Kacey Legnitto, MS, RD, CEDS-C

and Family Feeding Specialist

About Me

Hi, I’m Kacey.

I work with individuals of all ages, caregivers, and families to foster a peaceful, values-aligned relationship with food and body—one that’s rooted in each person’s internal wisdom.

My private practice is based in Petaluma, CA, where I offer both in-person and virtual sessions. I have 10+ years of experience specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, disordered eating, chronic dieting, family feeding dynamics, and supporting parents in raising attuned and confident eaters.

I believe there’s no one-size-fits-all way to relate to food and body. Our experiences with nourishment are deeply personal—shaped by emotion, identity, culture, and lived experience. I offer a compassionate, inclusive, and nonjudgmental space where clients can explore these complex relationships.

My work is grounded in a weight-inclusive, anti-oppression, and Intuitive Eating-informed lens. I support clients in reconnecting with their internal cues, and guide them toward caring for themselves in ways that feel freeing, attuned, joyful, and uniquely their own.

The following credentials reflect both my clinical training and my deep commitment to ongoing learning and growth in this work.

Registered Dietitian
Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian (CEDRD)
IAEDP Approved Supervisor
Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor

Note on my work with families -

As a parent myself, I understand how personal and layered feeding can be—especially when navigating your own relationship with food while raising children. I bring both professional expertise and lived experience to my work with families.

Parents today are bombarded with conflicting advice about how to feed their kids. It can feel overwhelming, confusing, and pressure-filled. I support parents in cutting through that noise by offering evidence-based guidance grounded in each family’s unique culture, values, and needs. My goal is to empower families to raise children who trust and listen to their own bodies—kids who feel safe, confident, and joyful in their own, unique relationship with food.

Whether you're seeking support for yourself, your child, or your family as a whole, I’m here to walk alongside you with care, curiosity, and compassion.

Education & Experience

Kacey is currently working full-time at the outpatient level of care in her private practice and has a decades worth of experience practicing in the nutrition field.

Before transitioning to full-time private practice, Kacey worked with adults in recovery from eating disorders at a residential treatment program from 2016 to 2017. From 2017 to 2020, she worked at The Healthy Teen Project, an intensive outpatient and partial-hospitalization program supporting adolescents and families recovering from eating disorders. Kacey also opened her private practice, Kacey Legnitto Nutrition Counseling, in 2017.

Outside of the eating disorder recovery field, Kacey has also worked in the following settings: Sports Nutrition & Corporate Wellness (2015-2016).

Kacey received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Dietetics from California State University, Chico. She earned her Master’s Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, with an emphasis in Dietetics, from Eastern Illinois University and completed her dietetic internship at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Advanced Certifications & Trainings:

Certified Eating Disorder Dietitian by the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) earned in 2018.
Certified Eating Disorder approved Supervisor by the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) earned in 2021.
Certified Intuitive Eating Certified Counselor earned in 2017.
Nutrition Counseling for Eating Disorders Training with Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD-S, LDN, cPT completed in
Digestive Disorders and Eating Disorders: a Complicated Mix + The Gut Brain Connection Training by Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD-S, LDN, cPT Training Course on Digestive Disorders and Eating Disorders: a Complicated Mix + The Gut Brain Connection
Intuitive Eating Fundamentals Course with Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
Body Image In-person Conference & Online Training for Clinicians with Marci Evans, MS, CEDRD-S, LDN, cPT and Fiona Sutherland, APD
Big-Hearted Embodiment Intensive Clinical Training & Consultation Group with Elizabeth Scott, LCSW, CEDS-S
Emotion-Focused Family Therapy Core Clinician Training with Dr. Adele Lafrance
Training in Motivational Interviewing
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Plus for Dietitians Treating Eating Disorders with Stephanie Boone, MS, RD, CEDRD
ARFID for Dietitians: A Responsive Feeding Therapy Approach Training with Katja Rowell, MD
Inclusive Approaches to Supporting Neurodivergent Children with Feeding Challenges Course & Training with RD for Neurodiversity
Completed Mindful Eating Certificate Program & Training through The Center of Mindful Eating
Maternal and Infant Nutrition Education (MINE) Course by Case Western Reserve University
Extensive experience in working alongside therapists using Family-Based Therapy approach

Memberships

The International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IADEP)

Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

The Center for Mindful Eating

Licensed Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Certified Eating Disorder Specialist & Approved Consultant