Health Professionals in Massachusetts

Gwen is a Registered Dietitian with over 25 years of experience in the field of Nutrition and the owner of Sage Nutrition Solutions. She is a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Gwen is an advocate of balanced nutrition and has an all foods can fit into a healthy lifestyle philosophy. Using a science-based, individualized approach, Gwen's nutritional counseling, support, and guidance will help you manage your overall health, prevent and treat new or chronic conditions, optimize exercise performance, and build a healthy relationship with food and body.

Tybee Marruzzi is a Cohasset-based acupuncturist who has provided high-quality care on Boston's South Shore for over 20 years. She is licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, and board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in both acupuncture and Chinese herbology. She has a Master of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science located in San Diego.

We BELIEVE : The body has its own way of healing. Sometimes, because of blockage of the body's energy (called Qi {Chee}), the body loses this natural ability. Like a gardener who waters and provides a suitable environment for plants, a healer helps the body to cure itself. When the body has regained its natural function, there is no need for further assistance. Life is about balance. Health depends on being in balance. In Hand Acupuncture and Herbs uses ancient techniques to regain balance and support the body in healing.

Naima brings nearly a decade of experience helping individuals and families cook and eat healthfully to Karuna: Nutrition + Movement. Working with children and adults, she brings a sense of curiosity, playfulness, and exploration to a process that can often be a source of stress and worry. Naima embraces a non-diet and weight-inclusive approach, helping her clients move forward from disordered eating and harmful patterns of behavior, towards self-compassion, enjoyment of food, and whole-being health.

My diverse training emphasizing acupuncture and encompassing other modalities, allows me to asses your needs and symptoms and create individualized treatments by combining my knowledge of nutrition, mental health, Chinese Medicine, and Somatic Movement Therapy. I remain a student and am continuously learning new ways for people to achieve self-mastery through healthy sustainable habits. I began my career in the mental health field as a health educator, where I worked for 17 years. In 1993 I received a breast cancer diagnosis and became interested in complementary modalities, including how to use food to heal myself and others.

Brittany Kiss, MS, RDN, LDN attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for her degrees in Nutrition and Spanish and Boston University for her Masters in Nutrition. Though she has extensive experience in sports nutrition and gut health, she has spent all of her post-graduate and professional careers in the treatment of eating disorders. Working concurrently in the clinical inpatient setting, her astuteness for how eating disorders take hold of the mind has been fine-tuned. She believes in accepting your body and freeing your mind from itself by using a HAES-centered, non-diet and intuitive eating approach.

"With expertise in western and eastern medicine, I welcome the opportunity to assist you in obtaining and maintaining maximum health in a gentle and caring manner." Specialties include food, chemical and environmental allergy elimination, woman's health (PMS, endometriosis , irregular menses , fertility , menopausal symptoms) , pain (musculoskeletal , headaches , migraines) and pediatrics.

All sessions are on Zoom,: Kristine Bahr is a clinical nutritionist who specializes in integrative nutritional solutions for her patients. She has an impressive track record for helping people relieve symptoms resulting from chronic digestive disorders as well as Diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease, issues related to body weight, and more. Her approach is based on utilizing exacting test procedures that focus on an individual's metabolic sensitivities, whether those be to food, hormonal imbalances, or the need to identify genetic predispositions for specific conditions in order to take preventative action.

Collaborative Kidney Care was launched to offer a patient-focused practice with individualized treatment plans to meet you where you are and help achieve optimized health outcomes through innovative approaches.

My passion is helping women live their best lives and feel in control of their bodies.

Ashley Vazquez is a non-diet certified eating disorder registered dietitian and IAEDP approved supervisor working to help individuals with eating disorders, disordered eating, negative body image, and chronic dieting, improve their relationship with food since 2012. Ashley's goal in working with clients is to help them find freedom from food and achieve optimal health. Ashley has experience working with individuals in a variety of care settings (inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization programs, and outpatient) and truly believes the importance of strong team approach.

I treat each patient as an individual, working with symptoms while balancing the body's energies to find a new healthy normal state. I find that with this kind of medicine, many issues resolve on the physical and emotional level. Most of my patients come in with pain syndromes, emotional issues, female health, infertility, digestive issues, and chronic illness. For chronic problems I often use herbs to support the treatment. I also use Chinese medical massage, positional therapy, and Reiki

Harborside is happy to have talented dietitian Laura Watson on our team. Laura brings vast experience in assisting clients of all ages. She is HAES and intuitive eating aligned. Laura is currently accepting new clients! Harborside is so proud to be able to offer med management, therapy, and nutrition support. We believe that this team member trifecta is the best way to support our clients.

Teleheatlh appointments available! Serenity Nutrition LLC was founded by Jessica Shaw MS, RD, LDN who meets clients where they are at when it comes to nutrition care. Telehealth nutrition sessions can impact the lives of those with disordered eating, eating disorders, weight/growth concerns, and who want to heal their relationship with food from the comfort of their own home.

Are you a busy woman who is struggling and frustrated with your weight and the “diet mentality”? Are you confused about how, what and when to eat, and are completely exhausted and unsure about how to nourish yourself and your family? In my work, I help clients to create and implement a highly personalized approach designed to help them manage their weight without the stress, boost their energy and focus, while dramatically saving them time preparing nourishing and sustaining meals in order to be fully engaged in life!

My ideal acupuncture client is someone who approaches their sessions with an open mind, values holistic health, and actively engages in their wellness journey, seeking relief from physical discomfort or emotional imbalance.

Tori Nelson is a registered dietitian focused on using her knowledge to help those dealing with gut dysfunction, auto-immune disease, and woman’s health and hormonal imbalances. Tori understands personally the negative impact gut dysfunction can have on someone. After personally suffering for too long with bowel irregularity, bloating, and more she was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. It has become her passion to help others suffering who are left with nowhere to turn. She believes that through the correct holistic and alternative therapies, you can uncover the root cause of dis-ease to heal and achieve long-term wellness.

Kristine is a registered dietitian with recent experience working as an outpatient dietitian at a premier Boston hospital. She earned a Bachelor of Science from Bentley University and then went on to complete a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and Master of Science in Nutrition and Health Promotion at Simmons College.

I am a licensed acupuncturist with over 22 years of experience in private practice. I am dedicated to bringing acupuncture and Oriental Medicine to as many people as possible. My patients are of all ages - from elementary school children to wise elders. My practice falls into 3 categories - family care, pregnancy care and senior care. I have specialized in fertility, pregnancy, and labor & delivery and postpartum care for over 16 years and have helped many women get pregnant, stay pregnant, and have healthy pregnancies, deliveries, and post-partum. I often work in conjunction with doulas, midwives, and childbirth educators.