Non-diet virtual dietitian care for Stouffville and York Region, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callWhitchurch-Stouffville sits on the eastern side of York Region, next to Markham and close to the Durham border, ringed by the farmland of the Oak Ridges Moraine. It is a fast-growing town whose residents commute in every direction, and specialized eating disorder care still tends to mean travelling to Newmarket. I work with people across Stouffville by secure video, so non-diet support does not add another commute.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in Stouffville 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 Stouffville. 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 Stouffville 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 Stouffville and nearby communities including Markham, Uxbridge, Ballantrae, Gormley, and the rest of Whitchurch-Stouffville in York Region, 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.
For eating disorders, York Region is served by Southlake Health in Newmarket, a regional leader for the wider Central East region. From Stouffville it is a real drive across York to reach it.
Southlake runs a Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program for ages thirteen to eighteen and a Young Adult Eating Disorders Program for ages eighteen to twenty-five, both by physician referral. The care ends at twenty-five.
That is where a lot of adults in Stouffville find themselves stuck. Over the age line, or living with binge eating, chronic dieting, or food anxiety that the program is not designed for, they are left without an obvious next step.
A dietitian is that next step, without the barriers. There is no age cap, no referral, and no travel, since sessions are by secure video. The approach is non-diet and weight-inclusive, and it holds the whole picture rather than a short list of diagnoses.
The intro call is free, and it is simply a chance to see if working together feels right. 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 a free intro call is actually like.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in Stouffville or York Region 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 Stouffville find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
Nervous about reaching out? Here is exactly what a first, no-pressure conversation actually involves.
An eating disorder dietitian does far more than hand out meal plans. Here is the real work.
Where a dietitian fits in recovery, and why food-focused support so often belongs alongside therapy.
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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