Judgement-Free Nutrition Support to Help You Thrive.

Empowering You to Grow Beyond Food Stress

Rooted in science and compassion, I offer an intuitive approach to healing from stress due to body image, eating disorders, diets, or disordered eating habits.

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Individual Nutrition Counseling

A personalized, judgment-free space to explore your relationship with food and body. Whether you're navigating eating disorder recovery, struggling with food rules, or seeking intuitive eating guidance, I provide compassionate, evidence-based nutrition support. Sessions are tailored to your unique needs, helping you build sustainable habits without diets, guilt, or restriction.

What to Expect:
✔️ One-on-one virtual or in-person sessions
✔️ Collaborative goal-setting and practical nutrition strategies
✔️ Intuitive eating and mindful eating guidance
✔️ Support for body image healing
✔️ Meal planning without rigidity

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Meal Support Sessions

Mealtime can feel overwhelming when healing your relationship with food. My meal support sessions provide real-time guidance and encouragement to help you navigate anxiety, food rules, and portioning challenges. Whether you need support eating a full meal, working through fear foods, or just want a compassionate presence, I’m here to make eating feel safer.

What to Expect:
✔️ Virtual or in-person meal support
✔️ Guided coaching to navigate anxiety around food
✔️ Exposure therapy for fear foods
✔️ A structured but flexible approach to balanced meals

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Body Image Support & Counseling

Struggling with body image? You’re not alone. This service offers a safe space to explore body image concerns while developing a more compassionate, neutral, or positive view of your body. My goal isn’t to force you to love your body overnight—it’s to help you find peace with the body you have today.

What to Expect:
✔️ Tools for reframing negative body thoughts
✔️ Breaking free from body-checking behaviors
✔️ Compassion-based strategies to improve body acceptance
✔️ Support for navigating body changes

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Intuitive Eating Coaching

Ditch diet culture and learn how to trust your body’s cues with intuitive eating. Through one-on-one coaching, I help you reconnect with hunger, fullness, and satisfaction—no more food guilt, binge cycles, or restrictive eating. Instead of food rules, we will focus on flexibility, enjoyment, and nourishment.

What to Expect:
✔️ Breaking free from food rules & diet mentality
✔️ Learning to trust hunger & fullness cues
✔️ Understanding emotional vs. physical hunger
✔️ Gentle nutrition for long-term well-being

Curious if you are already an intuitive eater? Take our free intuitive eating quiz to find out.

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Family & Caregiver Nutrition Support

If you’re supporting a loved one in eating disorder recovery or struggling with how to foster a healthy food environment at home, I offer family and caregiver nutrition counseling. Learn how to provide compassionate, non-restrictive food support while maintaining a healthy relationship with food yourself.

What to Expect:
✔️ Guidance for parents & partners of those in recovery
✔️ How to create a diet-culture-free home environment
✔️ Strategies for meal support & positive food language
✔️ Nutrition education for growing children & teens

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Grocery Store & Meal Planning Guidance

Struggling with what to buy, how to plan meals, or feeling overwhelmed at the grocery store? I offer step-by-step support to help you create a balanced, stress-free approach to grocery shopping and meal planning. Learn how to meal prep with flexibility, create nourishing meals without strict rules, and navigate the grocery store without food anxiety.

What to Expect:
✔️ Grocery store tours & personalized food recommendations
✔️ Creating flexible, balanced meal plans
✔️ How to build meals without rigid tracking
✔️ Support for navigating food fear in grocery shopping

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Nutrition Counseling for Athletes

A supportive, individualized space for athletes navigating food, performance, and body image. Whether you’re working toward recovery or seeking to prevent disordered eating patterns, I provide compassionate, evidence-based nutrition care tailored to the unique demands of athletic life. Together, we’ll fuel your sport while fostering a positive, sustainable relationship with food and your body.

What to Expect:
✔️ One-on-one virtual or in-person sessions
✔️ Nutrition strategies that support performance, recovery, and overall well-being
✔️ Guidance on fueling without restriction or rigidity
✔️ Support for body image and identity in sport
✔️ Collaboration with your care team (coaches, therapists, doctors) when needed

FAQs

  • At Beyond Nutrition Counseling, we believe health is about so much more than numbers on a scale or rigid food rules. As a dietitian who practices through the lens of Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size®, I’m here to help you reconnect with your body, unlearn harmful food beliefs, and support your physical and emotional well-being — without judgment or restriction.

    Whether you’re healing from disordered eating, navigating the pressures of athletic performance, or simply wanting to feel more at peace with food, I’ll work with you to define your version of health. Together, we’ll explore personalized, sustainable strategies that align with your values, support your goals, and honor the full context of your life.

  • During your initial session, the dietitian will conduct a comprehensive assessment of your medical history, dietary habits, lifestyle, and health goals. This information helps in crafting a personalized nutrition plan. The session is also an opportunity for you to ask questions, discuss concerns, and set realistic, achievable objectives with your dietitian's guidance.

  • At this time, all clients are private pay. I accept credit cards, Health Savings Accounts (HSA), and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) at the time of service.

  • Michigan insurance companies do not cover dietitian services in-network, so I am unable to bill them directly. However, I can provide a Superbill for you to submit for reimbursement if your insurance covers some nutrition services.

  • I offer sliding scale payments through Project HEAL for clients who are unable to pay the full price for services. Let’s discuss your financial situation and work to accommodate your needs.

Client Reviews

  • Kimmy M.

    “Emily is kind, passionate and incredibly knowledgeable. She is wonderful at her craft!”

  • Jamie B.

    “Emily is the best! Being on a gluten free, dairy free, low FODMAP diet for medical reasons is incredibly hard. Doing it all while still trying to maintain a positive relationship with food is even harder. Emily made it so much easier to have a nutritionally balanced diet all while improving my relationship with food!"

  • Liz H.

    “Emily Compton did a very good job at creating a safe environment and helped me feel better about my nutrition. She is a lovely person to be around and I would highly recommend her for anyone who wants/needs a healthy and stable guide in nutrition! I have consistently felt better throughout our sessions and I applaud her for all that she has done to help me.”

  • Yolanda U.

    “My daughter was in her freshman year of college and came home that fall horribly under weight due to her anorexia. Within 2 months of working with Emily from Beyond Nutrition Counseling she gained 20 lbs. My daughter continued to work with her until she was able to plan her own meals and maintain a steady healthy weight. We are so very grateful! She's kind, understanding and non-judgemental."

  • Anna S.

    “Emily helped me unpack a lot of lifelong issues I’ve been carrying around! Each session presented something new that led me to question my old relationship with food. In addition, I learned so much more than I ever thought possible about the real science behind weight loss, exercise, and dieting. Her program completely reframed my way of thinking. Totally life-changing!”

Ready to start your new relationship with food?