MEET THE TEAM
Jamie Keever, RD, LD, CEDS is a Registered/Licensed Dietitian, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, and the owner of EMPOWERD Nutrition Counseling, LLC. Jamie has over a decade of experience working within clinical inpatient, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP) and outpatient eating disorder care settings (including serving as the Lead Clinical Dietitian within Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Eating Disorders Program), and is recognized by the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals for her expertise in treating children, adolescents and adults with eating disorders. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition from Miami University and completed her dietetic internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Jamie does not prescribe weight loss nor promote suppressive dieting practices. Rather, she utilizes an evidence-based, non-diet approach to empower clients to restore healthier relationships with food and reconnect with their bodies. She is a Health At Every Size®-aligned clinician, and is committed to respecting body diversity, challenging the influence of diet culture and weight stigma, and honoring the lived experience of each individual. Working in partnership with her clients, Jamie draws from a variety of therapeutic techniques, including family-based therapy (FBT), intuitive eating (body sensation and emotional eating awareness), mindfulness, food chaining (expanding variety and improving novel food acceptance) and exposure therapy, to support the discovery of patterns that enhance their mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
Outside of work, Jamie enjoys traveling, running, baking seasonal recipes, reading, attending live shows and musical theater performances, and spending time with her family and rescue pup, Ellie!
Laura Moran, RD, LD is a Registered/Licensed Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. Laura has extensive, specialized experience working within all levels of eating disorder care, including medical inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP) and outpatient care settings. Prior to joining the EMPOWERD Nutrition Counseling team, Laura served as the Lead Dietitian for both PHP and IOP programming at Aster Springs Outpatient Columbus. Laura completed her Bachelor of Science degree in medical dietetics and her dietetic internship from The Ohio State University.
Laura is passionate about helping others find food freedom, gain confidence and body trust, and achieve full recovery from their eating disorder. With compassion and enthusiasm, Laura helps her clients remember that food is more than just fuel – it is also for enjoyment, community, connection, and just for fun!
Laura is a Health At Every Size®-aligned practitioner and is committed to providing individualized, culturally sensitive, and gender-inclusive care. She practices from a health centric (rather than “weight centric”) lens and helps her clients ditch the diet mentality by prioritizing their physical, mental and emotional needs.
Laura incorporates a range of therapeutic techniques in her nutrition counseling, including exposure therapy, intuitive eating, mindfulness, body attunement, self-compassion, thought challenging, and evidence-based nutrition education. Additionally, Laura has specialized experience working with families and adolescents through a family-based therapy (FBT) approach and recognizes the important role each member of the family unit plays in supporting a young person’s recovery.
Personally, Laura enjoys reading, a good cup of coffee on the couch, spending time outside and in nature, snuggling her cat, and caring for children as a licensed foster parent!
