Nutritional Counseling
Helen T McCarthy, Ph.D.
Certified Nutrition Specialist and Licensed Nutritionist
Good nutrition when applied in conjunction with a consistent yoga practice is therapeutic and helps to maintain, restore, or move the body towards a healthy state.
Nutrition counseling is offered to those who wish to learn more about wholesome eating for themselves, and for those who may be experiencing physical problems that a specific nutritional intake may help to alleviate.
Nutrition counseling sessions follow the Medical Nutrition Therapy model that is directed towards meaningful outcomes. Examples of meaningful outcomes include: meeting a desired weight loss goal, lowering choleserol to a specified number, lowering glucose levels to fall within a specific range. Goals are determined and meal plans designed and negotiated from input of the client on their nutritional habits and eating preferences.
Services offered:
Minimum Basic Package of Nutritional Counseling includes an Initial Consultation and a follow-up session: (Total $180.00)
- Initial Consultation (1.5 hours)
- Client Assessment (collecting information)
- 24 hour recall and food frequency questionnaire
- Screening for dietary risks
- Setting health goals and prioritizing
- Follow-up (1 hour-1.5 hours)
- Review of computer analysis
- Reassess goals
- Modify or add recommendations
- Design meal plan
Extended Package of Nutritional Counseling Modules that are available following the completion of the minimum basic sessions
- Module 1 - Monitoring and reassessment of goals and meal plans as needs change. (45 min-1hr, $50.00/session)
- Module 2 - Computer assessment of 7-day diary of food intake with meal plan designed from results of analysis. Includes 2 sessions for $150.00.
- Session 1: Explanation of diary and instructions on how to keep the diary (30-45 minutes)
- Session 2: Explanation of computer analysis and adjustment or re-design of meal plan. (1-1.5 hours)
- Module 3 - Designing snacks that meet client needs and performing a computer analysis of nutrients. Fitting snacks into meal plan (1hour, $50.00)
- Module 4 - Learning to read food labels using clients preferred foods. (1 hour, $50.00)
No insurance coverage available
Payment is due at the time of the first session
Senior discount for nutritional counseling on any of the above packages - 15% (over 60)
Please give 24 hours notice if you cannot make an appointment otherwise payment for the missed session will be expected.
