Lynae Smith

Fantastic experience: Lynae was so wonderful to work with. She has a comfortable office and is very inclusive to all clients. With her insight I’ve learned tools to help conquer my food rules/noise I’ve been holding on to since childhood (without even realizing) This is not the typical nutritionist experience and there are no meal plans. The work we did has helped me to change my relationship with food. I use the tools/ideas daily. The wisdom I’ve gathered about myself has been powerful and life changing. Thanks Lynae!

Fantastic experience: I recently took a 6 week "Radically Open Nutrition" class with Lynae Smith and I can't speak highly enough about this experience. Lynae provided the perfect balance of teaching, providing practical tools, and sharing among the other participants. She created a very safe space and I immediately felt like I was not alone with my struggles with food and perfectionist thinking. The tools that she taught us are ones that I have been referring to and using in my daily life. I can't recommend working with Lynae highly enough.

Fantastic experience: Working with Lynae has been a true gift! She creates a safe, warm and non judgmental environment to explore issues around food, health and well being. She is highly knowledgable, caring and checks in to make sure her pace works right for you. Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: It has taken me years to find the courage to work with a nutritionist again, after having some both underwhelming and negative experiences previously. As someone who has experienced ongoing issues with eating disorders, my primary goal was to find a nutritionist who could help me create some structure around my eating habits and also help repair my relationship with food. I really wanted someone with expertise in nutrition to remind me that all foods fit and to help challenge the warped food thoughts that I oftentimes experience which are regularly reinforced by society. Lynae has been absolutely incredible; I’ve worked with her both as a nutritionist and a coach, and have found a lot of value in our meetings. She has a calm and nonjudgmental presence, and is very personable and easy to talk with even if around sensitive issues. I cannot recommend her highly enough!

Fantastic experience: I've been working with Lynae for a few months now as an additional resource for my mental and physical health. I find her to be extremely empathetic and adaptable. She can move between very tangible and outcome-oriented sessions/approaches and reflective sessions fluidly, and she always checks in to see what it is I feel like I need in that particular moment or for a specific session. Most importantly, I feel comfortable and safe talking with Lynae and appreciate her honesty and direct communication.

Fantastic experience: If you struggle with your relationship with food, particularly if you are a bariatric patient, I can't recommend Lynae enough. If you are even considering bariatric surgery, you would greatly benefit by beginning treatment with Lynae now. She helped me find the root of my issues with food with kindness and compassion, teaching me to find the same kindness and compassion for myself within myself. If you truly want to alter your relationship with food for the better and are willing to do the work, she will absolutely help you to do so in a gentle and caring way. Lynae changed my life. Or rather, she helped ME to change it. I am truly grateful.

Fantastic experience: Lynae has been constructive, kind, empathetic and empowering through every step of our work together. She not only has nutritional food knowledge, but she can apply it to me as an individual. I would recommend Lynae to anyone who needs a sympathetic, supportive, non-judgemental and creative nutrionist who believes in a positive, healthy, realistic relationship with food and is most importantly inclusive and embracing of all body types!

Fantastic experience: Lynae is warm, non-judgmental, and honestly everything I needed in a nutritionist. As someone who has always felt incredibly shameful and and embarrassed about food, I needed someone who was going to be able to hold my internal chaos and help me find peace. Lynae was that person. I highly recommend her to anyone who needs someone to help them untangle their food issues!

Fantastic experience: Lynae has helped me understand why I view food in the way I do. She has helped me identify my self inflicted food rules and has provided very useful insights. She is extremely knowledgeable about the interaction of food with and on emotions. I really appreciate how attentively she listens and how useful her feedback is. I feel comfortable talking to her about my feelings around food and I’ve never felt embarrassed.

Fantastic experience: Working with Lynae has transformed my relationship to food, my body, and movement. Through our sessions, we are able to build goals that center my body and mind's health. Body positivity and healing are the priorities and the habits and practices that support these priorities have naturally fallen into place.

Fantastic experience: Lynae has been wonderful to work with! She got back to me right away. She listens intently and has been so supportive. She is helping me to reconnect with intuitive eating principles and her support has been a bright light during a difficult time. Highly, highly recommend!!

Fantastic experience: Through my own experience and that of my clients I recommend Lynae. She has been known in Bend, Oregon as one of the best eating/dietician coaches around. Clients have shared with me that working with her has changed their relationship to food for the better, and has thus changed their life! Great work Lynae!

Fantastic experience: I am an eating disorder therapist in Southern Oregon and refer as many of my clients as possible to Lynae. She is so gifted at helping people connect to their innate wisdom about food and their bodies and deconstruct their fears of food. She meets clients where they are which has been very helpful for my clients. Often my clients talk about how working with her is as therapeutic as our therapy sessions as she is not afraid to explore the emotions behind people's relationship to food. Can't recommend her enough!

Fantastic experience: Lynae is the best dietician I have ever worked with. She is so kind and understanding and knowledgeable about what she does. I learned so much about my eating disorder. She is such a key part in my recovery and I couldn’t have done it without her! She challenged me, supported me and listened/validated me. She helped guide me out of my eating disorder (which I had dealt with for over 10 years). She is an amazing person and I 10/10 recommend her!

Fantastic experience: I have known Lynae for the past 3 years. She is an excellent dietitian-nutritionist, but more than that, she is a very compassionate person who "gets" people. Through her work as an eating disorders dietitian, she has always had to look at a person as a whole, not just as their eating disorder. This, and her very natural compassion and sensitivity to individuals has equipped her well to become a Life Coach.

Fantastic experience: I came to Lynae only a few months ago in a life crisis. I was hungry all the time, terrified to gain fat, and unable to focus my attention on my relationships and career because of the panic I was experiencing around food on a daily basis. After two years of bouncing from one therapist to another, Lynae finally provided me with the tools and resources to begin to truly heal. I didn't feel pressure to let go of some of my beliefs that held me in my disorder, although ultimately she helped me dig deep into my intuition and create new values that have enabled me to know myself deeper and recovery has been a side effect along the way. Lynae is incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and an excellent listener - always asking the right questions at the right time. Her style is delicate yet focused, and never forceful. I have never felt so empowered in life as I do now and I believe credit is due to Lynae for her exceptional service.

Fantastic experience: Lynae is truly FANTASTIC! I have never written a review for anyone, but this women deserves one. She is patient, supportive and real. I don't feel like a "patient" when I have meeting with her. l was threatened with residential treatment with for anorexia, and instead of just giving up Lynae encouraged me to fight and "prove them wrong". Though l'm still in the early stages of recovery. l'm happy to report that l have gone from avoiding any and all food to eating freaking pizza! So wheather you have an eating disorder or just want to know how to nourish your body I 100% strongly recommend Lynae! Truly thankful l found her.

Fantastic experience: I struggled with disordered eating and the diet roller coaster for much of my adult life. Working with Lynae helped me to rethink my relationship with food, let go of the fear associated with food, and find pleasure in being truly nourished.

Fantastic experience: I was very nervous about contacting a dietitian but had reached the point where I knew dieting was no longer working for me both physically and emotionally. Lynae was able to teach me a new way of looking at eating that not only nourished my body but my soul as well. I am so happy that Lynae entered my life when she did and am so grateful that I took the leap and asked for help. I do not regret the decision at all.

Fantastic experience: As a Licensed Mental Health Therapist that frequently works with clients struggling with eating disorders and body image concerns, I have been grateful each time that I have worked along side Lynae and referred clients to her for additional support. Lynae goes above and beyond for her clients and truly cares about each individual she works with.

Fantastic experience: As a Mental Health Counselor that works with eating disorders and disordered eating, I am always looking for good resources to pass along to my clients. Lynae has worked with several of my clients and they could not say enough about her helpfulness and how much they loved working with her! Lynae is knowledgeable, friendly, warm and very open to helping her clients. I can't recommend her enough!

Fantastic experience: Lynae is an excellent dietitian, passionate about supporting clients on their health at every size journey with her non-diet approach. We will miss her in Vancouver, Bend is lucky to have her.