Non-diet virtual dietitian care for Uxbridge and the north of Durham Region, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callUxbridge sits in the north of Durham Region among the rolling hills and forests of the Oak Ridges Moraine, calling itself the Trail Capital of Canada. It is a small town surrounded by countryside, where specialized eating disorder care has always meant driving to a larger centre. I work with people across the Uxbridge area by secure video, so support that is gentle and non-diet comes to you rather than the other way around.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in Uxbridge 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 Uxbridge. 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 Uxbridge 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 Uxbridge and nearby communities including Port Perry, Goodwood, Sunderland, Zephyr, and the trails of the Oak Ridges Moraine, 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.
North Durham falls within the Central East catchment served by Southlake Health in Newmarket, the region's specialized eating disorder program. From a rural township like Uxbridge, it is a meaningful drive to reach.
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 accessed by physician referral. Care is organized around those ages.
For an adult in Uxbridge over twenty-five, that leaves distance and eligibility stacked on top of each other. The same is true for anyone whose eating struggle looks like binge eating, restriction, or food anxiety rather than one of the program's diagnoses.
A dietitian removes both hurdles. There is no age cap and no referral, and sessions are by secure video, so the trails stay for walking rather than for the drive to an appointment. The approach is non-diet, weight-inclusive, and open across the whole range of concerns.
The intro call is free, and there is nothing you need to sort out before you book it. 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 support for body image and body checking.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in Uxbridge or the north of Durham 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 Uxbridge find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
Body image is not really about your body. Here is a warm, non-diet look at what actually helps it shift.
A middle ground between hating your body and forcing yourself to love it, and why it can feel like relief.
What body checking is, why it pulls at you, and how to ease away from it gently rather than all at once.
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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