Sara Jafari, RD CBE is renowned for her expertise in weight management and food behaviours. She has a passion for culinary arts and her last name Jafari, translates to the herb parsley in her mother tongue. Sara perfectly embodies the virtues of parsley as a food behaviour specialist: impelling her clients towards a life filled with wholesome and nutritious eating habits.
Sara has significant experience working with clients on various weight management medications, such as liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide. She counsels clients through medication side effects and appropriate dietary management to ensure their nutrition adequacy.
For over a decade, Sara has been devoted to helping hundreds of clients improve their health and achieve their weight management goals. She has worked in a variety of settings, from fitness centers to medical clinics, counseling a diverse clientele from various ethnic backgrounds. Sara's deep understanding of food expression in different cultures allows her to adapt her counseling and treatment plans to cater to each client's unique needs.
As a registered dietitian (RD) and certified bariatric educator (CBE), Sara is committed to guiding her clients towards a healthy balance between achieving their weight management goals and enjoying delicious cuisines with confidence. She has a talent for swiftly adapting her approach to accommodate each client's specific requirements, ensuring that they feel empowered and supported on their journey.
In addition to counseling her clients, Sara also provides training and mentoring to other registered dietitians in the weight management field. Her passion for helping others and expertise in the field make her an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to improve their health.
As recommended by the Clinical Practice Guidelines published in 2020, Behavioural Therapy is the foundational treatment to managing weight. Therefore, in order to change a client’s eating habits, we must first understand their daily behaviours.
Sara has extensive knowledge in behaviour change and she has trained under the supervision of Dr. David Macklin, MD, the co-author of Psychological and Behavioural Interventions chapter in the 2020 Clinical Practice Guidelines. Her expertise and training allows her to use the principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help her clients successfully manage their weight.
Sara uses the MacklinMethod in her counseling. To learn more about the MacklinMethod, visit www.macklinmethod.com
Sara has a wide-ranging knowledge of different health conditions and the appropriate medical nutrition therapies to prevent, treat and manage such health conditions.
Her experiences include working as a research assistant at Western University’s exercise and pregnancy lab, completing her dietetic internship in medicine, surgery, clinical neuroscience, renal, diabetes, and pediatrics, and working as a registered dietitian at LifeTime Athletic, the Clinics at Walmart, PathWell Clinic, and Medcan Health Management.
With her extensive varied experiences, Sara is able to safely deliver behavior counseling, nutrition therapy and treatment plans for clients who require special considerations and specific dietary modifications due to their medical diagnoses.
Whether you're looking to lose weight, improve your mental health through nutrition, or simply adopt a healthier relationship with food, Sara can help.
Her expertise in food behaviour, combined with her passion for helping others, makes her the go-to specialist for anyone looking to make positive changes in their health.
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