Casey McCoy, MPH, RDN, CD
Founder & Registered Dietitian
Hi, I’m Casey
(she/her)
I am a registered dietitian specializing in disordered eating, chronic dieting, and health management through a weight inclusive lens.
I started Nutrition to Thrive in 2024 because I wanted to create an inclusive space where all bodies have the opportunity to thrive. Through my years of work in eating disorder care, I’ve seen the toll that our culture’s unrealistic and unhealthy standards have on our health and wellbeing. Under the guise of wellness, we are led to believe that restricting ourselves is a virtue and honoring our bodies is a weakness. I help clients shift that mindset towards a more nurturing and intuitive approach to self-care. The most rewarding part of my job is witnessing clients find liberation from the diet mentality, learn to trust their bodies, and heal their relationships with food.
I am a white, queer, neurodivergent, fat woman and I do my best to embody the mission of my work in my professional and personal life. I recognize the importance of compassionate, affirming, and person-centered care, and I lead with curiosity and respect for your expertise in your body. Clients would describe me as relational, attuned, genuine, and direct when needed.
When I’m not working, you can find me romping around the Pacific Northwest with my two dogs or hyper-focusing on yet another hobby while watching bad reality tv.
Areas of Expertise:
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I work with adults, young adults, and teens 13+ with eating disorder diagnoses including:
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
Orthorexia
Other specified feeding/eating disorder (OSFED)
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What is family based treatment?
FBT is considered the gold standard treatment option for teens with eating disorders. In the first phase of FBT, parents manage eating with support from an interdisciplinary team led by an FBT therapist. As a member of your FBT team, I will work with parents to help your child refeed so that they can heal their bodies, learn nutrition skills, and regain independence with food.
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Disordered eating is characterized by a variety of symptoms and behaviors including:
chronic dieting
dysregulated eating patterns
binge eating
excessive hunger or cravings
eliminating foods or food groups
obsessing or thinking about food
feeling out of control around food
desire to alter body shape/size by changing eating
obsession with “healthy” foods
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What is intuitive eating?
Intuitive eating is an attuned form of self care where eating is joyful, peaceful, satisfying, and supportive of a full and healthy life. I will help you ditch the diet mentality and find a way of eating that meets all of your needs, physically and emotionally.
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As a HAES® aligned dietitian, I acknowledge the existence of systemic fatphobia and the toll that it takes on our health and wellbeing. I provide evidence-based nutrition care for a number of chronic health conditions without focusing on weight or body size.
Experience and Education
Education
Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Nutrition from the University of Washington
1200 hours of supervised training at various King County area hospitals, clinics, and community settings including Valley Medical Center and Seattle Children’s Hospital
Advanced training in adolescent health as a Maternal Child Health funded trainee in the Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) fellowship at Seattle Children’s Hospital
Credentials
Master of Public Health Degree (MPH)
Nationally accredited Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
Washington State Certified Dietitian (CD)
Professional Experience
Clinical Pediatric Dietitian at Seattle Children’s Hospital Adolescent Medicine Clinic
WIC Coordinator and primary dietitian in family community health center
LEAH Faculty member and mentor for dietetic interns
