Emily Van Eck, MS, RDN became a dietitian because she believes everyone deserves to eat well, to feel at peace with food and worthy in their body. With a Master's in Nutrition Science from Texas State University, certification as an Intuitive Eating Counselor, and over nine years of clinical experience, she now specializes in supporting people through eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, and body image distress using a weight-inclusive, trauma-informed approach.

Emily's work is shaped by a deep understanding of how our culture teaches us to distrust our bodies from a young age. We're given harmful messages that the way our body adheres to societal expectations is more important than our minds and that if we just eat differently, everything will be better. Over time, self-worth becomes tangled up with weight, and food becomes a tool to cope, to numb, to control. Emily helps clients untangle these threads and reconnect with their bodies in a way that feels safe, honest, and sustainable.

Her approach is grounded in Health at Every Size® principles and the belief that eating disorders are wildly underdiagnosed and undertreated, particularly in marginalized bodies where symptoms are often missed due to weight, race, and gender bias. She's committed to providing care that truly sees the whole person, not just their symptoms, and that honors the complex reasons we develop complicated relationships with food in the first place. She understands that healing doesn't happen in a vacuum. Our relationships with food are shaped by the systems we live within, the resources we have access to, and the messages we've absorbed since childhood.

Emily is known for her warmth, honesty, and ability to hold space for the hard feelings that come with healing. She believes recovery is possible for everyone, and that it looks different for each body. When she's not working with clients, you can find her cooking delicious meals, exploring Austin's food and music scenes, or seeking out time in nature.