Nutrition Counseling

Compassionate nutrition care that meets you where you are.

Supporting you with every bite.

Hi, I'm Ally Sy, a registered dietitian nutritionist focused on holistic, individualized care: a weight-inclusive, non-judgmental, and curious approach to nutrition. I see clients virtually in seven states and in person in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Allyson Sy, MS, RD, registered dietitian
Stanford Children's Health, 4+ years The Healthy Teen Project, Director of Nutrition Published in JAMA Pediatrics & Pediatrics Co-editor, Springer ARFID Handbook
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Services

How we can work together

1:1 Nutrition Counseling

Weekly or biweekly sessions for children, teens, and young adults, whether you are recovering from an eating disorder, navigating ARFID, or working toward a calmer relationship with food. Virtual in California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, and Virginia, plus in person in the SF Bay Area.

Parent & Family Support

Coaching for parents supporting a child through recovery, aligned with Family-Based Treatment. Meal planning, meal support strategies, and steady guidance through the hard moments.

Professional Consultation

Case consultation and training for dietitians, therapists, and pediatric teams building skills in eating disorder and ARFID nutrition care.

Speaking & Workshops

Talks and trainings on ARFID nutrition management and adolescent eating disorder care for conferences, schools, and clinical teams.

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What I help with

Some of what I help with

This is not a complete list, just some of the most common reasons people reach out. If you don't see your situation here, please ask. There is a good chance I can help, or point you toward someone who can.

ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder) Picky, selective, and extreme picky eating Sensory-based and fear-based eating difficulties Feeding difficulties in children Anorexia nervosa, including atypical anorexia Bulimia nervosa Binge eating disorder OSFED (other specified feeding or eating disorder) Disordered eating and chronic dieting Body image concerns Intuitive and weight-inclusive eating General pediatric and adolescent nutrition Family and parent nutrition support Nutrition after hospitalization or treatment
My approach

What you can expect from working with me

Family-centered

Parents are part of the solution, not the problem. I give families a real role and real tools.

Evidence-based

My recommendations come from clinical research, including studies I helped run, not from trends.

Weight-inclusive

Care that is free of diet culture, blame, and body shame. Every body deserves to be nourished.

Neurodivergence-affirming

Many kids with ARFID are autistic or sensory-sensitive. We work with your child's wiring, never against it.

Team-based

I collaborate closely with your child's therapist, physician, and treatment team.

Paced with compassion

Progress that respects where your family actually is. No pressure, no ultimatums.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
Virginia Woolf
In their words

What families and colleagues say

"I really appreciate how you helped our family. We learned so much from you. Thank you again. You are amazing."

Parent of a former client

"Yay! I love Ally. It was just my eating disorder that I didn't."

Former teen client

"Ally embodies the value of Service Excellence. She provides excellent education to families, compassion, and specialized knowledge, and she manages to exhibit grace and calmness even with families who challenge her. Ally is a great team member, central to the recovery of her patients."

Lori Campanella Durand, LCSW, former colleague

Book & Research

Care informed by the research I helped write

Comprehensive Clinical Care for Adolescents with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Springer, co-edited by Allyson F. Sy

I co-edited the first multidisciplinary clinical handbook dedicated to ARFID in adolescents, published by Springer in 2026, bringing together psychology, psychiatry, occupational therapy, and nutrition. The same clinical depth shapes every session with the families I see.

  • Higher-Calorie Refeeding in Anorexia Nervosa: 1-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial · Pediatrics, 2021
  • Short-term Outcomes of the Study of Refeeding to Optimize Inpatient Gains (SORT) · JAMA Pediatrics, 2021

More about the book & research

Ready when you are

The first step is a conversation.

Book a free 20-minute call. We'll talk about what's going on, and I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit. If I'm not, I'll point you to someone who is.

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