Non-diet virtual dietitian care for Aurora and York Region, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callAurora sits in the middle of York Region on Yonge Street, between Newmarket and Richmond Hill. It is well connected and close to Southlake in Newmarket, yet many adults here still find that specialized eating disorder care is harder to access than the map suggests. I work with people across Aurora by secure video, so non-diet support fits around commutes and busy family schedules.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in Aurora can access specialized nutrition counselling without travelling to a clinic, while still working with someone registered with the College of Dietitians of Ontario.
You may be looking for general nutrition advice, but many people land here because food has become louder than they want it to be. You might be dealing with restriction, binge eating, guilt after eating, fear foods, body checking, or feeling unsure whether your eating is serious enough to deserve support. It is enough to start a conversation.
What nutrition counselling can look like when recovery needs to feel steady, collaborative, and safe.
A gentle, private self-reflection tool if you are not sure what to call what is happening.
How private dietitian fees and extended health receipts usually work in Ontario.
Book a free, no-pressure intro call. We talk through what brought you here and what you are hoping for.
Sessions happen by secure video from wherever you are in Aurora. Nothing to prepare, nothing to weigh.
We work at your pace toward a calmer, steadier relationship with food and your body.
Every person who reaches out is met where they are. These are the main reasons people in Aurora and across Ontario look for this kind of care:
Nutrition support for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID, orthorexia, and eating that feels frightening or out of control.
Compassionate, weight-inclusive care when food, exercise, rules, guilt, or body image have started to take over.
A non-diet approach to binge eating, emotional eating, and the restrict-binge cycle, without shame or more rules.
Gentle support for food anxiety, fear foods, avoidance, and the slow work of feeling safer around eating.
Help for chronic dieting, body checking, food guilt, and rebuilding trust with your body at a steadier pace.
Work with a Registered Dietitian online from anywhere in Ontario, with receipts for extended health reimbursement.
Because care is virtual, I work with clients in Aurora and nearby communities including Newmarket, Richmond Hill, King, and Oak Ridges in central York Region, as well as people right across Ontario. You do not need to live near a clinic to get thoughtful, registered dietitian support. You can also browse every Ontario city served.
The regional eating disorder program for York is at Southlake Health in Newmarket, just up Yonge Street from Aurora. It is a recognized regional leader, which makes its age boundaries all the more noticeable when you fall outside them.
Southlake offers a Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program for ages thirteen to eighteen and a Young Adult Eating Disorders Program for ages eighteen to twenty-five. Both require a physician referral and both stop at twenty-five.
An adult in Aurora who is past that age can live minutes from the program and still have no clear way in. So can someone whose struggle is binge eating, emotional eating, or chronic dieting rather than one of the diagnoses the program is built to treat.
A dietitian works without an age cap or a referral. Care is virtual, the approach is weight-inclusive and judgment free, and it covers the whole range, from fear foods to body image to simply eating enough. It can also run alongside the Southlake program for a younger family member.
The first conversation is free, and you never need to prove your struggle is serious enough. Lauren Hofstee is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, registration number 15869. If it helps to read first, here is more on what seeing a dietitian costs in Ontario.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in Aurora or York Region by secure video. You get the same individual, professional care as an in-person visit, without the commute or waiting room.
No referral is needed. You can reach out directly to book a free, no-pressure introductory call. Physicians and other clinicians are also welcome to refer a patient through the online referral form.
Lauren supports people with eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, binge eating, restriction, chronic dieting, food anxiety, body image concerns, intuitive eating, digestion, energy, and general wellbeing. The approach is non-diet, weight-inclusive, and free of judgment.
Book a free intro call. It is a relaxed conversation to see if working together feels right, with nothing you need to prepare beforehand.
Some of the writing people in Aurora find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
A clear breakdown of what dietitian sessions cost in Canada and what shapes the price.
How dietitian coverage usually works through workplace benefits and health spending accounts.
Ontario dietitian fees can count as eligible medical expenses. Here is how that works.
Reaching out is often the hardest part. The intro call is free, and there is no pressure to continue.
Book a free intro callPrefer to talk? Call (226) 407-8455
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