Chantal Gariepy, RDN, CDCES is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care Specialist with over 25 years of experience working for various Health Care Organizations throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. She now has her own nutrition therapy and education practice, Skillful Eating, located in downtown Santa Barbara. Chantal works with adults, young and old, and children with a wide range of medical conditions. She also helps healthy people stay healthy and achieve maximum benefits from proper nutrition, should it be through sports nutrition strategies, vegetarianism or simply wise use of nutrition principles. She has an expertise in diabetes, eating disorders and weight management/ obesity. Over the recent years, Chantal has developed a distinct interest for mindful eating practices, adopted from Buddhist practices of meditation. Her experience working closely with people’s eating habits and food issues has taught her that the key to helping a person change the way he/she eats is not to impose discipline over his/her fork, but to assist the person at building the necessary skills to become a healthful eater, and to guide the person in mastering control of his/her own mind. Chantal has empowered thousands of clients in taking charge of their own health through nutrition education & interventions, behavior modifications, and mindful eating practices. Her clients and colleagues know her as a gifted educator and inspiring counselor, who addresses the real food issues, and makes a genuine difference in people’s lives.
