nutritionist.”

  • "Absolutely thrilled with CV Wellbeing's responsiveness and professionalism."

    “Especially Janet’s approach, expertise, and communication style. I look forward to our meetings and find the work insightful and impactful far beyond any number on the scale. Working with CV Wellbeing is one of the best and most important decisions I made this year.”

  • "There are no words to express my gratitude towards this group of women."

    “If you are even just considering recovery from an eating disorder or just darn sick of diet culture and silly food ‘rules’ you hear about in the media, these women have got your back. I work with Carolyn, who is one of the sweetest and strongest humans on this earth. After 15 years of struggle, she has been the only healthcare provider that has been able to help me put my whole heart into recovery.”

  • "Carolyn, Kristin, and the CV Wellbeing team are lifesavers!"

    “Their kindness, gentleness, and caring are unmatched. They are Health at Every Size, Trauma, and Eating Disorder informed, and their collective knowledge abounds. As providers, they go the extra mile while also empowering the individual. They provide the full supportive experience. Don't look any further - you have found the right place!”

  • "This program was very helpful."

    “I’m learning to love myself and make healthier and more positive changes in order to feel better.”

Our dietitians serve multiple states in New England.

Our registered dietitian nutritionists are available in-person in Gorham, South Portland, and Portsmouth, and via telehealth across Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

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Looking for support with something else?

Intuitive Eating is just one of the ways we support clients at CV Wellbeing. Our dietitians also work with eating disorders, sports nutrition, diabetes, GI concerns, body image, pediatric nutrition, and more.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Intuitive eating counseling is nutrition support that helps you reconnect with your body’s cues, challenge food rules, reduce guilt around eating, and build a more peaceful relationship with food.

  • No. Intuitive eating includes flexibility, satisfaction, and body trust, but it can also include structure, nutrition support, and practical care. It is not about ignoring your body or your health.

  • Yes. Intuitive eating can be adapted to support people with health concerns while still reducing fear, rigidity, and shame around food.

  • CV Wellbeing offers in-person counseling in Gorham and South Portland, as well as virtual sessions across Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Wherever you are in your journey, we’ll meet you there.

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