meet rebecca tilden

MCN, RD, LD, CEDS

Registered Dietitian

Rebecca Tilden MCN, RD, LD, CEDS - Dallas Nutritional Counseling, Registered Dietitian and Eating Disorder Specialist

Rebecca Tilden MCN, RD, LD, CEDS (she/her) is a registered dietitian specializing in eating disorders. For multiple years, Rebecca worked with patients across multiple levels of care (inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient) at Eating Recovery Center in Plano, TX before joining the team at Dallas Nutritional Counseling. Rebecca is excited to expand her practice into the outpatient world and continue fighting eating disorders.

Rebecca initially earned her bachelor’s degree in business from Saint Louis University and spent multiple years working in sports business and the advertising industry before realizing her true calling lay in nutrition. Rebecca pursued this vocation at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where she graduated with her master’s in clinical nutrition. Rebecca ultimately decided to work with eating disorders and disordered eating where she is able to combine her interest in mental health with her passion for nutrition.  

Rebecca works with child, adolescent, and adult patients and their families. Rebecca enjoys empowering each patient and family along their journey to recovery. Rebecca employs an anti-diet, weight-inclusive approach using “All Foods Fit”, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size principles. Rebecca additionally strives to make her sessions an inclusive place for all individuals and values each person’s unique experience.

SPECIALTIES

  • Kids (5 yrs and older), teens, young adults, young adults transitioning to college, post-graduate young adults, and adults

  • Family nutritional counseling and supporting parents and caregivers during the recovery process

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

  • Avoidant Restrictive Intake Disorders (ARFID) and picky eating

  • Sports Nutrition + eating disorders

  • Excessive or compulsive exercise

  • Intuitive Eating

  • Orthorexia, chronic dieting, and disordered eating

  • Health at Every Size (R)

  • Vegetarian & Vegan Nutrition

Rebecca has earned the certification, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS), through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) demonstrating her unique experience and expertise working with the eating disorder population. She is specifically interested and trained in treating athletes struggling with eating disorders, which combines her love for sports nutrition and eating disorders. Rebecca can also assist clients with vegetarian and vegan nutrition, including how to navigate eating disorders within this eating style.

When she’s not seeing clients, Rebecca can usually be found spending time with her family, watching a favorite sitcom, or doing yoga.