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Do you obsess about your appearance?
Do you feel guilt or shame after you eat or about what you ate?
Are you exhausted by diets that never work?
Do you eat to “stop feeling so bad”?
Ready for a change?
Food is fundamental to life. We connect with food several times each day in an experience that can be nurturing or punishing. Our relationship with food reflects how we relate to self and others. Food issues are never about food. Instead, they allow us a wonderful opportunity to get clear on what we are truly hungry for so that we can begin to tend to ourselves with greater wisdom.
As one of a handful of professional psychotherapists in the US who is also a registered dietitian, I hold unique qualifications to address the entire range of food issues and body image concerns. I am passionate about helping you foster a sane and satisfying relationship with food and the body you live in.
My goal is to provide a healing environment that is holistic, supportive, educational, safe, solution-focused and client-directed in our work together.
I look forward to coaching you on the phone, or providing face-to-face psychotherapy if you live in Northeast Wisconsin.
Jody Jessup, RD, MS, LPC, NCC specializes in the non-diet approach to weight loss, body image issues, medical/health concerns requiring nutritional consultation and disordered eating. Jody is a professional psychotherapist licensed by the state of Wisconsin and certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors, the largest national counseling credentialing association in the US. She holds a master’s degree from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and an RD from Eastern Michigan University. Jody is also an integrative personal wellness coach.
Jody has had a private practice in dietetics for over 25 years, and has 15 years experience working with women and adolescents who struggle with disordered eating, including binge eating, anorexia, and bulimia. She has studied with many of the leaders in the treatment of food and body image concerns, including Francie White, RD, MS, Carolyn Costin, LMFT, MA, MEd, and Anita Johnston, Ph.D.
Jody also has a special interest in personal growth and takes a holistic approach to wellness. Other areas of interest include depression, anxiety, relationship issues, family issues and communication problems. She studied Solution-Focused Therapy with the late Insoo Kim Berg and Steve DeShazer, internationally-acclaimed founders of the model.
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"My working with Jody introduced me to the joy of living in my body and loving food. I'm so grateful for her gentle, positive way of working and her philosophy that allowed me to make peace with eating for the first time in my life."
“I have been helped more with my diabetes in two sessions with Jody than I have in the last 30 years of dietitians combined. She is a Godsend.”
"Through Jody's competent and caring professional guidance, our daughter has benefited both physically and emotionally in ways we never imagined possible. She is an invaluable resource and an absolute treasure to the Door County community."
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