https://www.pinneydavenportnutrition.com/philosophy-2 daily 1.0 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff9d06c5d282b455148a898/1653614954884-RW182V6IIG38EGOWBSI0/Artboard+1+copy+2.png Home - sustainability Offering our clients personal support and professional resources for eating disorder recovery, Intuitive Eating, and family feeding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff9d06c5d282b455148a898/1614612498841-ZFXT3YZ62VJQIQHUMHF5/1009da85458fda160352aa84db375a70.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff9d06c5d282b455148a898/1610207341014-48O89SX5DCRIS4ARGELB/LotusPHILO.png Home https://www.pinneydavenportnutrition.com/about-us-1-1 daily 0.75 2026-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff9d06c5d282b455148a898/f3b8dd23-3b35-4f52-832b-283a3dedc4fe/Elizporchshort-1.jpg Meet Our Team - Elizabeth Davenport, MPH, RDN, LD, CEDS is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS). Elizabeth specializes in eating disorders, family feeding issues, and picky eating. She especially enjoys working with clients with family feeding concerns, picky eating, and ARFID. After graduating from The Ohio State University, Elizabeth spent almost a decade cooking and baking professionally. She went on to attend graduate school at UNC-Chapel Hill, where she received a Master of Public Health (MPH) in nutrition. Prior to entering private practice, Elizabeth worked at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC supporting families in the outpatient nutrition clinics treating eating disorders and picky eating. Elizabeth is a member of the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians (IFEDD), International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). You can find her writing about family feeding and cooking at Sunny Side Up Nutrition. Elizabeth is also honored to serve as a member of the Board of Directors at The Theatre Lab DC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff9d06c5d282b455148a898/1610207357580-00EL5OOJ697BLC76WJ60/Ashley.jpg Meet Our Team - Ashley Palatiello MEd, RDN, LD, CEDS-C is a graduate of the University of Georgia and holds degrees in Psychology and Dietetics. She completed the VCU Health System Dietetic Internship, where she specialized in Pediatric Nutrition and broadened her understanding of the nutritional impact of diseases states. Ashley has worked extensively with clients suffering from disordered eating, in residential treatment centers and in outpatient settings. She encourages her clients to improve their relationships with food by preparing individualized meal plans, food exposure and nutrition education. In addition to working with Pinney Davenport Nutrition, Ashley has a Masters of Education in Counseling from George Mason University, further enhancing her skills in working with clients who have eating disorders. Ashley is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians. Ashley is also a Certified Eating Disorder Dietitian-Supervisor (CEDRD-S). Ashley sees clients at our location in McLean, VA and virtually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff9d06c5d282b455148a898/1652487516742-ZN0BFVT8IOTRFCJMUBGI/Ashley2.jpeg Meet Our Team - Ashley Balderson RDN, LD is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) who specializes in treating individuals with eating disorders. Ashley received her B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Maryland and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. During this internship, she gained experience in nutrition counseling with a wide variety of populations, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Ashley then began working at an eating disorder treatment center where she developed a passion for treating this population. Ashley has experience working in both the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels of care, treating adolescents and adults. Ashley has experience working with the following eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED). Ashley has an anti-diet and weight-inclusive approach. She is passionate about helping others develop a positive relationship with food during their recovery journey. Ashley sees clients at both our DC locations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff9d06c5d282b455148a898/1652487338055-VEIKVCZ5CKKH3PXCYUK1/Taylor1.jpeg Meet Our Team - Taylor Merloni MS, RD is a registered dietitian who specializes in treating individuals with eating disorders. Taylor received her Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from Lynchburg College, and after working in the fitness industry realized her true passions were Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating. Taylor then went on to receive her Master’s Degree in Food and Nutrition from Framingham State University. Taylor began working at a treatment center for eating disorders and has experience working at the residential, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels of care, treating both adolescents and adults. Taylor is passionate about helping her clients repair their relationship with food and physical activity. Taylor sees clients at our Fredericksburg, VA location and virtually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff9d06c5d282b455148a898/1665510064629-2AY3JCMFRTQR2SBB91TF/Head+Shot10.7.jpg Meet Our Team - Lauren Jackey, MS, RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) who specializes in the treatment of eating disorders. Lauren's start to nutrition began with her love of baking and food and evolved into wanting to help others heal their relationship with food. Lauren received her masters degree in Nutrition from George Mason University in 2015 and completed her dietetic internship through Iowa State University. Lauren developed a passion for eating disorder treatment after starting as a diet technician in a treatment facility in 2017 and has been working with eating disorders ever since. Lauren has worked at multiple levels of care including residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient with both adolescents and adults. Lauren has a health at every size (HAES) and anti-diet approach to eating disorder treatment. Lauren sees clients virtually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff9d06c5d282b455148a898/08a71db5-2830-48e9-9e04-2195cf9e2147/IMG_7387.jpg Meet Our Team - Emma Usher, RDN, LDN is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) who specializes in the treatment of eating disorders. She earned her degree in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise from Virginia Tech and completed her dietetic internship with Community Support Services in Maryland. During college, Emma discovered her passion for counseling others. She taught workshops on nutrition and led groups where people discussed their own challenges with body image. Through this experience, she saw first-hand how deeply diet culture is woven into societal norms. Emma has experience in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient care, where she encountered a variety of eating disorders and presentations. Additionally, Emma has worked with individuals with intellectual disabilities, providing tailored support to meet their needs. She works with both adolescents and adults and aims to promote enjoyment of food and movement. As a Health at Every Size ® (HAES)-aligned clinician, Emma strives to dismantle diet culture and provide individualized, compassionate care. Emma sees clients our Washington, DC and McLean offices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff9d06c5d282b455148a898/c1e34e95-9fec-43ee-8dd9-8ef216ead1b8/Scothorn+Headshot+%281%29.jpg Meet Our Team - Becky Scothorn, MPH, RDN, LDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist! She completed both her BSPH in Nutrition Sciences and her MPH in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health. Rebecca fell in love with food and farming as a child and continues to love eating and providing nutrition education each and every day. Her passion for counseling is best expressed through her art and she incorporates artistic practices into counseling whenever she can. Rebecca uses a hands-on approach to nutrition therapy that allows food exposure to be a gradual, client led experience. Rebecca has completed the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities training at UNC and has extensive experience working within neurodivergent populations. She welcomes clients with all backgrounds and identities seeking to be heard and understood. She has worked in-patient and out-patient at Children’s National Hospital with patients with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), feeding intolerance, and other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED) and has experience with in-patient eating disorder and residential treatment centers. 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