Debbie has 11 years of experience in health and wellness coaching, nutrition education and counseling. She empowers clients to optimize their lifestyle to achieve their best possible well-being. She is highly skilled at collaborating with clients. She supports them to improve their health, prevent and/or manage chronic disease. She empowers people to strive towards an achievable and sustainable healthy lifestyle. She focuses on a healthy diet of whole foods and a healthy plate to fulfill her clients’ dietary needs for a longer, healthier, and stronger life.

Debbie loves cooking, hiking, traveling, and volunteering for Tunnel to Towers Tower Climb in Charlotte, NC. She lives in Charlotte with her husband and has two adult daughters.

Specialties:

• Maintaining healthy weight

• Diabetes prevention and management

• Heart disease / hypertension

• DASH, Mediterranean, and Mind diet

• Healthy eating / meal planning / recipes

• Stress management

• Healthy sleep routine

• Positive mindset

• Nutrition education workshops / cooking demonstration

• Yoga instruction: individual / group

Certification & Training

• NC Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN)

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)

• National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)

• Certified Wellness & Health Coach, Real Balance Global Wellness Service, Inc.

• University of Saint Joseph Health Coach Certification

• Wellcoaches® Core Coach Training for Health & Wellness Coaches

• Certified in Group Balance Lifestyle Program, University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Prevention Program

• Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200)

Education

Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT

Master of Science: Nutrition

Dietetic Internship Program

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science: Nutrition & Food Science