Kelli Mc Kenna, Rdn
About Kelli Mc Kenna, Rdn
Kelli Mc Kenna, RDN, is a Senior Health Coach at Virta Health and a Registered Dietitian at Werth Your While Nutrition, specializing in intuitive eating and disordered eating recovery.
Title: Senior Health Coach
Kelli Mc Kenna, RDN currently holds the position of Senior Health Coach at Virta Health. She has been working there since 2019, based in Denver, Colorado. Additionally, she serves as a Registered Dietitian at Werth Your While Nutrition. Her roles involve leveraging her expertise in nutrition and dietary counseling to provide guidance and support to clients.
Education and Expertise
Kelli Mc Kenna pursued her education at the University of Northern Colorado, where she studied Dietetics/Dietitian and completed the Didactic Program in Dietetics from 2016 to 2018. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, which she earned from the University of Colorado Boulder, where she studied from 2008 to 2012. Her academic background provided her with a strong foundation in both psychological and nutritional sciences.
Nutritional Counseling and Intuitive Eating
Kelli Mc Kenna specializes in providing outpatient counseling for disordered eating recovery. She focuses on intuitive eating as a core part of her nutritional counseling approach. This method helps clients develop a healthier relationship with food by promoting mindful eating practices and self-awareness.
Professional Background
Kelli Mc Kenna's professional experience spans various roles, including working as a Dietetic Intern at Yale New Haven Hospital from 2018 to 2019 in New Haven, Connecticut. Prior to that, she worked at Children's Hospital Colorado as a Room Service Coordinator and at the Eating Recovery Center as a Behavioral Health Counselor from 2016 to 2018. Additionally, she served as a Wish Fulfillment Specialist at Wish of a Lifetime from 2013 to 2015.
Remote Private Practice
Kelli Mc Kenna operates a remote private practice where she provides outpatient counseling for disordered eating recovery. She employs remote text-based interventions as a method for delivering nutrition and wellness guidance, making her services accessible and convenient for clients seeking support in their eating recovery journey.