Sandra Pearce, RDN (she/her) is a Registered Dietitian with over eight years of experience supporting adolescents and adults through evidence‑based, weight‑inclusive nutrition care. Certified in Fertility Nutrition and Nutrition for Pregnancy, she specializes in prenatal and postnatal nutrition, menstrual‑related health, chronic dieting and disordered eating, and post‑bariatric surgery nutrition. Sandra also provides Medical Nutrition Therapy for a wide range of nutrition‑related diagnoses, including diabetes, heart health, and digestive concerns.
Her work is grounded in helping individuals build a more peaceful, trusting relationship with food and their bodies. She also runs the Seeds of Strength program, where she offers garden‑based nutrition counseling sessions that blend therapeutic connection, food‑growing practices, and resilience‑building. Sandra practices in Puyallup and virtually across Washington.
Roots to Recovery: Garden‑Based Nutrition Counseling
This training introduces a nature‑based approach to nutrition counseling by blending dietetics, mental health care, and hands-on gardening experiences. Participants explore how the gardening setting can support emotional regulation, mindful eating, and food‑related healing for clients with eating disorders, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, and sensory needs. The session highlights an interdisciplinary model where dietitians, therapists, and garden staff work together to create safe, grounding, and experiential nutrition sessions. Through brief demonstrations, a case example, and practical guidance, atte...Read morendees learn simple ways to integrate garden‑based activities into clinical practice while maintaining ethical and logistical standards. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Identify therapeutic benefits of garden‑based nutrition counseling.
- Describe how dietitians collaborate with therapists and garden staff in an interdisciplinary garden model.
- Explain how garden‑based nutrition sessions support clients with eating disorders, anxiety, OCD, trauma, ADHD, and sensory needs.
- Apply at least two experiential nutrition interventions appropriate for outdoor or garden‑adjacent settings.
- Recognize ethical and logistical considerations including confidentiality, safety, and accessibility.
Target Audience
This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Live Interactive Webinar
11:00 AM PDT - 12:00 PM PDT
EARN 1 CE Credit Hours
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About the speaker
Sandra Pearce, RDN, CD
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Ash and Birch Counseling
Agenda
1:00 pm - 1:10 - Introduction
1:10-1:45 pm
-Why Gardens Support Healing
-Light discussion of how nature/gardening helps with regulation, mindfulness, and nourishment.
-Who Benefits
-General review of client types and indications.
-Interdisciplinary Model
-High‑level look at how dietitians, therapists, and garden staff collaborate.
-Experiential Activities
-Simple demonstrations of outdoor/gardening nutrition interventions.
-Case Snapshot
-Short example illustrating the model in practice.
-Ethics & Logistics
1:45-1:55 pm
Q&A + Resources
Open discussion and brief resource list.
1:55-2:00 pm
Closing remarks and CE info
CE Information - Earn 1 CE Credit Hour
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