--- title: "Harborview Nutrition" description: "Personalized, evidence-based nutrition counseling from Harborview Nutrition. Work with a Maine-licensed registered dietitian nutritionist to build practical, sustainable nutrition and lifestyle strategies." url: https://harborview-nutrition.carcin.app/ type: home updated: 2026-09-10 --- # Nutrition that fits the life you actually live. Eat well. Feel steady. ## Nutrition that fits the life you actually live. At Harborview Nutrition, nutrition isn’t about restriction, perfection, or another one-size-fits-all plan. It’s about understanding your unique needs, getting to the root of what may be standing between you and your goals, and creating realistic strategies that support your health for the long term. Through personalized, evidence-based nutrition counseling, I help you build a stronger foundation for better health—one sustainable change at a time. Nutrition that keeps you steady. ## There is no universal formula for better health. Your nutrition needs are shaped by your lifestyle, health history, goals, preferences, environment, activity, and the many factors that make you uniquely you. That’s why Harborview Nutrition takes a personalized approach. Rather than simply telling you what to eat, we look deeper—at your current habits, nutrition patterns, lifestyle, movement, goals, and the bigger picture of your health—to develop practical strategies you can actually use in real life. Because good nutrition shouldn’t make your life harder. It should make living well easier. How can Harborview Nutrition support you? ## Choose the level of support that fits where you are right now. Whether you’re looking for expert guidance around a specific concern or simply want to feel more confident about the way you eat, care begins with understanding where you are—and where you want to go. ### First Look Call A brief introductory conversation designed to help us determine whether Harborview Nutrition is the right fit for your needs and goals. This is for connection and fit—not assessment or treatment. ### Bearings Consultation A comprehensive initial consultation where we look at your health history, nutrition, lifestyle, goals, challenges, and opportunities for change to create a personalized path forward. ### Steady Progress Sessions Individual follow-up sessions designed to evaluate progress, troubleshoot challenges, refine your strategy, answer questions, and keep you moving forward with accountability. ### Harborview Steady Course Plan My most comprehensive nutrition experience: one Bearings Consultation plus six Steady Progress Sessions for clients who want ongoing, personalized support. Your goals are personal. ## Your nutrition plan should be too. Your nutrition needs can change with your health, life stage, goals, medications, activity, and symptoms. These are some of the areas clients commonly seek support with at Harborview Nutrition. ### Metabolic Health & Blood Sugar Personalized nutrition strategies to support blood sugar regulation, insulin sensitivity, dietary quality, and long-term metabolic health. ### Healthy Weight & Body Composition A sustainable approach to weight management that prioritizes nourishment, adequate protein, movement, muscle preservation, and long-term health. ### Gut Health Individualized support for digestive concerns, food tolerance questions, fiber intake, meal patterns, and nutrition strategies that support gastrointestinal health. ### Women’s Nutrition & Healthy Aging Support for changing nutrition needs across adulthood, including perimenopause and menopause, bone health, muscle preservation, cardiometabolic health, and healthy aging. ### Active Lifestyle Nutrition Practical fueling guidance to support exercise, strength, recovery, performance, muscle health, and body-composition goals. ### Prenatal Wellness Evidence-based nutrition guidance to support nutrient adequacy, balanced eating, maternal health, and the evolving nutritional needs of pregnancy. ### Autoimmune Nutrition Support Personalized nutrition and lifestyle support focused on dietary adequacy, symptom-aware eating patterns, and practical strategies that complement your broader medical care. ### GLP-1 Nutrition Support Nutrition guidance to help meet protein and nutrient needs, preserve lean mass, manage common gastrointestinal side effects, and build sustainable habits during GLP-1 therapy. You don’t need to fit neatly into a category to work with me. Sometimes the goal is simply to eat better, feel better, and finally know what makes sense for you. Less noise. More clarity. ## Nutrition advice is everywhere. And somehow, eating well has never felt more confusing. At Harborview Nutrition, we filter out the noise and focus on what the evidence—and your individual needs—actually support. ### Evidence-Based Recommendations are grounded in current nutrition science rather than wellness trends, fear-based messaging, or social media hype. ### Personalized Your strategy is built around your goals, lifestyle, preferences, health history, and real life—not someone else’s meal plan. ### Root-Cause Focused Instead of focusing only on symptoms or numbers, we look at the bigger picture and nutrition and lifestyle factors that may be contributing. ### Food-First Whenever appropriate, we begin with realistic ways to improve what you’re already eating before making nutrition unnecessarily complicated. ### Sustainable The best nutrition plan isn’t the most perfect one. It’s the one you can actually live with. ### Whole-Person Physical activity, sleep, stress, routines, environment, and behavior all influence health and may become part of your personalized strategy. ### How we work together #### 1. Connect We talk through your goals, health history, routines, and what you want support with. #### 2. Build Your Plan Together, we create a personalized nutrition and lifestyle strategy that fits real life. #### 3. Put It Into Practice You start with clear, manageable actions, with guidance and accountability along the way. #### 4. Review & Refine We assess what’s working, troubleshoot barriers, and adjust your plan as your needs evolve. Ready to go beyond a single appointment? ## The Harborview Steady Course Plan Real change rarely happens in one conversation. The Steady Course Plan is designed for clients who want a deeper level of support and the time to turn nutrition knowledge into lasting habits. - Identify priorities and meaningful goals - Create a personalized nutrition and lifestyle strategy - Translate nutrition science into practical everyday choices - Evaluate progress and make adjustments - Troubleshoot barriers when real life gets in the way - Build confidence around food instead of dependence on a rigid plan - Create habits that support your health long after our time together **One 60-minute Bearings Consultation + six 45-minute Progress Sessions over the course of three months.** Hi, I’m Maya. ## Healthy eating should still feel like living. Dietitian. Researcher. Former line cook. And a firm believer that healthy eating should still feel like living. I created Harborview Nutrition because people deserve nutrition guidance that feels both credible and human. My work combines graduate nutrition training, six years of hospital practice, published research, and a lifelong love of cooking to help translate complicated nutrition science into strategies that make sense in everyday life. As a registered and licensed dietitian and a Certified Health and Wellness Coach, I take an integrated approach to nutrition and wellness—looking beyond food alone to consider the many factors that influence how we feel and function. Why Harborview Nutrition? ## Your health deserves a strong foundation. The name Harborview Nutrition comes from the window of my first office on Portland’s working waterfront. A harbor is where boats come in to refuel, make repairs, and wait out rough weather before heading back out—and that is how I think about nutrition. It is the steady place you return to, not a finish line you have to cross perfectly. The Harborview Nutrition wordmark reflects those same ideas: calm, clarity, and steadiness, with one bright accent saved for the things that matter most. Research & Credentials ## Nutrition advice should be grounded in more than opinion. Good nutrition guidance begins with good science. My background includes graduate-level nutrition education, extensive supervised clinical experience, professional certification, and published academic research. Better information helps you make better decisions. ## Evidence-based nutrition, translated for real life. You shouldn’t have to become a nutrition scientist just to figure out what to eat. The Harborview Nutrition Learn library breaks down nutrition research, trending wellness topics, food questions, supplements, recipes, family nutrition, metabolic health, and more—without the hype. ### Practical nutrition answers without the wellness-world overwhelm Clear explanations, practical application, and the “why” behind the recommendation. ### Real experiences. Personalized progress. Read reflections from clients about their experience working with Harborview Nutrition. Harborview Picks ## Useful finds. Thoughtfully selected. Healthy living does not require a cabinet full of expensive wellness products. But the right food, tool, kitchen shortcut, or everyday product can sometimes make good habits easier. Some links may be affiliate links. Recommendations are selected independently. From the Learn library ## Latest articles Nutrition education—with a little more personality. ## Follow Harborview Nutrition on Instagram. For quick nutrition tips, healthy food ideas, myth busting, product finds, recipes, behind-the-scenes moments, and everyday wellness inspiration. ## Nutrition advice worth opening your inbox for. Join **The Steady Edit** for practical, evidence-based nutrition tips, simple recipes, favorite finds, free resources, and a little encouragement to help you eat well and feel steady. ## You don’t need another perfect plan. You need a plan that works for you.