Dietitian McKayla Mazziotti - Sports Dietitian & Eating Disorder Expert
McKayla harbors a passion for sports nutrition and helping athletes create a positive relationship with food and fueling for their activity. Before joining the team at Dallas Nutritional Counseling she worked as a Sports Dietitian at the collegiate level at the University of North Texas. McKayla quickly realized how sports nutrition and eating disorders/disordered eating intersect and utilized a non-diet and intuitive eating approach to help athletes repair their relationship with food and fueling. While working at UNT, McKayla continued to pursued outpatient and private practice work with eating disorders and disordered eating as she continues to work towards her CEDS (Certified Eating Disorder Specialist) through iadep (The International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals).
McKayla has experience with a variety of different diagnoses including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-eating disorder and Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID.) She specializes in working with teens, emerging adults and young adults and their families. She enjoys working with clients and their families to support finding fulfilling ways of movement in tandem with healing relationships with food. McKayla is a weight-inclusive practitioner, and embodies an “all foods fit” and non-diet mentality. She understands that everyone’s needs are different and creates an individualized approach for each of her clients to feel safe and supported.
Nutrition Specialties & Areas of Interest
Kids (12 and older), teens, young adults, adults
College athletes, active individuals
Eating Disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and ARFID
Excessive or Compulsive exercise
Sports nutrition + Eating disorders
Orthorexia, chronic dieting, disordered eating
Health at Every Size
Family Nutritional counseling and supporting parents and caregivers during the recovery process
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Eating disorders impact the entire family system, and while so much of the treatment process is focused on the client, the caregivers tend to struggle at home with minimal support. Join Dallas Nutritional Counseling for a two-hour parent workshop, where we will bridge the gap between what the client needs and what the family needs. In this workshop you will gain a deeper understanding of the vital role you play in the recovery process, connect with other families going through the recovery process, and feel more confident in supporting your loved one. We will also be joined by Hila Eyal whose daughter struggled with an eating disorder and now is in recovery. Hila will share their family story of how they navigated the recovery process at the beginning, in the middle, and now ongoing.