Psychonutrition course questions.

A Certified Psychonutritionist™ is a Registered Dietitian who has completed New Approach Health's Level 1 training in psychonutrition through the Psychonutrition House™ framework.

They apply the course’s framework within nutrition care. That can include asking about stress and body signals during assessment, exploring food rules and body concerns, and using motivational interviewing. The training also covers screening within RDN scope, documentation, and decisions about referral.

The course may fit if you want to study the psychological aspects of eating that come up in nutrition sessions. You’ll examine assessment, body concerns, the working relationship with a client, and motivational interviewing. Complete Level 1 includes clinical forms, weekly live Q&A with Emahlea, and the credential pathway, with alumni pricing on Levels 2 and 3.

Complete Level 1 and the individual Parts are intended for Registered Dietitians (RD/RDN) and dietetic interns or graduate students in accredited dietetics programs. The Foundations Pass ($69) is open to any adult learner. Part II requires Part I, and Part III requires Parts I and II.

New Approach Health awards CPsyN™ Level 1 to RD/RDNs in good standing who complete all eight Level 1 modules and the required Psychonutrition House™ Floor Assessment Protocol (PHFAP) case write-up. Choose Complete Level 1 for this credential pathway. Individual Parts and the Foundations Pass award CPEUs and access to their included materials.

Level 1 is self-paced with lifetime access to materials, so you can fit study around your schedule.

Yes. Part II requires Part I, and Part III requires Parts I and II. Complete Level 1 includes all three.

Yes. Each of the three Parts can be purchased separately and awards its own CPEUs. You can choose the Part you want to study, subject to its prerequisites. Individual Parts do not include the weekly live Q&A, do not award the CPsyN™ credential, and are not part of the alumni pathway to Levels 2 and 3.

Psychonutrition examines the relationship between nutrition, psychology, and eating behavior. It considers how thoughts, emotions, and experiences affect eating, alongside how nutrition may relate to mental wellbeing. New Approach Health teaches Emahlea Wilcher’s holistic Psychonutrition House™ framework in CPsyN™ Level 1, with a focus on applying it within nutrition care.

Complete Level 1 awards 37 CPEUs across its eight modules. Individual Parts award 13.5, 9, and 15 CPEUs respectively. The Foundations Pass awards 6 CEUs, including ethics. Credits are issued under the Commission on Dietetic Registration's professional development framework.

It’s Emahlea Wilcher’s holistic framework, taught in CPsyN™ Level 1. The house has a Foundation (Regulate), five Floors (Name, Hold, Build, Work With, Open), and a Roof (Integrate). Each section covers an area of nutrition care. You begin with regulation, examine eating patterns and the dietitian–client relationship, then use the framework to assess and document a complete case.

Complete Level 1 includes lifetime access to the Psychonutritionist™ Tool Suite: 27+ web-based, fillable, downloadable clinical forms. The suite includes including the Psychonutrition House™ Floor Assessment Protocol (PHFAP), the BNIA Tool, the Clinician Self-Inventory, and the full PACI-HFSC-WIS-MMP-PMCA-MRP clinical sequence, alongside established screening instruments (SCOFF, EAT-26, EDE-QS, PSS-10, MBI-HSS, PHQ-2/GAD-2) used within RDN scope.

The lessons are self-paced and available on enrollment. Complete Level 1 also includes weekly live Q&A with Emahlea Wilcher, MPH, MS, RD, LD, CPsyN, the founder and creator of the framework.

Module 0 is included in every product, including the Foundations Pass. It covers the framework, CDR scope and flexible boundaries, when and how to refer, and a dedicated lesson on ethical practice and the dual-competence standard.

CPsyN™ Level 1 offers continuing education in somatic-informed assessment, trauma-informed nutrition care, and the psychology of eating. The curriculum covers interoception, food and body concerns, motivational interviewing, safety, choice, scope, and referral. An RD in private practice, nutrition education, or an online membership or group program can draw on these principles when planning educational topics, discussing food rules, or writing client-support language. Explore the module descriptions to see the material included in each enrollment option.

The framework encourages you to ask what affects a client’s eating and how they experience it. That includes considering stress, food rules, cultural context, and weight bias in assessment. The course applies trauma-informed principles such as safety, choice, and collaboration to nutrition sessions and documentation.

The curriculum is designed for RDN practice and addresses CDR’s flexible scope language. Part I covers the Green / Yellow / Red Zone protocol, the Contain-Refer-Document protocol, and documentation.

Yes. Safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, and cultural humility are addressed throughout the modules. You’ll examine what those principles mean for assessment, communication, and the dietitian–client relationship.

The curriculum examines eating patterns, food and body concerns, chronic stress and burnout, and the psychological dimensions of eating. Modules cover screening instruments, motivational interviewing, and documentation in nutrition practice.

Every product includes lifetime access to its purchased materials. Complete Level 1 also includes future updates and the weekly live Q&A. Individual Parts do not include live Q&A.

A 7-day money-back guarantee. If, after completing Module 0, the framework is not the right fit for your practice, request a full refund within seven calendar days of purchase. See the Terms for full conditions.

Where available, buy-now-pay-later options such as Klarna or Afterpay are offered at checkout, subject to those providers' terms and eligibility.

Yes. Selecting two or more Parts in the same checkout automatically applies a 10% multi-Part discount. Complete Level 1 is the only option that leads to the credential.

Complete Level 1 includes alumni pricing on Levels 2 and 3 when they are released.

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