Metrowest Nutrition and Therapy

After beginning her own intuitive eating journey back in 2020, she became incredibly passionate about nutrition, health, and body positivity. It was that year that Alexa made the career change to start working as a Care Coordinator in the healthcare field. Since then, Alexa’s desire for helping others on their own intuitive eating and nutritional paths has only grown. Alexa is an experienced and eager care coordinator who enjoys getting clients started in their journeys.

Alison is a Certified Eating Disorder Dietitian through IAEDP and the Clinical Manager at Metrowest Nutrition. She has extensive experience at all levels of eating disorder care and works with both adults and adolescents. Prior to her career as a registered dietitian, Alison earned a bachelors degree in psychology and worked as a preschool teacher.

Amanda started her career journey working in the mental health field, working in various medical offices, and then at University of Tennessee. In her role as Billing Assistant with Metrowest Nutrition and Therapy, Amanda is an incredibly empathic and helpful team player. She always has the best interests of our clients at heart and strives for excellent customer service in all her interactions.

Amy is the founder and practice manager of Metrowest Nutrition and Therapy and author of the book iMove, Helping Your Clients Heal from Compulsive Exercise. She has extensive experience working with eating disorders at all levels of care. As a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, Registered Dietitian and Yoga Teacher, she helps her clients heal their relationship with food, movement and body.

Home Team Alexa Riccio Alison Tonsmeire Amanda Curde Amy Gardner Bella Denaro Brittany Brown Carolyn Dubnik Emma Kuchler Heather Lavery Imari Medeiros Jennifer Ong Joanna Bunker Jocelyn Gregory Katelyn Morley Katie Epstein-Candler Laura Foresta Megan Gamerman Myrese Nochomowitz Nicole Rivers...

Brittany is a Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LMHC) experienced in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Family Based Treatment (FBT) for the treatment of eating disorders in adolescents. Brittany has worked with clients at many stages of treatment including Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, and Outpatient level of care.

I have over 2 years’ experience working with clients with eating disorders at the inpatient/residential level of care. I am excited about continuing my work with the eating disorder population, and am passionate about helping others heal their relationships with food and movement! I find joy in helping my clients rediscover their love for foods they used to enjoy.

Chris has extensive experience with individual and group psychotherapy to clients for eating disorders, substance use disorders, depression, anxiety, and trauma. He works to create a proactive, compassionate, and safe space for clients to share and process their feelings and emotions while working towards developing skills to help improve distress tolerance, emotion regulation, self-esteem, self-compassion, and body acceptance.

With nearly 20 years of work in the field of eating disorders, Emma has extensive experience in helping clients navigate the complexities of their eating disorder. Emma understands the non-linear nature of recovery and values helping clients feel empowered in navigating their recovery and developing healthier coping mechanisms.

Heather is passionate about helping athletes and active individuals challenge diet culture and heal disordered eating patterns in order to nourish and fuel their bodies. She utilizes a HAES-aligned approach, empowering her clients to establish lifelong patterns that fit their busy lives and training goals.

Imari received her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Bridgewater State University and went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Simmons University. She has worked with all ages in school systems, psychiatric hospitals, eating disorder programs, and emergency psychiatry.

Jennifer graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts, with an emphasis in Journalism from the University of San Francisco. She is highly organized, friendly, and enjoys creating a welcoming space for our clients.

Joanna is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Bay Path University, and a Master’s degree focused in Justice-Based Social Work from Wheelock College (now, part of Boston University).

Jocelyn earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice with a Minor in Communication from Westfield State College and went on to work in various fields, including biotech and meeting and event planning.

Katelyn received her bachelor’s degree in Dietetics from Syracuse University and her master’s degree in Nutrition Science at Tufts University. She completed a dietetic internship at Tufts Medical Center and had further training through the Leadership Education Adolescent Health Fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Katie has been interested in how the human body works since her early days as a dancer and understanding that our bodies need consistent, adequate fuel was a lived experience. Her love for food and cooking led to a career in nutrition and dietetics. Katie believes that everybody deserves to enjoy their relationship with food. She champions HAES-aligned healthcare practices, breaking down diet culture, and helping individuals with eating disorders. Katie enjoys cooking and baking, spending time with her dog and husband, seeing theatrical productions, and trying out new craft projects.

Laura has over 20 years of experience working with clients around behavior change. She compassionately guides her clients through a natural change process, respecting all aspects of their health and wellbeing.

Megan has over 10 years of experience working with individuals with eating disorders at all levels of care.  She was the Food and Nutrition Services Director at a local residential and partial eating disorder program where she earned the moniker “Director of Food Positivity”. 

Myrese strives to develop a supportive, collaborative relationship with clients while respecting their unique lived experience and needs. She enjoys working with people of all ages and backgrounds and brings a wide array of skills and perspectives to her work.  Myrese is highly skilled in working with picky and selective eating.  She values creating mindful mealtime habits and helping her clients find joy in food.

Nicole is a HAES-aligned pre-licensed psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. From her field experience and education, Nicole utilizes a trauma-informed approach and various evidence-based treatments such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI).

Perry practices from a HAES® and Intuitive Eating approach to help clients of all ages heal their relationship with food. She particularly enjoys working with kids, families and adolescents to support positive feeding practices and enjoyable experiences with food.

Rebecca is driven to help her clients develop a healthy relationship with food. She offers a safe, inclusive, compassionate space for her clients to learn about mindful and intuitive eating, to break down old thinking patterns and diet culture mentality, and to empower clients to make lasting, positive changes in their lives.

Samantha completed her undergraduate degree at Lesley University double majoring in Expressive Arts Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Her internship at Boston Children’s Hospital in the acute psychiatric unit was where she first developed an interest in eating disorder treatment. She went on to complete her master’s in social work at Simmons University and has worked in multiple levels of eating disorder treatment.