Registered Dietitians Specializes in the Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
Dallas Nutritional Counseling is a Dallas-based private practice specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, disordered eating, and chronic dieting. We provide both in-person and virtual services in the state of Texas and nationally. Our practice consists of five dietitians treating all types of eatings disorders with three specifically specializing in the treatment of Binge Eating Disorder (BED). Casey Bonano RD, LD, CEDS-S, Megan Good RD, LD, CEDS, and Alex Leibold RD, LD have a passion for treating those struggling with BED. All three dietitians have gained extensive training and experience treating those struggling with BED while utilizing a Health at Every Size(R) and trauma informed approach and feel equipped and confident to help these individuals. Please continue reading to learn more about both our dietitians specializing in the treatment of BED.
Casey Bonano RD, LD, CEDS-S - BED Specialist
Casey Bonano RD, LD, CEDS-S is a Texas Christian University graduate with a BS in Coordinated Dietetics. Casey has experience in various fields including residential, partial hospitalization, intensive out-patient eating disorder treatment, and private practice. Ultimately, Casey knew her passion was working with individuals struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, and chronic dieting in an outpatient setting and established her own private practice. Casey truly loves getting to know her patients and customizing her recommendations to fit the individual’s lifestyle.
Nutrition counseling utilizes an empathetic, Intuitive Eating and non-dieting approach to achieve long-term behavioral change. All nutrition counseling is provided under the Health at Every Size (R) lens. Casey's goal is to provide her clients with the tools necessary to obtain healthy and balanced lifestyle and ultimately heal your relationship with food and body.
Casey's experience at The Renfrew Center of Texas, Project Bliss, Nutrition Paradox and her own private practice has provided extensive experience working with clients who struggle with a variety of eating issues, including, but not limited to, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID, and disordered eating. Casey's passion and expertise in the eating disorder field has led her to complete all requirements to receive the Certified Eating Disorder Specialist & Supervisor (CEDS-S) title through iaedp International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp). The supervision status allows Casey to supervise other dietitians working towards their CEDS credentials.
Casey is an active member of the Dallas Fort Worth dietetic and eating disorder community. Casey is a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians (IFEDD), and the DFW chapter of the International Academy of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp). Casey has held several positions on the DFW iaedp Board of Directors. Most recently, Casey held the position of President and currently holds the position of Immediate Past President.
Casey has been invited to speak and present to many well known and respected businesses in the community and consistently guest lectures for the Nutrition Department at Texas Christian University. In addition to regularly teaching for TCU, Casey has also spoken for KTXA Channel 21 News, The Elisa Project, The Renfrew Center of Texas, UT Southwestern, Mesa Springs Behavioral Health, Topflight Gymnastics Training Center, Arlington Independent School District, Fort Worth Independent School District, and University of Texas at Arlington. Casey has been featured in Instyle Magazine and SheKnows. Casey also is the co-host of the podcast, Real Messy Real Happy. If you are interested in Casey speaking at a local event please visit the contact page and submit your request.
Casey is accepting new patients both in-person and virtually and really loves working with teens 16 yrs and up, young adults, and adults.
Megan Good RD, LD, CEDS - BED Specialist
Megan McDermett is a Registered Dietitian specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, disordered eating, and chronic dieting. Megan is a Dallas native who graduated from the University of Georgia with a BS in dietetics and later went on to complete her dietetic internship with Indiana University in Indianapolis, IN. While working at a general practice clinic, Megan constantly saw disordered eating behaviors, chronic dieting, and undiagnosed eating disorders among her clients. Through the help of a colleague, Megan was introduced to Intuitive Eating and began educating herself on the negative effects of dieting. She began implementing the principles of intuitive eating in sessions with her clients, began giving presentations and started group classes on the principles of intuitive eating. Still, it felt like there was so much to learn and so much more to do in this field. In April 2019, Megan returned to Dallas to continue her education on treating disordered eating and eating disorders and joined the team at Eating Recovery Center to work with patients at the inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient levels of care.
Megan has experience working with clients of all ages and a variety of eating disorder diagnoses including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and ARFID. Megan provides both individual and family nutritional counseling so that she can educate families on how to best support their loved one in recovery. Megan has a special interest in working with the young adult population and their families so she can help them launch into adulthood with the proper skills to maintain recovery and live a fulfilling life. Megan is an active member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) and has fulfilled all the requirements to become a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS).
Megan believes in a collaborative approach with therapists, psychiatrists, and families in the treatment of eating disorders because no one gets better by themselves. Megan is passionate that all foods fit and that there are no “good” foods or “bad” foods. Megan works with her patients to find flexibility in their eating so that they can truly re-engage in the joyful and meaningful parts of their lives.
Megan is accepting new patients both in-person and virtually and really loves working with teens 16 yrs and up, young adults, and adults.
Alex Leibold RD, LD - BED Specialist
Alex Leibold, MS, RD, LD 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 works 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 is working towards her Intuitive Eating Certification. She 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 is passionate about continuing to specialize in eating disorder treatment and is currently pursuing her CEDRD certification through IAEDP (the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals).
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.
Alex is accepting new patients virtually and really loves working with teens 15 yrs and up and young adults.
Casey, Megan, and Alex are accepting new patients for individual nutritional counseling. Casey and Megan dietitians offer in-person appointments at our Dallas office and virtual appointments, while Alex offers virtual sessions. If you are not in the state of Texas and want to utilize our services please reach out to us via contact page so we can check you state’s specific licensure laws. If you are interested in scheduling a new appointment please click the link below.