A softer place to land with food and your body.
Non-diet nutrition counseling for adults who are tired of turning food into another thing to fix, track, perfect, or feel guilty about.
I help adults in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia rebuild trust with food, support their bodies with more steadiness, and make nutrition feel less like a rulebook and more like care.
If nutrition advice has ever made you feel worse, you’re not the problem.
So much of traditional nutrition care teaches people to override themselves.
Eat less
Try harder
And when that doesn’t work long-term, the blame somehow lands on you.
Be more disciplined
Ignore your hunger
Control your cravings
Start over on Monday
You do not need more shame dressed up as wellness. You need care that sees the whole story.
Nutrition counseling for real life.
We don’t start with rigid meal plans, weight loss goals, or the assumption that your body is the problem. We start with you.
Nourish your body
Support your body with enough food, consistent nourishment, and care without turning nutrition into punishment.
Respect your story
Make room for diet history, trauma, neurodivergence, body image distress, sensory needs, and real life.
Build what lasts
Create flexible tools, coping strategies, self-trust, and nutrition support that can adapt as life changes.
What it’s like to work together
Working together doesn’t look like rigid plans or pressure to “get it right.” It looks like conversation. Curiosity. Creative problem-solving. Letting rest count. Adjusting as life changes.
We focus on what actually supports you. your body, your brain, your history, and your real life.
Grounded in research
Informed by neuroscience and behavior science
Adapted to neurodivergent brains
Collaborative, not prescriptive
WHO YOU’LL BE SITTING WITH
Hi, I’m Alison
I’m Alison Swiggard, MS, RDN, LD, a non-diet registered dietitian and eating disorder dietitian. I believe nutrition counseling should feel like a place where you can exhale.
I especially love supporting adults who feel like traditional nutrition advice has never quite fit, including people navigating eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image distress, ADHD, anxiety around food, chronic dieting, or a long history of feeling “too much” or “not enough” in their bodies.
Food and body struggles are not personal failures.
In Good Company Nutrition is grounded in a social justice framework. I strive to provide affirming, respectful care for clients with marginalized and oppressed identities. My practice is intentionally inclusive and supportive of LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, fat, and disabled clients.
What clients have shared
“In the time that I've been working with Alison I have never felt more heard and seen by anyone. While eating disorders can be hard to navigate, having someone like Alison on my side has been so helpful for my recovery.”
— Hailey, Nutrition Client“Alison is absolutely amazing! She listens and you can tell that she truly cares about your progress. I have gone from purging everyday to once or twice a month.”
— Elyssa, Nutrition Client“Alison has been with me every step of my healing journey. She has helped me regain control over my life when it comes to body and eating and I could not recommend her work enough.”
— Katie, Nutrition ClientNutrition Counseling Rates
In Good Company Nutrition is a private-pay practice. You may be eligible for out-of-network reimbursement through a superbill, depending on your insurance plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I work with adults who are tired of dieting, struggling with their relationship with food, or feeling disconnected from their body’s cues. Many clients come in dealing with food anxiety, chronic dieting, disordered eating patterns, body image concerns, or simply feeling stuck with nutrition advice that hasn’t worked for them.
You do not need to have a diagnosed eating disorder to work together.
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I don’t offer weight loss plans or programs. Instead, we focus on building a sustainable, respectful relationship with food and your body. For many people, this leads to improved energy, health markers, and trust in their body without the cycle of restriction and regain.
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A non-diet approach means we don’t use strict rules, food moralizing, or external control to guide eating. We focus on nourishment, consistency, satisfaction, and understanding your body’s needs within the context of your real life. It’s about support, not perfection.
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Nutrition counseling can be deeply emotional, but it is not a replacement for therapy. That said, we often talk about stress, patterns, beliefs, and experiences that affect eating. I work collaboratively and can coordinate care with therapists when appropriate.
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You don’t have to keep trying to solve your relationship with food alone. If you’re tired of rules, shame, and starting over, there’s another way to be supported.