Non-diet virtual dietitian care for Port Hope and Northumberland County, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callPort Hope is a small heritage town on the north shore of Lake Ontario, close enough to Toronto to feel connected and far enough that specialized care is rarely around the corner. I work with people across Northumberland County by video, so getting eating disorder support does not depend on who happens to practise near your postal code.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in Port Hope 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 Port Hope. 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 Port Hope 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 Port Hope and nearby communities including Cobourg, Welcome, and the lakeshore, 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.
Northumberland County does not have an eating disorder program of its own. The nearest specialized public clinic is the Eating Disorder Clinic at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, which sees children, adolescents and adults by physician or nurse practitioner referral, and the drive from Port Hope is close to an hour each way. For more intensive treatment, adults are usually sent further still, to programs in the Greater Toronto Area.
There is also the quieter problem of a small town. Port Hope is the kind of place where you might recognise the person behind you at the pharmacy, and where the idea of a local counsellor knowing your family can be enough to stop someone reaching out at all. Eating disorders already run on secrecy, and a community where everyone is a degree or two apart can make that harder.
Virtual care answers both of those at once. There is no waiting room in your own town to be seen in, no drive to Peterborough around work, and the person you meet is not part of your local circle. Sessions happen by secure video from wherever you feel private, and you can keep a hospital referral open at the same time if you have one.
The people who reach out from around here are a mixed group. Some are parents in Cobourg or Port Hope worried about a teenager whose eating has narrowed. Some are adults who have quietly dieted for decades and are tired of it. Some are not sure their eating is a problem at all and simply want to talk it through with someone who will not judge. All of that is a reasonable place to begin, and none of it requires a diagnosis first.
The approach here is non-diet and weight-inclusive, which matters if past help centred on the number on a scale. Lauren Hofstee is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, registration number 15869. If you would like to see the wider map first, there is a plain overview of what exists across Ontario.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in Port Hope or Northumberland County 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 Port Hope find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
A clear explanation of the HAES framework, what its principles actually say, and the two things people most often get wrong about it.
If you are nervous about your first dietitian appointment, here is exactly what happens. A conversation, not an interrogation, with no judgment and no weigh-in.
Binge eating is not a willpower problem. It usually grows from restriction, big emotions, and unmet needs. Here is a compassionate look at what actually drives it.
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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