Non-diet virtual dietitian care for Gananoque and the Thousand Islands, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callGananoque sits on the St. Lawrence River east of Kingston, the gateway town to the Thousand Islands where the water is dotted with granite and pine. It is a small tourism town whose residents look to Kingston for specialized care, which still means travel and a referral. I work with people across the Gananoque area by secure video, so calm, non-diet support reaches you at home.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in Gananoque 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 Gananoque. 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 Gananoque 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 Gananoque and nearby communities including Lansdowne, Rockport, Ivy Lea, and the Thousand Islands communities east of Kingston, 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 specialized adult program nearest Gananoque is the Adult Eating Disorders Program at Kingston Health Sciences Centre, on the Hotel Dieu Hospital site. It covers the South East region, which takes in Leeds and Grenville.
The program is for adults eighteen and older who meet the criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or other specified feeding or eating disorders, and it requires a physician or nurse practitioner referral with recent bloodwork and an ECG. The program notes a wait of roughly a month to the first call and several more weeks to assessment.
For a small community like Gananoque, that means both a drive into Kingston and a real wait, and it means people whose struggle is binge eating, food anxiety, or chronic dieting can fall outside the criteria entirely.
A dietitian sits outside those limits. No referral, no bloodwork, no age cap, and no travel, since sessions are by secure video. The approach is non-diet and weight-inclusive, and it can run alongside the hospital program or on its own.
The intro call is free, and it is a relaxed conversation rather than a screening. 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 intuitive eating actually means.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in Gananoque or the Thousand Islands 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 Gananoque find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
Intuitive eating is not a diet in disguise. Here is what it really is, and what it is not.
You do not need a perfect plan or a fresh Monday. Here is how to actually begin, one small step at a time.
Gentle nutrition is the part of intuitive eating people misunderstand most. Here is what it really means.
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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