Alison Griffin

Alison Creeden graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Simmons University in 2010 and completed a Dietetic Internship at Mount Auburn Hospital in 2011. Following several years as a clinical dietitian working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, she pursued her Master’s Degree in Nutrition from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is a certified nutrition support clinician and a certified specialist in oncology nutrition. With Alison’s training and vast experience from Boston based hospitals she provides a research-based approach to nutrition counseling and prioritizes helping people to live a healthy lifestyle integrating the importance of mental health. She believes in balance with the goal of managing ongoing stressors of life and providing simple nutrition interventions to help individuals and families. She has seen first-hand how nutrition is an integral part of healing and recovery.

Alison is a compassionate provider ensuring her patients feel heard through supportive listening. Her kind and optimistic demeanor offers a calm and comfortable presence, and she strives to create an atmosphere promoting positivity and self-affirmation. She provides motivation to influence change and works with her patients to help them achieve realistic goals. Through continued education and encouragement, she wants her patients to feel supported along their nutrition journey and to encourage them to make the right nutrition decisions for their body and lifestyle.

Alison has been in the nutrition field for many years and understands the challenges people face navigating nutrition research on all formats. She breaks down topics in an easy way to promote improved understanding. She recognizes that food is a major aspect of life, culture and social events and she wants you to enjoy yourself and have the knowledge about what best fuels your body. Her priority is to individualize nutrition counseling to each person and to create manageable goals specific to you. With her dedication, empathy and passion for nutrition she will help you feel empowered and confident to feel your best self.