Leianna is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) who is passionate about helping clients develop a more peaceful, flexible, and trusting relationship with food and their bodies. An Ohio native, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from The University of Akron and has extensive experience in eating disorder treatment across inpatient, residential, and partial hospitalization levels of care.

Leianna strives to meet clients exactly where they are in their recovery and work alongside them as they take the next steps forward. She recognizes that changing one's relationship with food can feel challenging and vulnerable, particularly after years of dieting, food rules, eating disorder behaviors, or conflicting nutrition messages. With kindness, curiosity, and compassion, Leianna helps clients challenge those messages and develop an approach to nutrition that supports both physical and emotional well-being.

Leianna has a special interest in working with individuals navigating chronic dieting, binge eating, emotional eating, purging behaviors, weight stigma, and eating disorders that co-occur with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). She enjoys helping clients better understand the patterns and beliefs surrounding food while reducing guilt, rigidity, and fear around eating.

Her approach to nutrition therapy is rooted in weight-inclusive care, Health at Every Size® (HAES®) principles, Intuitive Eating, and an “all foods fit” philosophy. Leianna helps clients move away from diet culture and harmful nutrition misinformation by providing evidence-based nutrition education while supporting greater body respect, food flexibility, and trust in their own bodies.

Leianna also has an interest in supporting individuals with nutrition-related medical concerns, including hyperlipidemia, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). She understands that receiving a medical diagnosis can sometimes lead to restrictive or weight-focused nutrition recommendations that may be difficult or even harmful for someone with a history of dieting or disordered eating. Leianna works to help clients support their health while continuing to prioritize a flexible, sustainable, and intuitive relationship with food.

Leianna is also comfortable working with clients who are using or considering GLP-1 medications. She recognizes that conversations surrounding these medications can be particularly complicated for individuals with current or past eating concerns and approaches this area thoughtfully, with attention to adequate nourishment, eating behaviors, individual health needs, and the client's relationship with food and body.

Leianna has completed specialized training in trauma-informed dietetic care, which informs her understanding that nutrition counseling should be collaborative, respectful, and grounded in a client's sense of safety and autonomy. Rather than prescribing a rigid definition of “healthy eating,” she works alongside each client to develop an approach to nourishment that reflects their individual needs, experiences, and recovery goals.

Most of all, Leianna wants clients to know that nutrition counseling is a place where food does not have to be accompanied by judgment. Her goal is to help clients unlearn harmful messages, build confidence around eating, and ultimately experience greater freedom with food and their bodies.