about the eat with knowledge team
Jennifer McGurk, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist whose mission is to help people heal from diets, and find peace and balance with their food choices.
She is the owner of the private practice Eat With Knowledge in Nyack, NY. She leads a team of dietitians who are so passionate about helping clients feel fabulous about food.
Elyssa Toomey, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) has spent her career creating change for individuals, families, and communities. She received her BA in Sociology and Biology from Smith College, a degree in Nutrition from Montclair State University, and completed her Dietetic Internship with the College of Saint Elizabeth.
Elyssa combines medical nutrition therapy with advanced training in eating disorders, intuitive eating, mindfulness, and functional medicine. She believes in an integrative approach, blending evidenced based science with Eastern philosophies to meet her clients’ personal nutritional needs. Additionally, she created a body positive curriculum for adolescent girls, which uses the philosophy and movement of yoga combined with meditation and nutrition to build self-esteem.
Elyssa supports her clients in finding their unique work-life-family-self balance. Elyssa is a passionate foodie and yogini who believes that living a life that nourishes you at every level is the answer to authentic health, happiness, and success.
Laura Rolfe, MS, RDN, CDN, is passionate about combining psychology and nutrition to help clients reach nutrition goals and live their best life. Laura strives to support clients and their families as they navigate difficult relationships with food and body image. Laura believes in compassionate care and that everyone has the right to find peace with food and appreciation for their body, regardless of shape and size.
She received her BA in The Biological Foundations of Behavior at Franklin and Marshall College and a Masters Degree in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics from New York University. Laura completed her Dietetic Internship at New York-Presbyterian, which is where she started her career as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. As part of an interdisciplinary treatment team, she loved advocating for and working with her clients in a client-centered model of care. Laura is excited to join Eat With Knowledge in a dietitian role that highlights her passion for medical nutrition therapy and psychology.
In her free time, Laura enjoys traveling, exploring the outdoors, cooking for her friends and family, and cheering for Philadelphia sports teams.
Allison Milch, RDN, CDN, is dedicated to helping individuals heal their relationship with food and their body through building self-compassion and body trust. She is passionate about empowering her clients to advocate for their needs and assume the role of teacher and learner during their recovery. Allison also believes in providing inclusive care for people of all sizes and identities. She addresses eating disorders and disordered eating through the lens of both individual and systemic issues and strives to help clients feel more confident navigating the world they live in.
Allison received her BS in Nutritional Science at Cornell University and she completed the Cornell University Dietetic Internship. Allison began her career working for the Center for Discovery at the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels of care. Allison is excited to apply and share the knowledge she has learned at higher levels of care at Eat With Knowledge.
In her free time, Allison enjoys singing, playing the ukulele, watching reality TV shows, and cooking new and exciting recipes with friends.
Looking to make a change but realize you can’t do it on your own?
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