Lexie Rhea, MS, RD, LDN

"By letting go of your black and white thinking in regards to nutrition, you can give yourself grace to explore your relationship with food and body."

Lexie Rhea, MS, RD, LDN

"By letting go of your black and white thinking in regards to nutrition, you can give yourself grace to explore your relationship with food and body."

Lexie Rhea, MS, RD, LDN is a Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist at Van Dusen Nutrition®. Lexie currently works full time at the Needham office and sees clients for Individual Nutrition Counseling and Therapeutic Meal Support®. Additionally, she is a clinician who staffs our STEP® eating disorders program.

Lexie’s mission is to create a safe space to explore your relationship with food and find peace with your body. Lexie focuses on a Health at Every Size approach to nutrition and utilizes the principles of intuitive eating along with mindfulness to cultivate a balanced body and mind. She works to lessen black and white thinking around food and guide clients to better understand the benefits and freedom that come with eating intuitively.

Lexie received a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from the State University College of New York at Oneonta, followed by a Master of Science degree in Nutrition from the University at Buffalo. She also completed a dietetic internship at University at Buffalo that included extensive training in clinical and community nutrition. Lexie started her nutrition career in intensive inpatient nutrition utilizing medical nutrition therapy in intensive care units and medical floors, followed by cardiac rehab and outpatient services where she started using motivational interviewing and intuitive eating principles to guide clients to build health-enhancing habits.

Specialties

Eating DisordersDisordered EatingWeight and Body Concerns

Subspecialties

  • Intuitive Eating
  • HAES® – Health at Every Size
  • Non-Diet Approach
  • Women’s Health
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy
  • Intuitive Eating
  • HAES® – Health at Every Size
  • Non-Diet Approach 
  • Negative Body Image
  • Women’s Health
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy