Non-diet virtual dietitian care for Hawkesbury and Prescott and Russell, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callHawkesbury sits on the Ottawa River at the eastern edge of Prescott-Russell, a largely French-speaking town where Ontario meets Quebec. For specialized eating disorder care, adults here look toward Ottawa, about an hour and a half west, where the regional program is based. I work with people across Hawkesbury and the surrounding area by secure video, in an approach that meets you where you are.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in Hawkesbury 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 Hawkesbury. 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 Hawkesbury 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 Hawkesbury and nearby communities including Vankleek Hill, L'Orignal, Alfred, and the Prescott-Russell area, as well as people right across Ontario. From the riverfront in town out across the eastern counties, care reaches you at home. 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 Hawkesbury, the specialized service is the Regional Centre for the Treatment of Eating Disorders at The Ottawa Hospital. It supports adults aged eighteen and over across Ottawa and eastern Ontario, with a small inpatient unit for severe cases and a ten-week outpatient program of nutrition counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy.
There are real limits worth knowing. It requires a referral from a physician or nurse practitioner, it is based in Ottawa, and a spot can take several months to open. For binge eating disorder in particular, the centre describes its role as focused on medication-based treatment rather than ongoing nutrition therapy.
So a Hawkesbury adult whose main struggle is binge eating, chronic dieting, food anxiety, or body image may find the nearest program both far away and not really built around the support they are looking for.
A dietitian fills that space. Sessions happen by secure video from home in Hawkesbury, there is no referral and no age cap, and the approach is non-diet and weight-inclusive, with steady attention to binge eating and the restrict-binge cycle that a medication-focused pathway does not offer.
If you do enter the Ottawa program, a dietitian can work alongside it. If you are waiting for a spot, this is support you can start on now.
None of it comes with judgment, and there is no referral to arrange first. Lauren Hofstee is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, registration number 15869. If it helps to read first, here is binge eating support.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in Hawkesbury or Prescott and Russell 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 Hawkesbury find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
A non-diet look at binge eating support that does not start with more rules.
Practical, gentle support you can start on now if you are stuck on a waitlist for a hospital program.
What online sessions actually feel like, and why they work as well as sitting in a clinic.
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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