Laura Ferland, RD

Personality:

Laura works hard to create a calm and nurturing environment. She has a positive, encouraging attitude and a warm and welcoming demeanor. Her gentle, open-minded approach make her clients feel safe and understood.

Background:

Laura is a registered dietitian in NYC with eight years of experience. She earned her Masters in Nutrition and Food Science with an emphasis on Nutrition Education from Montclair State University and then completed her dietetic internship with a specialty in worksite wellness as Wellness Workdays. She then worked at WIC, where she provided nutrition counseling and education to pregnant patients and young children. During her time at WIC she developed a passion for fertility, pregnancy, and early childhood nutrition. She was able to further develop that passion over the past five years as she has led the outpatient nutrition counseling program at CarePoint-Hoboken University Medical Center. During her time at CarePoint she has gained experience counseling on a variety of disease states and nutrition issues. In addition to the outpatient program, she was also a member of the clinical in-patient team. At CarePoint, she also had the role of community dietitian where she gave nutrition presentations and cooking demonstrations at community events and universities.

Specialties:

Diabetes/Pre-diabetes/Gestational Diabetes, Heart Health, Weight Management, Pregnancy and Fertility Nutrition, Disordered Eating, Pediatrics, Picky Eating

Counseling Philosophy:

Laura takes a holistic approach and believes that nutrition counseling should be individualized and that there is no one size fits all approach. She believes that all foods can find a place in a healthful diet and that our eating patterns should be nourishing and not restrictive. Her goal is to help clients learn to understand and trust their body. She aims to help clients create sustainable change to reach their goals and encourages connecting our nutrition choices to our overall health and wellbeing. She strives to help people create a healthy relationship with food and a healthy relationship with their body.

Personal Interests: 

Laura enjoys going on adventures with her husband and two young daughters, whether that is traveling around the globe, hiking at a local park, or checking out a new museum exhibit. She loves shopping at her local farmers market and trying new recipes to share with family and friends.