Non-diet virtual dietitian care for Clarington and Durham Region, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callClarington sits at the eastern edge of Durham Region on the shore of Lake Ontario, bringing together Bowmanville, Courtice, Newcastle, and Orono. It is where the Greater Toronto Area starts to give way to Northumberland countryside, and specialized eating disorder care usually means travelling west into Durham or beyond. I work with people across Clarington by secure video, so non-diet support reaches you at home.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in Clarington 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 Clarington. 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 Clarington 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 Clarington and nearby communities including Bowmanville, Courtice, Newcastle, and Orono in east Durham, 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.
Durham Region sits within the Central East catchment served by Southlake Health in Newmarket, the regional leader for specialized eating disorder assessment and treatment. From Clarington, on the far eastern side of Durham, that program is a long way west.
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 by physician referral. The programs are built around that age range.
For adults over twenty-five in Clarington, there is no equally clear local door to walk through. People whose struggle is binge eating, chronic dieting, or anxiety around food, rather than a listed diagnosis, often find themselves outside the criteria too.
A dietitian carries no age cap and needs no referral. Sessions happen by secure video from anywhere in Clarington, and the approach is non-diet, weight-inclusive, and calm across the full range of eating concerns. Dietitian support can also sit alongside a program a younger family member has joined.
The first call is free, and there is no waitlist standing between you and a conversation. 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 binge eating support without the shame.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in Clarington or Durham 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 Clarington find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
Moving from tracking every number to eating based on trust and your body's own signals, at a pace that feels safe.
Moving from rigid food rules to quieter, more trustworthy decisions about what and when to eat.
Food guilt is learned, which means it can be unlearned. Here is a gentle way to begin.
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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