Elizabeth Payne MPH RDN CD (they/them & she/her)
I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in eating disorders, disordered eating, chronic dieting, Health at Every Size (HAES), intuitive eating, and trauma-informed nutrition.
I love working with clients to help them reconnect with the
wisdom of their bodies and build a more trusting, joyful relationship with food. I provide evidence-based, trauma-informed nutrition therapy using a non-diet and Health at Every Size approach that emphasizes social justice, attuned eating, body-trust, and weight-inclusivity. I believe that the work of eating disorder recovery is culture-change work and I am passionate about empowering clients to find freedom from their eating disorders.
Experience
I have been working in the field of eating disorder recovery for over a decade and have expertise working with clients with a variety of eating disorder and other mental and physical health diagnoses, including: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, OSFED, anxiety, depression, bipolar, ADHD, ASD, PTSD/CPTSD, PCOS, diabetes and more. I have worked with adolescents and adults in a variety of settings at the partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP) and outpatient levels of care.
Education and credentials
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I am a board-certified Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and a Certified Dietitian (CD) in the state of Washington.
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I received my Master’s degree in Public Health and Nutrition from the University of Washington.
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I completed a CDR-accredited dietetic internship through the University of Washington with a focus on eating disorder treatment with adolescents and adults
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I completed an additional four years of intensive training in trauma-informed somatic healing with an anti-oppression focus and I am a certified somatic coach.
My Approach
Client-centered: I believe you are the expert on you. I will listen deeply and respectfully to help you uncover what is needed to heal your relationship with food. I will not attempt to “fix” you – you are not in need of fixing, you are in need of support.
Based on body-trust: I believe in the innate wisdom of our bodies. I will work with you to achieve a relationship with food and body that honors the needs of your unique body, your lifestyle, your identities, your communities.
Anti-oppression and trauma-informed: the experience of living under chronic oppression (from structural racism, sexism, ableism, sizeism/fat-phobia to name just a few examples) can be traumatic. Experiences of abuse, assault, neglect, as well as catastrophic events such as a global pandemic can also be traumatic. I understand how oppression and trauma can shape our orientation to and relationship with food and body. This is important context for our work together.
Health at Every Size aligned: I am aligned with the principles of Health at Every Size, and I am fat-positive.
