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!
Summer is a registered dietitian who enjoys working alongside clients on their individual health journeys and guiding them to a positive and sustainable relationship with food and body image. Her work focuses on targeting ineffective behaviors and beliefs about food and body using Health at Every Size principles, Intuitive Eating, food exposures and FBT-informed care. She is also currently working toward her Certified Eating Disorder Specialist certification through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. Summer appreciates everyone’s uniqueness and offers a gracious and affectionate approach throughout the treatment process as she works to balance nutrition science and education successfully. She enjoys working with individuals of all ages!
Summer was born and raised in Kentucky but now calls Indiana home. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky University, where she also completed her dietetic internship.
Before joining Healthier Tomorrows, Summer worked as a college campus dietitian and collegiate sports dietitian, followed by extensive work at an eating disorder clinic where she served as a dietitian in the individual and group nutrition counseling and intensive outpatient program settings. Summer is passionate about creating safe spaces for clients to work through their eating disorder/disordered eating concerns as well as supporting other chronic health conditions during one-on-one nutrition counseling.
Outside of work Summer enjoys spending time with her husband and three young children, church community, reading, the outdoors, and thinking of movie quotes to match most situations!
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!
Lauren is a registered and licensed dietitian with a passion for helping individuals who are struggling with eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors. She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where she received her dual Bachelors in Dietetics and Kinesiology, along with her Masters in Exercise Science. She went on to complete her dietetic internship through the University of Chicago Medicine, Ingalls Memorial Hospital. She is currently working towards becoming a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS).
Lauren is devoted to creating a safe space for working through eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors. She takes a client-led approach to counseling, utilizing empathy, validation, and humor. She is passionate about the physiological and psychological implications of eating disorders and disordered eating and takes a holistic approach when supporting clients through recovery.
In her spare time Lauren enjoys exploring new coffee shops, traveling, and learning new languages!
Amelia is a dedicated registered dietitian with a passion for helping women heal their relationship with food while navigating complex gastrointestinal (GI) concerns. Her mission is to empower clients to feel confident and comfortable in their bodies by using evidence-based nutrition strategies tailored to their unique needs and lifestyles.
With a warm, empathetic approach, Amelia creates a supportive environment where clients feel heard and understood. She focuses on practical, sustainable solutions that align with her clients’ goals, whether it’s improving digestive health, managing GI conditions, or finding balance on their plate.
Amelia specializes in working with women experiencing GI issues like IBS, IBD, and SIBO, as well as those dealing with disordered eating patterns. She also works with clients navigating metabolic concerns such as PCOS, insulin resistance, and thyroid disorders, helping them manage symptoms and improve their overall well-being. Additionally, she supports clients working through food-related anxiety and guilt tied to eating. Amelia focuses on helping clients build a healthier relationship with food, free from fear and judgment. Her approach blends expertise with compassion, creating a space where clients feel empowered to heal.
Amelia holds a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Dominican University and has completed specialized training in GI nutrition. Outside of work, Amelia enjoys lifting weights, spending time with her beloved dog, Wrigley, and she’s also an avid coffee lover!
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.
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.