Establishing a balanced and empowered relationship with food and is incredibly challenging. Our nutrition services, led by Maggie Lefavor, RD, LDN serves not only as guide toward healing but also the assurance that an expert dietitian is by your side every step of the way.
Whether you’re in the beginning stages of recovering from an eating disorder, looking for ways to manage a health condition, or simply hoping to develop a more holistic lens around nutrition, we’re here to create a treatment plan that works for you.
Our Nutrition Philosophy
Through evidence-based nutritional care, our nutrition services aim to challenge any myths or misconceptions you may have about nutrition and foster a more compassionate and accepting relationship between you and your body. Your relationship with food and your body is one of the longest relationships you will have in your life.
Nutrition plays a significant role in how we care for and treat our bodies. Eating disorders, disordered eating, health conditions, fluctuating hormones, and society’s obsession with diets can all disrupt your association with food and separate you from a trusting connection with your body. With the support of a dietitian, you can begin to rebuild that trust and move toward a balanced and intuitive approach to eating.
Here at Hilltop, we don’t label foods as good or bad. Instead, we believe that all foods fit and have a purpose.
So, when meeting with our dietitian, you’ll be met with compassion and collaboration. We walk with you every step of the way. Nonjudgment and openness are the foundation of our care.
All dietitian appointments are rooted in the following principles…
- Weight inclusivity
- Anti-diet
- Health at Every Size
- Trauma-informed care
- Individualized
Compassionate & Collaborative Approach
Our approach to nutrition services is client-centered, ensuring that appointments are tailored to your unique perspective and needs. We want to collaborate with you so that treatment is individualized to meet your goals. We use open-ended questions, affirmative listening, and reflection to make sure we understand your story. This ensures we can guide you toward food freedom in a way that feels validating and supportive.
During dietitian appointments, we will work together to address the shame you’re carrying, identify triggers, and relearn how to nourish your body in a way that supports your healing and self-acceptance. Our experts are here to guide you back to your innate wisdom, allowing you to reconnect with food, eating, and everything your body is capable of doing.
Hilltop’s approach is…
- Collaborative
- Motivational
- Focused on food freedom
- Client-centered
- Nonjudgemental
What to Expect From Working with Hilltop’s Dietitian?
Our team comes into sessions with years of education, expertise, and knowledge, so you can remain confident that we have the tools to create a supportive environment for your food-related goals. Our education and background in nutrition allow us to assess and treat a range of nutrition-related conditions.
We can help you navigate specific eating disorder thoughts, behaviors, and triggers. We can manage medical complications such as malnutrition, weight restoration, and other associated health risks. Or maybe you’re navigating diabetes, PCOS, pregnancy, or postpartum, and we can offer education about an approach to nutrition that would work for you.
No matter what, we want to help you move forward so that you can free yourself and live a life unburdened by shame or worries about food choices and your body’s appearance.
Our nutrition sessions are…
- Weight-inclusive
- For all ages and genders
- Virtually in New Jersey and many other states!
