Non-diet virtual dietitian care for St. Marys and Perth County, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callSt. Marys is the Stonetown, built from local limestone where Trout Creek meets the Thames River in Perth County, a short drive from Stratford and about forty minutes from London. As part of Perth County, it falls inside London's regional adult eating disorder catchment, though that care still asks for a referral and a drive. I work with people across St. Marys by secure video.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in St. Marys 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 St. Marys. 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 St. Marys 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 St. Marys and nearby communities including Stratford, Mitchell, Kirkton, and Thorndale, as well as people right across Ontario. From the limestone downtown to the farms along the Thames, 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.
Perth County, which includes St. Marys, is inside the catchment of the Adult Eating Disorders Service at London Health Sciences Centre. It treats anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, and other diagnoses, and offers outpatient therapy along with a residential program.
The entry requirements are real. The service needs a physician referral with bloodwork and imaging done within a few months, and it is centred in London, so care means travelling there. For young people the pathway runs through London's children's hospital.
For a St. Marys adult whose struggle is binge eating, chronic dieting, food anxiety, or body image, or who is not ready to ask for a referral, the nearest specialized service can feel far off and hard to reach.
A dietitian asks for none of that. Sessions happen by secure video from home, there is no referral and no age cap, and the approach is non-diet and weight-inclusive across every kind of eating concern.
If you do reach the London program, a dietitian can work alongside it. If you are still deciding, this is a place to start without paperwork.
None of it comes with judgment, and you do not need a referral to begin. Lauren Hofstee is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, registration number 15869. If reading first helps, here is what eating disorder recovery support looks like.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in St. Marys or Perth 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 St. Marys find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
An honest look at the shape of recovery, so the road ahead feels a little less unknown.
The short answer is no, and here is what that means for reaching out directly.
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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