Dietitian Lauren Heidenreich - ARFID Specialist & Eating Disorder Expert
Lauren started her career as an enteral dietitian for a national home infusion company. Lauren developed specialization in enteral nutrition and bedside patient education with a variety of patients, including those struggling with eating disorders.
In 2020, Lauren moved to the Dallas area and through her interest in eating disorder treatment, began working at the Eating Recovery Center in Plano, Tx. Lauren has experience with clients of all ages and a variety of diagnoses including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), other specified eating/feeding disorder (OSFED), and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Lauren is passionate about continuing to specialize in eating disorder treatment and is currently pursuing her CEDS (Certified Eating Disorder Specialist) certification through iaedp (the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals).
Lauren has a specialist interest in working with restrictive eating disorders including Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
Nutrition Specialties & Areas of Interest
Kids, adolescents, young adults, and adults
Family nutritional counseling and supporting parents and caregivers during the recovery process
Eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and ARFID
Avoidant Restrictive Feeding Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Orthorexia, chronic dieting, and disordered eating
Health at Every Size (R)
Exposure work related to challenging foods, meals, and/or snacks
Tube-feeding
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New Group Starting! Virtual College Athlete Support Group: Dallas Nutritional Counseling is currently accepting interest forms for our College Athlete Nutrition Support Group. The group will start at the beginning of the Spring semester and run for 8 weeks January through March.