About Us
Our providers are fully licensed and credentialed Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. We provide compassionate eating disorders-informed and weight-inclusive care to help you navigate physical and mental health concerns.
Emily Arkin, MS, RD, LD
emily@rdemily.com
General availability: Mon-Thu 9am-5pm
Emily’s Specialties
Adults
Eating disorders and disordered eating
Gastrointestinal disorders and digestive distress
Emily is passionate about sharing her love of food with others. She helps clients improve their health and their relationship with food through a non-diet approach. Emily emphasizes mindfulness, Intuitive Eating and Health At Every Size® principles in working toward client goals, whether that’s recovery from an eating disorder, navigating digestive issues, or managing other health concerns.
Emily is a registered dietitian nutritionist based in Washington, D.C. She completed both her masters degree in Nutrition & Public Health and her dietetic internship at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Desa Crews, MS, RD, LDN
desa@rdemily.com
General availability: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Desa’s Specialties
Ages 13+
Eating disorders and disordered eating
Diabetes and blood sugar concerns (pre-diabetes, PCOS, etc.)
Desa believes in the power of nutrition to support the full picture of health—physical, mental and emotional. She loves coaching clients through the process of overcoming diet culture, healing their relationship with food, and developing body respect practices. She provides evidence-based and weight-neutral nutrition counseling using the principles of Intuitive Eating and Health At Every Size®.
Desa lives in northern Virginia. She is originally from North Carolina and completed her undergraduate degree, Masters degree, and dietetic internship at Appalachian State University in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Kelsey Lloyd, MS, RD, LDN
kelsey@rdemily.com
General availability: Tue/Wed 6pm-8:30pm, Sat 9am-1pm
Kelsey’s Specialties
Ages 10+
Eating disorders
Sports/performance nutrition
Kelsey is an advocate for finding - or rediscovering - the joy in food. She enjoys working with clients from an anti-diet perspective to develop a healthy relationship with eating and movement and to move towards body acceptance. She counsels individuals following Health At Every Size® and Intuitive Eating principles to set personalized and culturally-inclusive goals.
Kelsey is based in the metro Washington, DC area. She completed her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Nutrition Science as well as her dietetic internship at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Interested in joining the team? We love meeting candidates who are passionate about providing weight-inclusive and eating disorders-informed medical nutrition therapy. Learn more about our organization here.
““What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn’t much better than tedious disease””