About metrowest collaborative care
A multidisciplinary practice built around whole-person healing.
Our Story
Founded in 2011 as Metrowest Nutrition, we began as a group of eating disorder informed licensed dietitians helping people heal their relationship with food, movement, and their bodies. As our practice grew, we added psychotherapy and psychiatric medication management, bringing therapists, dietitians, and prescribers together to provide coordinated care. Today, Metrowest Collaborative Care continues our mission to help people find freedom from food and body image issues, allowing them to live a fuller life.
Our Approach
Our care is trauma-informed, weight-inclusive, and aligned with Health at Every Size® (HAES). We honor each person’s identity, culture, and lived experience, recognizing that wellbeing is shaped by physical, emotional, social, and economic circumstances.
We work collaboratively with you to understand your concerns and develop care that reflects your needs and goals. Diversity, equity, and inclusion guide our work, and we are committed to creating a space where people of all body sizes and backgrounds feel respected and heard.
Meet Our Founder
Amy Gardner, MS, RD, CEDS-C, RYT, is the founder and owner of Metrowest Collaborative Care and author of iMove: Helping Your Clients Heal from Compulsive Exercise. A Registered Dietitian, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, and Yoga Teacher, she brings more than 25 years of experience across all levels of eating disorder care. Her work helps clients heal their relationship with food, movement, and their bodies, and her commitment to collaborative, weight-inclusive care continues to shape the practice.
Our Milestones
2011 — Our beginning
Founded as Metrowest Nutrition, with offices in Newton Centre and Framingham.
2017 — Expanding our reach
Opened our Westborough office.
2021 — Expanding our services
Welcomed our first psychotherapist, expanding our services beyond nutrition counseling.
2025 — A new chapter in Milford
Closed our Westborough office and opened our Milford location.
2026 — Adding psychiatric care
Welcomed our first prescriber, adding psychiatric medication management to our services.
2026 — Joining The Herd Collective
Partnered with The Herd and added our Holliston office within The Herd Collective.
2027 — Launching our IOP
Our intensive outpatient program for adults is scheduled to open in winter/spring 2027!
Frequently Asked Questions
Working with a collaborative practice gives you options in how care is shaped. Here are a few common questions that come up along the way.