Health at Every Size® Healthcare Provider Listing
Sammy Paulsen, MS, RD
(she/her)
Registered Dietitian
Thrive Nutrition Counseling, PLLC
Virtual,
Washington,
United States
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Takes Insurance
Sliding Scale Available
In-Network Insurance Companies:
- Regence BlueShield
- First Choice Health Network
- Premera BlueCross
- Aetna
- Lifewise
- United
Specialties & Areas of Focus:
- Eating disorders
- Disordered eating
- Weight-neutral medical nutrition therapy
- Non-diet nutrition education
Modalities & Theoretical Lenses:
- Intuitive Eating
- Health at Every Size
Age Groups Served:
- Teens (13-18 years old)
- Adults (18 years old and up)
- Older Adults (65+ years old)
- Teens (13-18 years old)
- Adults (18 years old and up)
- Older Adults (65+ years old)
Additional Populations Served & Allied Groups:
- LGBTQIA+
Languages Services Offered In:
- English
- English
My Philosophy of Care
I offer compassionate nutrition education and counseling for people seeking support with eating disorders, disordered eating, and non-diet approaches to health. I am passionate about helping clients break free from the cycle of chronic dieting, heal from disordered eating, make empowered food choices that support health, and decrease body shame. With a client-led approach, I practice from an anti-diet and weight-neutral perspective, incorporating concepts from Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size. I strive to build therapeutic relationships with clients that are grounded in trust, transparency, and mutual respect.
About Me & My Practice
I have been able to support adolescents and adults in their eating disorder recovery all levels of care and across eating disorder diagnoses. As an eating disorder registered dietitian, I help clients improve their health and quality of life by focusing on their relationships with food, body, and movement, NOT weight. It is very important to me that clients understand that they can pursue health-promoting behaviors without needing to pursue weight loss. It is also important to me that clients understand that their picture of health can be different from somebody else's.
Accessibility Considerations
At this time, I see clients via telehealth only.