Nutrition Preferred Specialties

  • If you answer yes to any of the following you may benefit from working with a dietitian:

    • Indigestion/Acid Reflux

    • Diarrhea and/or constipation

    • Bloating, gas, or constant uneasiness

    • Unable to lose weight

    • Significant amount of unexplained weight loss

    • Food sensitivities or allergies

    • Sick often

    • Low energy

    • Want to improve metabolism

    • High cholesterol

    • High Blood Pressure

    • Skin irritations

    • Anxiety

    How Nutrition Preferred Helps:

    • Provides assistance in planning meals and snacks

    • Looks at full nutrition profile to identify food sensitivities and/or allergies

    • Takes in the big picture of you as a person to see how sleep, stress, and exercise are affecting your gut

    • Teaches you how to eat for your best gut health no matter where you are!

    • Ability to order stool testing and bloodwork to find any abnormalities that could be the cause of any issues

    Number of Sessions Recommended for Long Term Success:

    • The number of sessions needed will be based on where your gut health is currently. Typically minimal of one initial and 2 follow up's have the best success.

  • If you answer yes to any of the following you may benefit from working with a dietitian:

    • Have a fear of certain foods or food groups

    • Constant yo-yo dieting

    • You’ve been diagnosed with an eating disorder or think you have anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, orthorexia

    • You may not be sure if you have an actual eating disorder but you know you have some unhealthy habits around food and/or exercise

    • All you can think about is food during the day

    • The thought of your next meal and eating gives you anxiety

    • Your relationship with food is all-or-nothing, meaning you’re either “on” or “off” with your eating plan

    • Your mood swings based on how you feel about weight and body image

    • You over-exercise, especially around times when you feel you might have eaten too much or ate something that wasn’t what you planned to eat

    • You think you should “be on a diet” and have bad body image but know deep down diets don’t work

    • You just have no idea how to eat.

    • You're in recovery for an eating disorder and want to make sure you get the support you need

    How Nutrition Preferred Helps:

    • We provide assistance in planning meals and snacks

    • We teach you how your body works and increase your knowledge of metabolism so you can gain trust in your body

    • We teach you about your hunger and satiety cues and what they really mean

    • We provide nutrition education once we figure out together what you want to work on

    • We help you understand eating disorder thoughts and behaviors

    • We talk about body image and what that means to you as well as work. on body neutrality/positivity

    • We talk about food and feelings and how to understand emotional eating

    • We take down diet culture so you feel confident in what you eat

    Number of Sessions Recommended for Long Term Success:

    The number of sessions needed will be based on where you are in your journey with gaining and maintaining a healthy relationship with food. Usually an initial with at least 5-10 follow ups weekly or twice a month is recommended.

  • If you answer yes to any of the following you may benefit from working with a dietitian:

    • You are constantly going on and off diets

    • You feel like losing weight would be beneficial to your overall health

    • Wanting to learn more about Intuitive Eating or ready to ditch diets

    • Are unsure of what is the right or wrong way to eat anymore because of all of the different diets out there

    • Would like to be more regular about eating healthy

    • Are wanting a practitioner that will accept and respect the inherent diversity of body shapes and sizes and promotes a flexible, individualized eating based on hunger, satiety, nutritional needs, and pleasure, rather than any externally regulated eating plan focused on weight control.

    How Nutrition Preferred will help:

    • We provide assistance in planning meals and snacks to meet your needs and likes

    • We teach you how your body works and increase your knowledge of metabolism

    • Go over the importance of gut health for both weight loss and prevention

    • Bust nutrition myths and answer any nutrition related questions

    • Set short term and long term goals with ways to meet them

    • Ability to order stool testing and bloodwork to find any abnormalities that could be the cause of any issues

    Number of sessions recommended for long term success :

    Depending on where you are in your weightless journey and how much support and accountability you need, I usually recommend the initial session and at least two follow ups.

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Insurance Accepted!

In network with Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Sentara, and United Healthcare. Insurance completely covers most services!

Individual Sessions and Packages

  • The initial session is an hour long and we review your health history, history with food, current nutrition, and any obstacles you face with reaching your health goals.

    Together we will set short term and long term goals with a clear plan on how to achieve them.

    Also included in this session are any handouts and supplement (if applicable) recommendations based on your individual energy needs and food preferences.

    $160 (or covered by insurance)

  • Follow up sessions are recommended based on each persons needs for a chance to review and set new goals, answer questions, and navigate any challenges for further development. Time based on need/desire.

    $70/$140 (or covered by insurance)

  • 1 - 1hr Initial Assessment

    1 - 1hr Follow Up

    3- 30min Follow Up

    $435 (or covered by insurance)

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FAQs

  • Yes - I am in network with Aetna, Anthem, BCBS PPO Plans, Cigna, Sentara, and United Healthcare. For all others, I can provide you a superbill to submit to insurance for possible reimbursement.

  • While I would love to guarantee that all insurances cover all sessions fully, it is best to call your insurance prior to meeting to find out exactly what is covered.

    Instructions on how to verify your covered nutrition services:

    Call the number listed on the back of your insurance card and ask the following questions to help you better understand your covered services to avoid unnecessary costs:

    • Does my plan cover nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN)?

    • Registered Dietitian/Nutrition CPT codes: S9470, 97802 & 97803 or G0270; 97804 if doing a group session

    • Are telehealth visits with RDNs covered under my plan?​

    • Do I have any nutrition counseling benefits under the preventative care portion of my plan?

    • You can ask for them to specify which ICD-10 codes are covered for RDNs (such as Z71.3, Z72.4 or E66.3).

    • Does there need to be an additional ICD-10 code for the visit(s) to be covered?​

    • Do I need to have a referral from my physician?

    • How many RDN visits are covered per year?

    • Do I have to meet a deductible before insurance will cover my visit?

    • Do I have a co-pay or will I need co-insurance?

    • Is Cayla Bousaba/Nutrition Preferred a covered provider under my plan?

    • If not, what are my out-of-network nutrition benefits?

  • Yes! Depending on your need, we can order bloodwork that is beyond your basic doctors testing and GI testing!

  • Credit card, HSA, HRA and FSA cards are accepted forms of payment.

  • If you are on the fence on booking a session or want to know more about my process, please email me at nutritionpreferred@gmail.com to set up a 15 minute call.