What’s the difference between recovery coaching, therapy, medical nutrition therapy, and nutrition coaching?

Recovery coaching is present based and does not focus on healing from the past. Coaches are not qualified to diagnose or treat mental health conditions. Recovery coaching is focused on providing you with support in the here and now, not with the why.

Therapy differs from recovery coaching in that you must have a license to provide clinical services. Therapists are able to diagnose an array of mental health concerns and are the best equipped to delve into the underlying causes of behaviors. Therapists are the ones who help you unpack the why and explore the origin of your eating disorder, however, don’t always have the availability or capacity to do community based work.

Medial nutrition therapy (MNT) provides nutrition recommendations (i.e., a prescribed meal plan, reviewing labs, etc.). MNT is sometimes called nutrition counseling, these terms can be used interchangeably. MNT can only be rendered by a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and must be licensed by the state in which the client resides. This service is best for those who have a diagnosis that needs specific nutrition interventions and treatment such as eating disorders, diabetes, auto-immune disorders, etc.

Nutrition coaching is not the same as MNT/nutrition counseling. Coaching provides general nutrition education and support for an individual’s identified needs, and does not manage any disease states with specific nutrition interventions. As this service is not limited to RD licensure in individual states, any person worldwide can receive nutrition coaching.

It is important to note that nutrition coaching is not regulated by a federal or state licensing board, thus, anyone could call themselves a ‘nutrition coach,' ‘nutritionist,’ ‘health coach,’ etc. At Beloved, we take pride in that our nutrition coaching is facilitated by a Registered Dietitian. This ensures you are receiving the most competent and ethical care available.

What are the benefits of having a coach and/or a therapist/dietitian?

Recovery coaches offer services that are meant to complement traditional therapeutic care. Meaning, recovery coaching is about supporting you or your loved one in following through on the commitments made in therapy, not take the place of it. Often times, treatment team members are unable to accompany their clients to community based exposures or provide in home services, and that’s where we come in. Recovery coaches are another support for you or your loved one to lean on in recovery.

What are our rates?

We are all about price transparency here at Beloved. Please see below for a detailed breakdown of our services:

• Discovery Call: Free

• In Person/Virtual Meal Coaching: $100 with one coach, $150 with two coaches

• In Person/Virtual Snack Coaching: $75 with one coach, $100 with two coaches

• In Home Meal Support: $300 with two coaches

• Restaurant Outing — 60 minutes: $100 with one coach, $150 with two coaches

• Restaurant Outing — 90 minutes: $150 with one coach, $225 with two coaches

• Community Based Outings: $100 per hour with one coach, $150 per hour with two coaches

• Transition Planning: $100 per hour with one coach, $150 per hour with two coaches

Families are responsible for the costs involved for community based services, including meals at restaurants.

Please note that we have sliding scale options available and will work with you to make our services as accessible as possible.

Do you accept insurance?

No, recovery coaching is not a covered service under health insurance plans. However, for MNT/nutrition counseling, we accept HSA or FSA as payment, and can also provide a superbill for you to file with your insurance company.

Who is eligible for services?

Children, adolescents, and adults are eligible for recovery coaching services at Beloved. However, if you are or have a child who is 17 years old or younger, or 18+ years old and still in high school, it is required that you have an established therapist and/or dietitian.

For adults with disordered eating and body image issues, it may not be required of you to have a therapist and/or dietitian. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis during your discovery call.

Additionally, If you are currently seeing our registered dietitian for nutrition counseling, you are unable to receive recovery coaching services from that provider. However, you are able to work with another one of our coaches.

Is transportation provided for community based services?

At this time, we are not providing transportation to or from community based outings.

Where are you located and how far can you go?

Beloved Eating Disorder Coaching & Nutrition is based in Raleigh, NC and will expand to Wilmington, NC in March 2022. We are limited to a 15-20 mile radius in the Triangle area for all in-person services.