Val Schonberg, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD, MSCP, FAND, is a registered and licensed dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition science from the University of Minnesota. She is Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics, a Certified Menopause Practitioner with The Menopause Society (previously known as the North American Menopause Society) and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.  
 
Val owns a private practice in Atlanta, Georgia where she specializes in midlife health and menopause, recreational and professional sports nutrition, and all types of eating disorders. With special interests in musculoskeletal health, aging, and the impact of energy deficiency across the lifespan, Val’s experience and expertise come from years of practice in many settings including women’s health, eating disorder treatment, Division 1 college sports medicine, professional  
dance organizations and speaking regionally and nationally on numerous nutrition-related topics. In addition to individual nutrition counseling, she is the consulting dietitian for Emory Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, Atlanta Ballet, and the Atlanta Dream Women’s NBA team. Val is passionate about providing nutrition care to populations vulnerable to disordered eating and promoting positive nutrition messages that help people make informed decisions about their health and live a life where they are at peace in their relationship with food and their body. 
 

Jill Lewis, MA, LCSW, CGP, AGPA - Fellow, is a current fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and brings all parts of herself to her practice. She's authentic, genuine, attentive, attuned, and works to be perceptive in every interaction with her clients. She challenges and gently encourages her clients who are struggling but are also willing to put the work in for a brighter future.  

Jill’s ability to navigate interpersonal dynamics with her clients is what truly sets her apart from other clinicians. She believes in using the power of vulnerability, connection, and feeling seen and understood while being direct about how a client’s blind spots may be limiting them. She has combined her experience in working from an interpersonal lens with her training from The Center for Groups Studies using a modern analytic approach to her group settings. Jill witnessed the impact her relational approach had on gaining self-understanding in her individual sessions; when she applied this to group settings, she watched her clients’ growth increase exponentially.  

Jill continues to be a business owner, consultant, and team manager and provides supervision to help other clinicians develop their unique practice. She's excited to go to work every day because it doesn't feel like a job. In some ways it feels more like a calling, as she's transitioned towards a focus on long-term, process-oriented work.  

Jill is an ally to the LGBTQ+ community and fat-positive movements, helping individuals find confidence in their true selves. She is deeply passionate about working with marginalized people who often get missed and dismissed, specifically those living in larger bodies. 

Disclosures: 

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