Victoria Abel, MA, MNT,CAN

Victoria is a nutritionist specializing in working with process and chemical addiction. She began her work in 1994 at inpatient treatment, being trained as a therapist working with trauma, family systems and all types of addiction. During this time, she received her master’s degree in counseling, specializing in depth psychology. From there she worked with clients with severely compromised eating disorders. After the birth of her daughter, began teaching at Prescott College in the Human Development department. In 2004 she became a full Instructor there and her life path changed dramatically. Her daughter became critically ill with lung issues and improved 75% after removing gluten and dairy from her intake of food. Victoria was hooked on the healing power of food.

She completed the Master Nutrition Therapist program through Nutrition Therapy Institute in Colorado. She was able to integrate nutrition therapy into working with people dealing with addiction and mental health issues. She now works with clients in a multitude of venues to provide support, encouragement, education, and hands-on skills to help people health their relationship with food. In partnership with her clients, she helps them heal the body as well as the mind. This also builds confidence in their ability to provide healthy, delicious and nutritious food for themselves. Working alongside Naturopaths, Therapists, Doctors and support services, Victoria helps to provide holistic, integrative and evidence based practices for whole body healing.