Jessica Francis

Registered Dietitian

Location: Pointe Claire or Virtual

Jessica Francis

Registered Dietitian

Location: Pointe Claire or Virtual

Approach Inspired By

  • Family Based Treatment (FBT)
  • Intuitive Eating
  • Health at Every Size®
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Specialties

The Registered Dietitians at Sööma use therapeutic approaches to inform their nutrition interventions within their scope of practice. Learn more about how we incorporate various therapeutic styles in our nutrition counseling.

Jessica has always been drawn to understanding the meaning behind things and supporting others. Her nutrition approach is rooted in compassion, insightfulness, making connections and understanding the layers of one’s relationship with food, movement and body. She believes that each person has their own unique story, their own inner wisdom and she loves building relationships while uplifting others by identifying their own strengths. 

 

Her values include connection, growth and authenticity, which really inform her work as a dietitian. She’s open to stepping outside her comfort zone and showing up as a human, vulnerabilities and all. While she doesn’t take herself too seriously and shares her sense of humor with her clients, she also loves holding space for her client’s suffering, offering compassion and creating an environment that fosters healing. She loves helping individuals recognize, listen and respond to their internal sensations.

 

Jessica has an awareness and sensitivity to trauma and aims to offer trauma-informed care. Her approach is also informed by her interests in mindfulness, embodiment, spirituality and mind-body practices. Jessica enjoys supporting those living with binge eating, anorexia and bulimia, as well as those navigating disordered eating or exploring intuitive eating. She also enjoys offering gentle nutrition to those with medical conditions or digestive concerns. 


Jessica completed her Bachelor’s degree in dietetics at McGill University. Jessica is a Registered Dietitian and a member of the Ordre des diététistes nutritionnistes du Québec (ODNQ)
Jessica is also a yoga instructor and completed a 500-hour Yoga Alliance recognized Teacher Training. 

 

She is bilingual in English and French and provides insurance receipts.

Jessica has always loved food and its ability to bring people together. Driven to share her interest with others, Jessica completed her Bachelor’s degree in dietetics at McGill University. Jessica is a Registered Dietitian and a member of the Ordre des diététistes-nutritionnistes du Québec (ODNQ).

 

After graduating, Jessica provided nutrition counselling at an exercise facility and a medical clinic. Jessica became increasingly aware that an approach focused on weight and appearance was not aligned with her values and was often the source of much of her clients’ suffering. This led her on a journey to learn about Health at Every Size ® and intuitive eating.

 

Having worked in private practice for one and a half years, Jessica began working in public health with the goal of promoting health on a collective level. For the past three and a half years, she worked as a Registered Dietitian in the public education system.

 

Jessica realized that she missed being of service to individuals by contributing to their overall well-being through nutrition counselling. She has returned to private practice and hopes to help clients heal their relationship with food and their bodies.

 

Jessica’s desire to continue learning has recently led her to join a year-long training, targeted to Registered Dietitians working in the field of eating disorders. Having completed a 500-hour Yoga Alliance recognized Teacher Training, Jessica incorporates elements of mindfulness and yoga philosophy in her nutrition interventions.

 

When working with clients, Jessica’s intention is to offer whole-person care, considering the various factors and determinants that impact one’s health. She accompanies clients in exploring the various emotional, social and environmental factors that affect their relationship with food and their bodies. She provides a compassionate space for clients to get curious and reconnect to their body’s needs.

 

She is bilingual in English and French and provides insurance receipts.

Outside of work you can find me:

  • Moving in a way that lights me up (practicing yoga, dancing, hiking, etc.)
  • Grooving to music, mainly 90s and 2000s tracks Having deep conversations with my friends or with my journalAttending shows like circus, dance or comedy shows
  • Listening to a podcast, reading or watching a show/movie 

One of my favorite quotes:

“The quieter you become, the more you can hear”

Ram Dass