E92: From Clinic Burnout to $225 per Session: Meredith’s Bold Move to Ethical Premium Fees as a Registered Dietary Nutritionist

In this episode, we’re speaking with Meredith Blumenthal, a registered dietician nutritionist based in Washington state.

One of our first non-therapist LIMB grads, Meredith discusses going from earning 63k per year working at a clinic to having her own premium fee practice where she charges $225 per session.  

If you’re struggling with the ethics of charging premium fees, you’ll definitely want to tune in — we’ll be talking about how Meredith’s feminist and social justice lens reinforced her commitment to charging premium fees. 

 

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In this episode, Meredith will share:

The three signs that helped her realize she was burning out in her W2 clinic position; 

Her decision to not take insurance at her private practice from the outset (Her reasons might surprise you!); 

How getting clear about what she wanted to earn and how she wanted to take care of herself led to her doing improved clinical work and coming into a massive clinical insight when working with one particular client;  

What happened when a client was pissed about her premium fee raise and how she handled it; 

How dieticians and therapists should be working together to provide excellent clinical care; 

Two pieces of strategic advice you can implement right now to start charging premium fees.

More about Meredith

Meredith Blumenthal, MS, RDN, CD (she/her) is a Nutrition Therapist and Body Image Coach who has made it her mission to help women stop dieting and start living life on their own terms. Meredith believes that our “lack of self-control” and willpower is not the problem. Instead, she teaches her clients why dieting is harmful to their mental and physical health, and how to find wholehearted wellness without depriving themselves of the foods they love or jeopardizing their physical health.

For clinical consultation or for your own work, contact Meredith at meredith@nutritionwithmeredith.com.

 

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