Non-diet virtual dietitian care for Fort Erie and the Niagara Region, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callFort Erie sits at the far southeast corner of Niagara, where the Niagara River meets Lake Erie and the Peace Bridge crosses to Buffalo. It is one of the more distant Niagara towns from specialized care, with the regional program more than an hour away in Hamilton. That distance is exactly why virtual support matters here, and I work with people across Fort Erie by secure video.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in Fort Erie 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 Fort Erie. 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 Fort Erie 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 Fort Erie and nearby communities including Ridgeway, Crystal Beach, Stevensville, and Port Colborne, as well as people right across Ontario. From the riverfront to the Lake Erie beaches, the session comes to you rather than asking for the long drive up the QEW. You do not need to live near a clinic to get thoughtful, registered dietitian support. You can also browse every Ontario city served.
For adults in Fort Erie, the regional specialized service is the Eating Disorders Program at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. It is a real outpatient program for people aged sixteen and over who can work toward independent change, and for someone at the eastern edge of Niagara it also sits more than an hour up the highway.
That distance stacks on top of the usual limits. The program has no inpatient beds and advises that a dangerously low weight needs more intensive care through a physician. Young people under eighteen living at home in school are usually directed to the children's program at McMaster.
For a Fort Erie adult whose struggle is binge eating, chronic dieting, food anxiety, or body image, the nearest specialized program can feel both far away and not quite designed for them.
A dietitian removes the drive and the diagnosis gate. Sessions happen by secure video from home in Fort Erie, there is no referral and no age cap, and the approach is non-diet and weight-inclusive across every kind of eating concern.
If a family member does qualify for the Hamilton program, a dietitian can work alongside it toward the same goals. For everyone it cannot reach, this is simply a door that opens now.
None of it comes with judgment, and there is no wait to be told whether you fit. Lauren Hofstee is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, registration number 15869. If reading first helps, here is how virtual sessions work.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in Fort Erie or the Niagara 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 Fort Erie find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
What online sessions actually feel like, and why they work as well as sitting in a clinic.
Practical, gentle support you can start on now if you are stuck on a waitlist for a hospital program.
A clear breakdown of private dietitian fees and what shapes them in Ontario.
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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