Sports Nutrition Counseling

Non-Diet Support for Athletes and Performance

Nutrition Counseling for Athletics

Whether you are training for competition, trying to keep up with a demanding schedule, or simply wanting to feel stronger and more supported in your movement, sports nutrition counseling can help.

We offer individualized sports nutrition counseling that considers the full picture: performance, recovery, energy needs, health concerns, lifestyle, and your relationship with food and body. Our approach is practical, collaborative, and non-diet. We help athletes and active individuals fuel in a way that supports both performance and wellbeing, without relying on rigid rules, shame, or all-or-nothing thinking.

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Individualized support that helps you meet the nutritional demands of training, movement, competition, and recovery.

Why Work with a Registered Dietitian for Sports Nutrition

There is a lot of sports nutrition advice online, but much of it is oversimplified, overly rigid, or not tailored to your body, sport, schedule, and needs.

Working with a registered dietitian can help you understand what your body needs, what is actually evidence-based, and how to make fueling work in real life. We help athletes build nutrition habits that support both performance and a more sustainable relationship with food.

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Athlete Nutrition support from a registered dietitian nutritionist

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

Harvard Pilgrim nutritionist
aetna nutrition counseling
martins point dietitian
Blue cross blue shield nutrition counseling
community health options dietitian
medicare dietitian
humana nutrition counseling maine
cigna dietitian nutritionist
united healthcare nutrition

Our work is rooted in compassion, collaboration, and respect for your lived experience. We take a weight-inclusive, individualized approach to sports nutrition. That means we do not assume that better performance comes from shrinking your body. We do not rely on fear, food rules, or pressure. And we do not treat every athlete the same. Sports nutrition counseling can support:

Our Approach to Athlete Nutrition

Fueling for Performance

We help you better understand how carbohydrates, protein, fat, hydration, and overall intake work together to support training, competition, and day-to-day energy.

We can help you figure out what to eat before practice, games, lifts, runs, or workouts, and how to support recovery afterward in a way that feels realistic.

Pre- and post-workout nutrition

Nutrition counseling can help address the impact of not meeting the body’s energy needs. This may include support around performance decline, menstrual changes, stress injuries, or other signs that the body is not getting enough.

Low Energy Availability and RED-S

Busy schedules and real-life logistics

A lot of athletes are trying to juggle school, work, commuting, practice, travel, and life. We help create fueling strategies that actually work in the context of your real routine.

  • "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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Interactive map linking to CV Wellbeing nutrition counseling pages for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Looking for support with something else?

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • A sports dietitian helps athletes and active individuals fuel for performance, recovery, endurance, strength, hydration, and overall wellbeing. Support may also include meal timing, GI concerns, underfueling, and RED-S.

  • No. Sports nutrition counseling can be helpful for competitive athletes, recreational athletes, and active individuals who want support around fueling, recovery, and consistent nourishment

  • Yes. Many athletes unintentionally underfuel, especially when life is busy or hunger cues are hard to recognize. Counseling can help identify gaps and build realistic strategies for getting enough in.

  • Yes. We understand that sports nutrition and eating disorder recovery can overlap. We support athletes in a way that protects both performance and their relationship with food and body.

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

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