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Sustainable Nutrition for Lifelong Wellness®
Specialized Eating Disorder Recovery and Intuitive Eating
Nutrition Counseling for Teens and Adults
If you've landed here, maybe you are finding your way back to food, or searching for the right support for someone you love. Either way, you're in the right place. We know how hard it is to take this step, and we don't take that lightly. Aterra Nutrition® offers compassionate, evidence-based nutrition counseling for eating disorder recovery and Intuitive Eating. This is important and serious work, and we treat it that way.
Serving DC, MD, VA, MI & NJ — virtually.
To the person struggling:
Thank you for being here. We know it's hard and scary to get help, and you don't have to have it figured out to reach out for help. You don't have to be at rock bottom, or "sick enough", to deserve care. You don't have to be ready for recovery in the way you think ready is supposed to look. You just have to be here, and that's enough to start. We're glad you found us.
To the parent or caregiver:
Watching someone you love struggle with food is one of the hardest things there is. You may feel unsure of what to say to them, or how to help. You might be scared, exhausted, and quietly holding it together for everyone else. You don't have to have it figured out either. We understand, and we're here for you too.
Who we work with
We specialize in outpatient eating disorder (ED) recovery and Intuitive Eating counseling for teens and adults. Our work is grounded in Health at Every Size® (HAES®) and a non-diet philosophy that is grounded in who you are, not what you're struggling with.
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Teens and adults across all eating disorder diagnoses
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Individuals healing a complicated or painful relationship with food
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Families and support people of those in eating disorder recovery
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Those who are done with diet culture and ready for something different
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How we work
We practice from a non-diet, weight-inclusive, and trauma-informed perspective. We work alongside your existing care team (therapists, psychiatrists, physicians, and your support people) because recovery takes a village, and we want to be a meaningful part of yours. We provide honest care for the long road back to a guilt-free, nourishing relationship with food.
Grounded in something real
Aterra comes from "a terra", a phrase from Cristina's Italian heritage meaning grounded, down-to-earth. Recovery isn't about becoming a different person or reaching some idealized version of health and wellness. It's about coming back to yourself and to the life that's been waiting for you. That's what we're here for — sustainable nutrition for lifelong wellness.
Concierge nutrition care
Support in recovery doesn't just pause between sessions.
Every Aterra client receives concierge-level care. Not as a one-size-fits-all package, but as a personalized tier of support that is tailored to what you actually need and priced to reflect that.
We know that the hard moments don't schedule themselves around your next appointment. Concierge care means direct access to your registered dietitian between sessions. It means your care is consistent, personal, and never handed off. It means that when something comes up — whether it's a hard meal, a difficult day, or a question that can't wait — your dietitian is reachable. Not a just portal or a patient line, but Your Dietitian.
The space between sessions matters as much as the sessions themselves. We built our practice around that belief and our concierge tiers are designed so that the right level of support is accessible to you, whatever that looks like.
