Christina Tursi MS, RD, CDN, LDN, CEDS-C

“Food is so much more than nourishment – it can be joy, culture, tradition, memories, comfort, travel, connection, emotions, and experience. Identifying what it means to you is essential to heal your relationship with food.

Christina Tursi MS, RD, CDN, LDN, CEDS-C

"Food is so much more than nourishment – it can be joy, culture, tradition, memories, comfort, travel, connection, emotions, and experience. Identifying what it means to you is essential to heal your relationship with food."

Christina Tursi MS, RD, LDN, CDN, CEDS-C is a Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist at Van Dusen Nutrition®.

Christina’s provides Individual Nutrition Counseling to her clients at VDN. In addition, Christina also provides PHP and IOP levels of care in facilities across the United States.

Christina’s mission is to guide clients in healing their relationship with food and body. She is dedicated to challenging food myths created by diet culture and supporting her clients in understanding what food represents for them aside from nutrition. Christina approaches client-centered nutrition care through a weight-inclusive lens and promotes food flexibility.

Christina graduated from SUNY Oneonta with her Bachelor of Science in Dietetics. She completed both her dietetic internship and Master of Science in Nutrition from Stony Brook University. Christina also became a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist – Consultant (CEDS-C) through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals.

Specialties

Eating DisordersDisordered EatingWeight and Body Concerns

Subspecialties

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (CBT for ARFID)
  • Family-Based Treatment (FBT)
  • Intuitive Eating
  • Non-Diet Approach 
  • Negative Body Image
  • Co-occurring Disorders
  • Trauma
  • HAES® – Health at Every Size
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (CBT for ARFID)
  • Family-Based Treatment (FBT)
  • Intuitive Eating
  • Non-Diet Approach 
  • Negative Body Image
  • Co-occurring Disorders
  • Trauma
  • HAES® – Health at Every Size