Meet our Dietitian Alex Leibold - Intuitive Eating Counselor, Dietitian & Eating Disorder Expert

Dietitian Alex Leibold - Dietitian, Intuitive Eating Counselor, & Eating Disorder Expert

Alex Leibold, MS, RD, LD, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor (she/her) graduated from Louisiana State University in 2017 with a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics. Alex went on to complete her Master’s degree in Health and Human Performance at McNeese State University in Louisiana. During her time in graduate school, Alex found Intuitive Eating and started researching disordered eating and how to heal someone’s relationship with food.  Alex specifically researched how Orthorexia correlates with increased social media use in young adults.  Prior to studying to be a dietitian, Alex attended culinary school in New York City where she fostered her passion for cooking and experiencing delicious food.

After graduating from McNeese State University, Alex began working at Clementine Programs in Miami, FL.  Alex used this time to specialize in eating disorder treatment at the Residential level of care for adolescents and adults. In July of 2020, Alex joined the team at Center For Discovery in Dallas and worked in the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels of care. Alex 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).  Alex finds passion in teaching intuitive eating and has earned her Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor designation from Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole, the author’s of Intuitive Eating.  Alex is passionate about continuing to specialize in eating disorder treatment and is currently pursuing her CEDS certification through iaedp (the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals). Alex has experience teaching group therapy focusing on topics including: Intuitive eating, mindful eating, recent topics in nutrition, nutrition science, cooking group, and kitchen skills groups.  She is also experienced in restaurant and grocery store exposures with clients.  

Alex provides individual and specialized nutritional counseling and is passionate about helping her clients heal their relationship with food and their bodies. Alex treats her client’s from the Health at Every Size and “All Foods Fit” philosophies.  She works closely with other team members such as therapists or psychiatrists to ensure that her clients are getting full, collaborative care. Alex’s food philosophy is that all foods fit and food is meant to be more than just nourishment.  Alex believes food is a social/cultural experience and is meant to be fun and shared with others.  Alex focuses on teaching clients how to nourish themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally.

SPECIALTIES

• Teens (15 yrs old +), young adults, young adults transitioning to college, post-graduate young adults

• Eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder

• Orthorexia, chronic dieting, and disordered eating

• Intuitive eating

• Health at Every Size (R)

• Body image

• Exposure work including meals, snacks, and grocery store outings

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