Teran Guyton Moon MS, RDN, CEDRD, LDN

Owner and Nutrition Therapist

 

Teran Moon is a Registered Dietitian and Licensed Nutritionist with a private practice in Knoxville, Tennessee, since 1996. She is also a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian (CEDRD). She strongly believes in providing an encouraging environment where individuals can develop a positive relationship with food and their bodies using a customized, therapeutic, non-diet approach.

 

Teran has an expansive knowledge of eating disorders (binge eating, anorexia, bulimia, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder), food/body disturbances (emotional eating, compulsive overeating, stress eating, and body image struggles), orthorexia, and sports nutrition. She understands those who struggle with weight concerns, which include chronic dieting and weight cycling. She also enjoys seeing individuals with food allergies and digestive disorders.

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After completing her Bachelor of Science in Dietetics at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, Teran obtained her Master of Science in Nutrition with a minor in Exercise Science while completing her Dietetic Internship from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.

While working at a local hospital and dialysis clinic, Teran gained valuable experience in medical nutrition therapy. She also served as the registered dietitian for a hospital-based wellness center, and consulted at a residential treatment facility for individuals struggling with co-occurring disorders. Teran later served as a program and outpatient dietitian at an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for eating disorder treatment. In 2018, she also became certified as a Body Project facilitator.

 

Teran's training includes weight inclusive care, weight stigma and bias, body image work, trauma-informed care, Health at Every Size (HAES), somatic work, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as well as a variety of therapeutic approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Family Based Treatment (FBT)

 
Teran has served on local boards, and has received awards from the Knoxville Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics such as Young Dietitian of the Year and Preceptor of the Year. She has also won Young Dietitian of the Year for the Tennessee Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

 
When she isn’t busy with her family or counseling, Teran enjoys photography, scrapbooking, being outdoors, hanging out at one of her favorite coffee spots, or playing with her sweet puppy, Piper.

 

You can contact Teran at teran@moonnutritionrd.com or (865) 924-3902 for an appointment.