Meet Maggie Stenson

MCN, RD, LD, CEDS‑CRegistered dietitian specializing in eating disorders, with experience across every level of care, from inpatient to outpatient.

Maggie Stenson, MCN, RD, LD, CEDS‑C is a registered dietitian specializing in eating disorders. Maggie graduated from Dallas Baptist University in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in business management. Maggie went on to complete her master’s degree in clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. During her time in graduate school, Maggie interned in a variety of eating disorder settings including Remuda Ranch in Arizona and focused her graduate research on analyzing the role of the RD in the treatment of eating disorders.

After graduating from UT Southwestern in 2016, Maggie began her career at The Renfrew Center of Texas, where she provided nutrition counseling in the partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient (IOP) programs. In 2017, she joined Eating Recovery Center of Texas, gaining experience across the full continuum of eating disorder care, including inpatient, residential, PHP, and IOP levels of care.

In 2020, Maggie transitioned to the outpatient setting at Dallas Nutritional Counseling, where she continued supporting individuals in recovery through individualized, weight‑inclusive nutrition care. In 2023, she founded ATX Nutritional Counseling to expand access to compassionate, evidence‑based eating disorder treatment in the greater Austin area. Building on that mission, she opened a second practice, NOVA Nutritional Counseling, in 2026 to continue serving clients in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

1. 2012
   Bachelor’s degree in business management

   Dallas Baptist University
2. 2016
   Master’s degree in clinical nutrition

   University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
3. 2016
   The Renfrew Center of Texas

   Partial hospitalization (PHP) & intensive outpatient (IOP)
4. 2017
   Eating Recovery Center of Texas

   Inpatient, residential, PHP & IOP
5. 2018–19
   Membership Chair, iaedp DFW Chapter

   Board member, International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals
6. 2020
   Dallas Nutritional Counseling

   Outpatient, weight‑inclusive nutrition care
7. 2023
   Founded ATX Nutritional Counseling

   Greater Austin area
8. 2025–26
   Education Chair, CTEDS

   Board member, Central Texas Eating Disorder Specialists
9. 2026
   Opened NOVA Nutritional Counseling

   Washington, DC metropolitan area

Who she works with

Maggie has experience with clients of all ages and a variety of diagnoses including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). She has a special interest in working with children and adolescents and ARFID.

In the field

Maggie is an active member of the Central Texas Eating Disorder Specialists (CTEDS) and serves on the board as the Education Chair for the 2025 to 2026 term. Maggie is also a member of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp) DC Chapter and served on the board as the Membership Chair for the iaedp DFW Chapter for the 2018 to 2019 term. She also completed the requirements through iaedp to become a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant.

Collaborative, individualized, weight‑inclusive

Maggie provides both individual and family nutritional counseling and is passionate about helping her clients heal their relationship with food and their bodies. She tailors her interventions to each client based on what their needs are and uses a collaborative approach. She works closely with other team members such as therapists or psychiatrists to ensure that her clients are getting well rounded, quality care. Maggie’s food philosophy is that all foods fit, and balance and variety are key to living a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life.

All foods fit.

Balance and variety are key to living a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life.

Ready to work with Maggie? Let’s talk.

Book your first session online, or reach Maggie directly at (214) 596‑8952.