Non-diet virtual dietitian care for London and Southwestern Ontario, with Lauren Hofstee, RD. Eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, body image, binge eating, and food anxiety support, all online.
Book a free intro callLondon is the hub for a large stretch of southwestern Ontario, and specialized eating disorder care is still mostly somewhere else. I work with people across the city and the surrounding counties online, which takes the drive out of the decision entirely.
Lauren is based in Guelph and Toronto and works virtually across Ontario. That means people in London 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 London. 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 London 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 London and nearby communities including Byron, Masonville, and St. Thomas, 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.
None of the publicly funded specialized eating disorder programs on the verified provincial list is in London. They are in Toronto and Ottawa. For a city that serves as the medical and educational centre for a wide swathe of southwestern Ontario, that is a strange gap to sit inside, and it is one people usually discover the hard way, after a referral has already been made.
What is reachable from here without travelling at all is the virtual layer. Body Brave, based in Hamilton, delivers recovery services virtually and states on its own site that they are free of charge with no referral needed. NEDIC operates a national helpline and live chat and can point you toward what exists. ConnexOntario, at 1-866-531-2600, is the one to call when you do not yet know what you are looking for, and its site states the service is free, confidential and available at any hour.
A great many people searching from London are students. Western University and Fanshawe College bring in a large population who are away from home for the first time, often eating on a schedule nobody designed, in a food environment that changed overnight. Being far from your family doctor at the exact moment eating starts to feel unmanageable is a specific kind of difficult, and it is one of the more common reasons people reach out.
Virtual sessions help with that in a plain way. You can meet from a residence room, a library booth, or a house you share with four other people, and you do not have to explain where you are going. Because I am registered with the College of Dietitians of Ontario and work across the province, care can continue through a summer spent at home elsewhere in Ontario, which is usually when momentum gets lost.
The nutrition piece is one part of a bigger picture. Medical monitoring belongs with a physician or nurse practitioner, and the psychological work belongs with a therapist. If you can only start with one of the three, start with whichever one you can actually get an appointment with.
Yes. Every session with Lauren is virtual, so you can meet from anywhere in London or Southwestern 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 London find their way to first. No plans, no rules, just honest thinking about food and body.
You do not need a crisis or a diagnosis to deserve support with food. Here are the honest signs it might be time to see a dietitian, without any pressure.
There is no correct interval. But there is a usual shape to it, and it is worth knowing before you book anything.
Honoring your hunger means feeding your body before it has to shout. Here is what that looks like in real life, gently.
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