Abbey is a dedicated registered dietitian passionate about helping others develop healthier relationships with food and their bodies. Utilizing the Health at Every Size framework, Abbey takes a non-diet, weight- and body-neutral approach to nutrition education and counseling. Abbey focuses on personalized, client-centered support and strives to create a warm, welcoming, compassionate space for her clients to share their stories, learn, and grow. She believes in taking small, realistic steps toward behavior change to achieve a sustainable and fulfilling lifestyle.
As a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Abbey takes a gentle nutrition approach to teaching clients how to respect their bodies’ needs while discovering the joys and pleasures of eating. She emphasizes that all foods can be part of a healthy lifestyle and encourages rejecting the diet mentality. Abbey is particularly interested in women’s health, including prenatal, postpartum, and PCOS nutrition, and has extensive experience with eating disorders, diabetes, digestive health, and chronic diseases.
Originally from The Good Life in Nebraska, Abbey is a lifelong fan of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Abbey earned her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her Master’s degree in Human Nutrition and Metabolism from the University of Minnesota. Following graduation, Abbey completed her dietetic internship at the University of Kansas Medical Center where she gained invaluable experience working in clinical nutrition and public health.
Outside of work, Abbey enjoys spending time with her husband watching favorites like Friends and The Office, cooking and baking, exploring local restaurants and coffee shops, traveling, incorporating joyful movement, reading good books, and cheering for the Cornhuskers and LSU Tigers.
Shelby is a registered and licensed dietitian with a deep passion for helping individuals cultivate a positive relationship with food, their bodies, and themselves. She utilizes a weight-neutral, client-centered, and evidence-based approach that emphasizes empowering clients to make choices that feel nourishing and sustainable, without shame, guilt, or pressure.
She has both her Masters of Science in Nutrition and Wellness with an emphasis in counseling, and Bachelors of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.
Shelby has previous experience in the long-term care setting in which she provided comprehensive nutrition therapy and care coordination to support young adults with significant psychosocial needs, as well as expertise in medical nutrition therapy for both acute and chronic conditions within the older adult population.
She is happy to work with any and all clients, and is especially interested in working with adults regarding the management of:
Whether you’re looking to improve your relationship with food, find peace in your body, or simply live a healthier life on your terms, Shelby is here to support you every step of the way. She will collaborate to create a personalized plan that prioritizes mental, emotional, and physical well-being and encourages everyone to come as they are. She brings empathy, expertise, and a deep commitment to patient-centered care and firmly believes every health journey is unique.
Nicole is a dedicated registered dietitian with a passion for helping clients embrace the joy of eating while achieving their health and wellness goals. A graduate of Johnson & Wales University, she holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in Baking & Pastry Arts and Culinary Nutrition, specializing in Clinical Nutrition and Food Research and Development. Nicole further honed her expertise through a dietetic internship at Tulane University in New Orleans. Over the years, she has taught both hands-on and virtual culinary nutrition classes, sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm for food.
With a diverse background in nutrition, Nicole has worked in culinary medicine, oncology, primary care, and disordered eating. She is a firm advocate for the Health at Every Size (HAES) approach, believing that food should bring joy, no matter one’s health goals. Nicole excels in creating a supportive and inclusive environment, tailoring her counseling to respect each client’s cultural background and learning style. She’s particularly skilled in working with neurodivergent individuals, helping them make food more approachable while reaching their personal goals.
Outside of her professional life, Nicole enjoys spending time with her many feline companions, cooking for loved ones, playing games, and exploring her love for nail art. She’s also a music enthusiast, balancing her enjoyment of quiet home time with attending events like Mardi Gras or concerts with family and friends. Despite her culinary training, Nicole’s favorite foods are humble and comforting—macaroni and cheese and tacos—showing that her love for food is as approachable as it is passionate. Her creativity and love for animals shine through in both her career and vibrant personal life.
Lauren Burkett, MEd, MS, RD, LDN is a registered dietitian who enjoys working with clients with a variety of disease states and supporting them in developing mindful eating habits and learning to recognize and honor their hunger cues through intuitive eating habits. She has a particular passion for working with clients struggling with gastrointestinal issues, including IBS/GERD/SIBO, diverticulitis/diverticulosis, fatty liver issues such as NAFLD/NASH, and low-fat diet post gallbladder removal. She also enjoys working with clients on challenges around emotional eating (with or without binge eating disorder), diabetes (with or without chronic kidney disease), and developing heart-healthy diets (for hypertension, high cholesterol, and/or heart disease).
Lauren believes that mental health is equally as important as physical health, and she supports her clients in developing behaviors that will assist them in both areas of their lives. She works with her clients to develop a more regular eating routine that works best with their lifestyle and allows them to get joy out of eating again. She takes great pleasure in providing individualized care to each of her clients. She guides them as they strive to reach their health and wellness goals. This supports them in having a more balanced lifestyle for years to come.
Lauren completed her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics with minors in Biology, Medical Humanities, and Sociology from the University of Delaware (UD). She also earned her Master of Education as a Nutrition Education Specialist through Framingham State University and a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Design from UD. Lauren completed her dietetic internship program through Virginia Tech and considers herself a learner and self-starter.
In her free time, Lauren loves to cook (her favorite meals are shrimp scampi and chicken à la King), paint on canvas, go to spin classes, and play with her two pet bunnies, Quinoa and Pancake, and four dogs, Eevee, Bruno, Twinkie, and Cloud!
Evie Copeland is a registered dietitian who enjoys building strong relationships with her clients and helping them to reshape their view and relationship with food and move towards long term goals. Evie uses a client centered approach with nutrition counseling, meeting clients half way and practices from a non-diet, all-inclusive food approach.
Evie has experience working with clients struggling with eating disorders, OCD behaviors around food, impulsive eating, disordered eating, diet culture myths, weight management and concerns, diabetes, and substance abuse. She believes in setting small, realistic lifestyle goals that help her clients to slowly work towards creating a stronger relationship with food and improving their long-term physical, mental, and emotional health.
Evie attended undergraduate school at Appalachian State University and received her Masters of Science in Nutrition at Meredith College. She completed her clinical training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and lived in Nashville, TN for several years after completing her program.
In her free time, Evie enjoys cooking and trying new recipes, running the greenway, and traveling with family and friends. Evie is also working towards obtaining her Certified Eating Disorder Specialist certification.
Jennifer is a registered dietitian who wholeheartedly believes one’s background and experiences should be celebrated every day and that cultural foods deserve a place at the table. She works from an anti-diet and weight-neutral perspective helping people reclaim their whole selves while shedding society’s views on nutrition and body image. Jennifer understands everyone’s definition of health is different and wants to help others find their definition. She creates an atmosphere where clients can be themselves and feel comfortable building upon the confidence she knows they already have within. She uses empathy and open conversations to guide the forming of gentle habits to incorporate into daily life while considering each individual’s ebbs and flows.
Jennifer attended the University of Illinois Chicago where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology. Upon graduation, she moved to Miami, Florida to become a personal trainer and manager at a fitness facility focusing on 1-on-1 and group classes specializing in strength training. She moved back to Chicago a few years later where she worked as a personal trainer for five years, with a focus on clients in the Latine/x community of which she is a member of. While training, she noticed a common thread among her clients – a strained relationship with their body image and eating their cultural foods. While Jennifer was able to relate to her client’s thoughts and feelings, she decided to go back to school to learn how to further lead them to make effective behavioral and mental changes.
She attended the University of Illinois Chicago where she received her Master of Science in Nutrition and completed her dietetic internship. She takes a cultural approach to clients’ nutritional needs. She makes space for clients to reclaim their cultural foods in session, so they are able to create meaningful connections through food outside of session. She also has experience providing nutrition education regarding blood sugar and cholesterol management.
Outside of working with clients, Jennifer enjoys cooking and baking with her husband, especially Mexican and Guatemalan dishes, playing with her dog and 4 cats, and loves to talk about skincare and curly hair routines!
Nikki is a registered and licensed dietitian who is passionate about helping each client find happiness through improving their relationship with food. She specializes in making complex concepts easy to understand in order to help clients challenge their beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors around food. She provides a nonjudgmental, open, and honest environment and enjoys incorporating lighthearted humor into her sessions as appropriate. She also enjoys working with, and learning about, neurodivergent individuals, including those with ADHD and Autism as well as hormone and nervous system regulation. To support her clients, Nikki believes in providing customizable care, including individual and group appointments, meal support, shopping assistance, and more.
Nikki teaches nutrition classes at a local Florida community college and, before joining Healthier Tomorrows, Nikki was the primary dietitian for the Orlando VA’s eating disorder interdisciplinary treatment team, where she developed program guidelines and worked with veterans at an intensive outpatient level of care, while also teaching an innovative intuitive eating class and seeing patients for chronic conditions and weight concerns using a non-diet approach.
Nikki attended Virginia Tech (Go Hokies!) and obtained dual degrees in nutrition and psychology. She completed her dietetic internship and earned her Master of Science of Nutrition at Bowling Green State University.
Outside of working with her clients, Nikki enjoys all forms of crafting and DIY, reading, adventuring with her husband and two young sons, and collecting magnets and crystals.
Amy is a registered dietitian with a life-long love of learning. She is caring and curious, and is always looking for opportunities to learn more about food, nutrition and her clients, and the ways in which she can help her clients make changes to support improved health! Amy believes that, at its core, food should be a fun and enjoyable part of life, and she strives to help her clients find balance, both in and out of the kitchen. She takes a root-cause approach to all health obstacles, and she takes pride in meeting her clients where they are, no matter their starting point. Amy believes that, in order to foster sustainable change, it’s important to understand the “why” behind a suggested change in addition to understanding the change itself. She encourages questions and approaches each client session as a collaboration, taking a conversational and easy-going approach while always maintaining an evidence-based foundation.
Amy has a long-standing passion for functional nutrition and regularly finds opportunities to increase her knowledge in this area, including through additional classes and trainings. Her goal when working with clients is to look at the true causes of various disease states, and then offer suggestions, guidance and support to help her clients make lasting change. Amy also has an interest in women’s health issues, including PCOS, endometriosis and fertility.
Amy received her B.S. in Marketing from Fordham University before pivoting to the world of food and nutrition. She earned her master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics from New York University, and completed her dietetic internship at James J. Peters VA Medical Center. During her clinical training, she gained hands-on experience working with a highly complex patient population, including counseling clients with diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and unintended weight loss (often working with clients with more than one complex health condition occurring at the same time).
When not talking about food, Amy enjoys reading, baking, yoga, hiking, traveling, and scouting out ceramic mugs from various street markets.
Kerry is a registered dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor who enjoys helping her clients find freedom with food. She is Health at Every Size aligned and uses the Intuitive Eating framework to guide her clients towards a more peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. She has a special interest in providing care to clients struggling with eating disorders and disordered eating. In addition, Kerry has years of experience working with clients to improve medical conditions such as diabetes, PCOS, hypertension (and more) using a “nutrition by addition” approach.
Kerry graduated from the University of Florida with her Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, and completed her dietetic internship at the James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Before joining Healthier Tomorrows, she worked with Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces on their journeys toward better health, in body, mind, and spirit. She also works as an assistant coach for a high school girls’ flag football team and is passionate about empowering young women to find enjoyment, satisfaction and self-confidence through athletics.
Outside of work, you can find her chasing her two young kids, doing DIY house projects, or attempting to write and illustrate a children’s book with her husband.
There are plenty of myths out there that can make the nutrition world feel overwhelming. Erica’s goal is to cut through the noise and provide clear guidance that helps her clients make informed and confident choices about their diet.
Erica believes in the power of food to bring people together, connect us to our cultures, and support our health. She believes that our food choices are deeply personal, so she is dedicated to creating a compassionate, welcoming, and safe environment in her sessions. She eagerly anticipates celebrating every victory with her clients and cheering them on as they pursue their goals. She is passionate about fostering sustainable changes that pave the way for lifelong health benefits and is dedicated to guiding her clients every step of the way.
During her pursuit of an advanced degree in nutrition, Erica strengthened her skills by teaching nutrition fundamentals and conducting cooking demonstrations at a family hospital in NYC. Erica is experienced in working with various health conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hormonal imbalances. She has additional interests in GI health, emotional eating, binge eating, and intuitive eating.
Erica earned her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition from New York University and completed her dietetic internship at the James J Peters VA Medical Center. There, she received training in diverse specialties such as endocrinology, cardiovascular health, autoimmune disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, oncology nutrition, and renal disease. Her work with patients facing complex medical conditions honed her skills in providing unique and comprehensive nutrition care. After graduation, Erica managed her own inpatient unit, further refining her expertise in counseling and the nutritional management of various conditions and diseases.
Outside of her professional life, Erica is a passionate foodie who delights in trying new recipes from different cultures and exploring unique restaurants in NYC. Her interests also include gardening, running, fashion, and losing track of time in a good book.