Non-diet virtual dietitian care for Renfrew and the Ottawa Valley, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callRenfrew sits on the Bonnechere River in the Ottawa Valley, the gateway to Renfrew County about an hour west of Ottawa. For specialized eating disorder care, the county looks toward Ottawa and its regional adult program, which is a real drive and comes with a referral and a wait. I work with people across Renfrew and the Valley by secure video.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in Renfrew 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 Renfrew. 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 Renfrew 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 Renfrew and nearby communities including Arnprior, Cobden, Calabogie, Eganville, and Pembroke, as well as people right across Ontario. From town out across the Valley's rural townships, distance stops being the barrier when care is virtual. 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 Renfrew County, the specialized service is the Regional Centre for the Treatment of Eating Disorders at The Ottawa Hospital. It serves adults eighteen and over across eastern Ontario, with a small inpatient unit and a ten-week outpatient program of nutrition counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy.
The access limits are real for a rural county. It requires a physician or nurse practitioner referral, it is centred in Ottawa, and a place can take several months to open. For binge eating disorder specifically, the centre focuses on medication-based treatment rather than ongoing nutrition support.
That leaves a Valley adult whose difficulty is binge eating, chronic dieting, food anxiety, or body image facing a program that is far off, referral-gated, and not shaped around their situation, on top of the rural drive into the city.
A dietitian answers those gaps. Sessions happen by secure video from home in Renfrew, there is no referral and no age cap, and the approach is non-diet and weight-inclusive across the full range of eating concerns.
If you do reach the Ottawa program, a dietitian can work alongside it. If a spot is months away, this is somewhere to begin 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. You can also read what you can do while you wait for a program.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in Renfrew or the Ottawa Valley 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 Renfrew find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
Practical, gentle support you can start on now if you are stuck on a waitlist for a hospital program.
A non-diet look at binge eating support that does not start with more rules.
An honest look at the shape of recovery, so the road ahead feels a little less unknown.
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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