About me

As an eating disorders specialist, I empower individuals to achieve physical, mental and emotional well-being. My role as a supportive mentor is to help patients discover their healthiest and happiest version through nutrition and lifestyle changes and personalized one-on-one guidance. 

Based on bio-individuality and the concept that we’re all different and have unique dietary, lifestyle, emotional, and physical needs, my holistic approach covers many areas, from exercise and nutrition rebalancing, to a person’s relationship with her/his eating, weight and shape. 

Qualifications

I have earned my PhD in Cognitive Neurosciences (Specialty: Eating Disorders) from the University of Sorbonne Paris V & the Ecole Doctorale des 3C (Cerveau, Cognition & Comportement). I also have my Master practitioner diploma in the treatment skills for eating disorders and obesity from the National Center for Eating Disorders and the British Psychological Society Learning Center in London.

I have a Master’s degree in Sports’ Nutrition and Physiology from the Saint-Joseph University in Beirut and a University Diploma in Statistics and life sciences (Option: epidemiology research) from Sorbonne Paris VI.

I am also a reviewer at Elsevier in the research area of hyperactivity in eating disorders and a previous consultant and COO (board of directors) of the Middle East Eating Disorders Association.

Finally, I am a previous Associate Professor at the Lebanese University, a previous lecturer at the Saint-Joseph University in Beirut and a previous consultant at Catalyst.

EATING DISORDERS SPECIALIST

I have worked for many years now in the fields of eating disorders, eating behaviors (including emotional eating, emotional starving & binge eating), counselling, psychology, nutrition and obesity. As an online holistic health coach, my goal is to help individuals, through gradual, lifelong changes, discover the food and lifestyle choices that will empower their current and future health goals and express their full physical, mental and emotional potential. This will be realized in parallel to healing their relationship with their weight and their shape.

Sessions: The first two assessment sessions are 60 to 80 minutes long. Then the duration of a session is 50 min.

Online sessions via ZOOM.

Three steps to working with me:

  • Normalizing the eating patterns.
  • Getting to biologically appropriate weight.
  • Optimizing physical and mental health.

contact me

You can reach me by
phone or whatsapp on

+961 3 52 66 37

by email at:

melissarizk@hotmail.com