REGISTERED DIETITIAN | TORONTO CLINIC
Alissa (she/her) is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario. She earned a Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Food and Nutrition at Ryerson University, completed a Masters of Public Health in Dietetics at Memorial University of Newfoundland with an integrated internship with Eastern Health in St. John’s NL.
Alissa provides weight inclusive care that is based in the Health at Every Size (HAES ®) paradigm. She is dedicated to working in partnership with individuals along their journey of eating disorder recovery and healing from disordered eating. She is passionate about helping individuals replace judgement and restriction with curiosity and compassion.
Alissa has worked with a diverse range of individuals and has supported individuals who are working towards creating a balanced and healthy relationship with food and their body. She aims to work to meet the client where they are at with respect, honesty and compassion at the foreground. She supports clients by creating a safe space for them to tune into their inner wisdom, find self-compassion, and nourish their bodies to enhance their quality of life. Her goal is to work with clients to create change in their current routines that lead to a more nourishing, pleasurable and fulfilling life. She works in partnership with clients to reframe the concept of health, explore roadblocks, and adopt self care strategies that support all aspects of their well-being.
Alissa is trained in Motivational Interviewing along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques. These approaches allow her to work with client’s current needs, values, knowledge and readiness to change and support them along their journey to health and well-being.
She is a student for life and does her best with the knowledge that she has to be an ally for clients’ process of reclaiming their power and space in relation to food, eating and their body. She is a firm believer that we are not aiming to achieve perfection but to continuously grow and evolve in the process to live a vibrant, rich and meaningful life.
Alissa provides clinical services in English.
Alissa enjoys playing and being creative in the kitchen. She spends lots of time with her family and outdoors exploring nature with her dog, Bandit.