What Clients Say About Working With Me?

  • J. D. (Chicago, IL)

    Anna is everything I've needed and been looking for in a dietician. I'm blessed to have found her and this program. She's a wonderful listener and motivator. She's positive and uplifting. Her tailored approach makes me feel heard. Her feedback gives me the confidence I need to be successful. "

  • S. S. (Westland, MI)

    "I felt really comfortable talking to Anna about my eating habits and concerns. She asked questions in a curious way and made me feel like she wanted to learn more about me, not judge me. She was very quick to suggest small changes that were sustainable. I am really excited to continue working with her and making my relationship with food more positive."

  • R. K. (New York, NY)

    “Anna is very helpful. She is also very knowledgeable. And I can truly tell that she cares.”

  • L. T. (Honolulu, HI)

    "Anna was very thorough in her evaluation of my current diet and lifestyle. She was able to provide good, constructive suggestions on improving my overall health, diet and well being. I look forward to continued counseling and success in meeting my goals with Anna. I would highly recommend Dr. Tai."

  • E. F. (Houston, TX)

    “I feel Anna listened to me but also understood my point of view. She made me feel ok with small steps as a starting point. Looking forward to seeing her again.”

  • D. D. (Chicago, IL)

    “Anna listened very well to what I had to say and asked good questions.” 

  • J. V. (Honolulu, HI)

    "Anna helped me worked slowly to achieve a healthy eating habit. She starts with what is sustainable now for me leading up to a healthier habits in the future. I’m learning to start walking now than running. It’s a challenge every day but the only way to learn how to walk again."

  • R. D. (Denver, CO)

    “Anna is phenomenal. She always does a great job making me feel heard and validated while also identifying points where I can grow. Her suggestions and guidance have really changed the way I do things day-to-day. I'm so grateful to work with someone like her.”

  • A. J. (Austin, TX)

    "Anna is a good diagnostician. She's also a careful listener, and a supportive healthcare provider."

  • L. P. (Eugene, OR)

    "Anna is phenomenal. She always does a great job making me feel heard and validated while also identifying points where I can grow. Her suggestions and guidance have really changed the way I do things day-to-day. I'm so grateful to work with someone like her."

I began my career as a pediatric dietitian, working with children with rare genetic and metabolic disorders such as PKU, MSUD, and MCAD, as well as children with feeding disorders, oral aversion, and extreme picky eating. This work shaped my foundational belief in holistic nutrition therapy: the body is intelligent, adaptive, and always working to protect us.

When I transitioned into working with adult women seeking weight loss, I quickly recognized a troubling pattern. Traditional weight loss advice—eat less and burn more—was not working for most women. Instead, it often led to binge eating, food cravings, nutrient deficiencies, digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, emotional eating, anxiety, low self-esteem, and chronic frustration with their bodies.

Using a holistic nutrition approach, many women initially experienced weight loss they had not seen in years. However, these results rarely lasted. Most eventually returned to old eating patterns, not because of a lack of discipline, but because nutrition alone does not heal emotional eating, binge eating, disordered eating patterns, or poor relationships with food.

I discovered that many women struggling with weight loss are not failing—they are coping. Emotional eating is often hidden behind labels like “sweet tooth,” “food addiction,” or “lack of willpower,” when food is actually being used as a tool for stress relief, emotional regulation, safety, comfort, and connection.

To address the root causes of binge eating, overeating, emotional eating, and weight struggles, I became a certified hypnotherapist and integrated subconscious and emotional healing with clinical nutrition therapy.

This integrated approach creates lasting transformation.

Today, my clients experience sustainable weight loss, reduced food cravings, improved digestion, balanced hormones, and a peaceful relationship with food. Women who once struggled with binge eating learn to trust their hunger cues. Emotional eating decreases. Food guilt disappears. Confidence increases. Energy improves. Eating becomes simple, natural, and regulated instead of chaotic or restrictive.

Weight loss becomes a result—not the focus.

My mission is to help women heal their relationship with food, resolve emotional eating at the root level, restore body trust, and create sustainable weight loss without restriction, dieting, or self-blame—through a holistic, trauma-informed, subconscious-based nutrition therapy approach.

“Holistic Dietitian + Hypnotherapist.”

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My Current Licenses & Certifications

Registered Dietitian since 2004

Commission on Dietetic Registration

NPI 1134105844

Active license in Hawaii, Illinois, Oregon and Texas.

Accepting new clients in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, Virginia

Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist

Certified Hypnotherapist since 2022

International Association of Therapists & Counselors

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We Read All the Books & Studies so You Don’t Have to.

As a dedicated therapist passionate about helping my clients achieve the most amazing results in the shortest amount of time possible, it is important for me to stay current with the latest findings, research, and techniques available.

We are committed to ongoing education, regularly attending conferences, seminars, training, and workshops to remain updated with new developments in the fields of nutrition and behavioral medicine.

We strive to provide our clients with the most effective and innovative treatments by continuously integrating new knowledge and evidence-based practices into our approach.

Our dedication to staying current enables us to tailor our services to meet the unique needs of each individual, empowering them on their journey toward healing and recovery.

Books, Courses & Professional Continuing Education Trainings Completed

  • Complex PTSD (Pete Walker)

  • Healing the Shame that Binds You (John Bradshaw)

  • In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts (Gabor Mate)

  • The Body Keeps the Score (Basel Van der Kolk)

  • What Happened to You (Oprah Winfrey & Bruce Perry)

  • How to Meet Your Self (Nicole LePera)

  • The Universe Got Your Back (Gabriel Bernstein)

  • Rapid Transformational Therapy (Marissa Peer)

  • Conversational Hypnosis (Scott Jensan)

  • Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Joseph Murphy)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Jason Satterfield)

  • Motivational Interviewing (William Miller & Stephen Rollnick)

  • Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after The Biggest Loser competition

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4989512/

  • Obesity and Set-Point Theory

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK592402/

  • Trauma exposure and eating disorders: Results from the United States nationally representative sample

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9545485/

  • Mediating Factors between Childhood Traumatic Experiences and Eating Disorders Development: A Systematic Review

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7915652/

  • Sexual Abuse, Sexual Orientation, and Obesity in Women

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2941402/

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