Ashley Walls
RDN, LDN
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About
Ashley Walls is dedicated to providing compassionate nutrition care to clients suffering from disordered eating behaviors and distorted view of food and body image. With 4 years of experience in behavioral health at a residential treatment level, Ashley is well versed on the difficulties associated with co-occurring diagnosis and eating disorder recovery. Her past experiences as an athlete and personal trainer has prompted a particular interest in sports nutrition, where the same difficulties with food and body image often coincide. Ashley is passionate about helping her clients restore a nurturing relationship with food and overcome challenges with body image.
Approach to Care
Ashley's values a teamwork approach with her clients, helping to create reasonable goals and offer support and guidance along the way. She believes that all foods fit through application of balance, variety and moderation. Ashley understands that food can be much more complex than executing a meal plan and she focuses on sustainable approaches to food, nutrition and body image that can last a lifetime.
What to Expect
The first session with Ashley will be both gaining an understanding of your health history and building rapport. Ashley focuses on getting to know the full picture to better tailor a nutrition counseling approach to your needs. You will be asked a variety of questions about your nutrition, physical activity, medical diagnosis, and day to day life. Ashley prioritizes a safe and welcoming environment to all clients with varying needs and discloses this in the first session.
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Current Education: BA in Food, Nutrition & Dietetics and graduate certificate in Leadership & Project Management from Illinois State University. In progress: Masters degree in Nutrition & Dietetics to be completed 2024, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist certifcation, end date TBD.
Hobbies
Ashley likes to write, draw and build puzzles in her free time. When the weather is nice you'll find her outside hiking or at the beach. She loves a good evening at the gym weight lifting or running, or at home snuggled up watching a movie with snacks!