Dr. Andrea Szebeni, PsyD, RD

Most people who struggle with food are told what to eat. Dr. Andrea Szebeni helps them understand why eating feels so hard, and how to change it.

Dr. Andrea Szebeni, PsyD, RD, is one of the few clinicians who is both a Registered Dietitian and trained at the doctoral level in Health Psychology. That combination lets her treat the full picture: the nutrition your body needs and the thoughts, habits, and emotions that shape how you eat.

With more than 15 years of clinical experience, she specializes where two fields meet: eating disorders and sports nutrition. She has worked with Olympic and professional athletes, both with and without eating disorders, helping them fuel for performance while protecting their health and their relationship with food. As a private consultant, she has also developed several successful eating disorder programs across the country.

She founded Coastal Nutrition to give athletes, adolescents, women, and men the kind of specialized care that is hard to find. Her approach is collaborative and mindfulness based. Together with each client, she works on the patterns that drive eating behaviors, builds flexible and sustainable habits, and helps food take its rightful place in life, including the celebrations and social moments that matter.

Dr. Szebeni is also the author of the Rooted Honor workbook series and its Professional Companion Guides, which bring her clinical approach to individuals working on their own and to the dietitians, therapists, and other professionals who support them.

She earned her Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Florida International University and her Doctorate in Health Psychology from The University of Arizona.

Coastal Nutrition Philosophy

Coastal Nutrition was built on a simple belief: everyone deserves nutrition care that addresses both the body and the mind.

We provide specialized nutrition support for individuals and private treatment facilities. Our focus is on adolescents, women, and men who struggle with eating disorders or disordered eating, as well as high school, college, and professional athletes who want to fuel their performance without sacrificing their health.

Care that comes to you. Through secure telehealth sessions, clients in 29 states can work with Dr. Szebeni from home, school, or on the road. There's no commute, no need to find a specialist nearby, and no missed sessions during travel, busy seasons, or competition schedules. For those who prefer to meet in person, in-office visits are available by appointment in South Florida and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Effective, specialized nutrition support can be hard to find. Many people are handed a generic meal plan that never addresses why food feels so difficult. Dr. Szebeni developed a distinctive approach that combines nutrition science with health psychology, and that approach has grown Coastal Nutrition into a trusted practice serving clients across the country.

Change the Conversation in Your Head
Lasting change starts with the way you talk to yourself about food. Together, we work to recognize and reshape the false and unhelpful thoughts that make eating feel stressful, confusing, or out of control.

Mindfulness is a core part of this work. By learning to notice your body's hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues, you build the confidence to trust your own decisions about how much and what to eat to feel your best. Mindful eating becomes the foundation for a more peaceful, balanced life, one where food supports you instead of controlling you.

A Plan Built Around You

Wherever you are starting from today, your nutrition plan is created with you, not handed to you. Every client works one on one with a Registered Dietitian to build a plan that fits their life.

Our approach is grounded in evidence based nutrition guidelines and tailored to your unique medical, nutritional, and physical needs. Because no two people are the same, no two plans are either. The result is support that meets your body's needs and helps you reach your goals, whether that's recovery, performance, or simply feeling at home with food again.

Enjoy the Moments That Matter

Food is part of nearly every celebration, from birthdays and holidays to team dinners and nights out with friends, and that isn't going to change. What can change is how those moments feel.

Instead of letting fear of food overshadow another celebration, we help you build the confidence to be present and actually enjoy these memorable times again. Eating a wide variety of foods is essential for good nutrition, and learning that all foods can have a place in your life is a powerful step toward quieting critical food thoughts and replacing them with kinder, more balanced ones.