Non-diet virtual dietitian care for Kingston and Eastern Ontario, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callKingston sits halfway between the two cities that hold Ontario's specialized eating disorder programs, and halfway is not the same as served. I work with people across the city and eastern Ontario online, in whatever weather the 401 happens to be having.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in Kingston can access specialized nutrition counselling without travelling to a clinic, while still working with someone registered with the College of Dietitians of Ontario.
You may be looking for general nutrition advice, but many people land here because food has become louder than they want it to be. You might be dealing with restriction, binge eating, guilt after eating, fear foods, body checking, or feeling unsure whether your eating is serious enough to deserve support. It is enough to start a conversation.
What nutrition counselling can look like when recovery needs to feel steady, collaborative, and safe.
A gentle, private self-reflection tool if you are not sure what to call what is happening.
How private dietitian fees and extended health receipts usually work in Ontario.
Book a free, no-pressure intro call. We talk through what brought you here and what you are hoping for.
Sessions happen by secure video from wherever you are in Kingston. Nothing to prepare, nothing to weigh.
We work at your pace toward a calmer, steadier relationship with food and your body.
Every person who reaches out is met where they are. These are the main reasons people in Kingston and across Ontario look for this kind of care:
Nutrition support for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID, orthorexia, and eating that feels frightening or out of control.
Compassionate, weight-inclusive care when food, exercise, rules, guilt, or body image have started to take over.
A non-diet approach to binge eating, emotional eating, and the restrict-binge cycle, without shame or more rules.
Gentle support for food anxiety, fear foods, avoidance, and the slow work of feeling safer around eating.
Help for chronic dieting, body checking, food guilt, and rebuilding trust with your body at a steadier pace.
Work with a Registered Dietitian online from anywhere in Ontario, with receipts for extended health reimbursement.
Because care is virtual, I work with clients in Kingston and nearby communities including Frontenac, Gananoque, and Napanee, as well as people right across Ontario. You do not need to live near a clinic to get thoughtful, registered dietitian support. You can also browse every Ontario city served.
Kingston is roughly midway along the corridor between Toronto and Ottawa, which is where every publicly funded specialized eating disorder program on the verified provincial list happens to sit. Being between two things is a poor substitute for having one. Both directions are a long drive, both programs require a referral from a physician or nurse practitioner, and both publish their own criteria.
On the community side, Hopewell Eating Disorder Support Centre describes its reach as Ottawa, the National Capital Region and Eastern Ontario, which is a catchment that includes this part of the province. Hopewell offers support groups and art therapy for people seventeen and older, and states clearly on its own site that it does not provide treatment and that its programming is meant to complement formal care. That is useful to know before you call, so you are asking it for what it actually offers.
Private nutrition counselling by video is the individual, weekly piece, and it does not need a referral or a diagnosis. It is not free. In Ontario it is generally paid out of pocket or through extended health benefits, and it is worth checking your plan before booking anything.
Kingston is also a student city. Queen's University and St. Lawrence College bring in a large population living away from home, often for the first time, and eating is one of the first things that comes apart when every structure around it changes at once. Being hours from your own doctor at that moment is its own problem. Care that follows you anywhere in Ontario, including home for the summer, closes part of that gap.
The last practical point is weather. This stretch of the 401 closes, and eastern Ontario winters are long. Any care plan that assumes reliable driving is a plan with four unreliable months built into it. A session that happens on a screen happens regardless. That reliability is worth more here than it would be somewhere with a program down the road, because for most people in this part of the province the alternative is not a different appointment, it is no appointment at all until something gets worse.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in Kingston or Eastern Ontario by secure video. You get the same individual, professional care as an in-person visit, without the commute or waiting room.
No referral is needed. You can reach out directly to book a free, no-pressure introductory call. Physicians and other clinicians are also welcome to refer a patient through the online referral form.
Lauren supports people with eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, binge eating, restriction, chronic dieting, food anxiety, body image concerns, intuitive eating, digestion, energy, and general wellbeing. The approach is non-diet, weight-inclusive, and free of judgment.
Book a free intro call. It is a relaxed conversation to see if working together feels right, with nothing you need to prepare beforehand.
Some of the writing people in Kingston find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
A plain, honest look at how dietitian coverage works in Canada, what to check on your own plan, and how reimbursement actually happens.
A gentle, realistic guide to putting down the calorie tracker and learning to eat by trust instead of numbers.
A clear, honest breakdown of what a dietitian costs in Canada, what affects the price, whether insurance covers it, and how to think about the value.
Reaching out is often the hardest part. The intro call is free, and there is no pressure to continue.
Book a free intro callPrefer to talk? Call (226) 407-8455
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