Taylor Lucas

MS Nutrition & Dietetics

she/her

Taylor Lucas is a nutrition therapist and a valuable member of the team at Erica Leon Nutrition. She works with clients across the spectrum of disordered eating, body image struggles, and chronic dieting, with a focus on providing weight-inclusive, trauma-informed care.

Taylor is passionate about helping her clients build more peaceful and respectful relationships with food and their bodies, without shame or judgment. Her work is rooted in cultural sensitivity and inclusivity, ensuring that clients from Black, Latinx, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities feel seen, heard, and supported.

“Food is often how we connect with our traditions, cultures, families, and even identities. That connection should be respected and honored.”

Taylor’s interest in nutrition was ignited while living overseas, where she observed how different cultures approach food, eating and community. This experience, coupled with her realization that she wanted to connect on a deeper level with people, not spreadsheets, she left a career in finance to pursue a career in nutrition counseling and help others heal their relationships with food.. She found inspiration in how communities worldwide engage with food, the diverse ways people connect with it, and how it can bring people together.

 She believes nutrition therapy is not just about what people eat, but about how they feel in their bodies, how they feed their families, and how culture and traditions shape their eating experiences. Taylor brings particular expertise in supporting clients from BIPOC and marginalized communities, acknowledging that eating disorders don’t have one look, and recovery is not one-size-fits-all.

In her work, Taylor helps clients take small, sustainable steps that prioritize compassion, reduce shame, and respect cultural food traditions.

Her mission is to create more diverse representation in the eating disorder and nutrition space and provide culturally competent care to her clients on their road to recovery by honoring their cultural foods, beliefs, and traditions.

Taylor provides virtual nutrition counseling for clients across New York and other states, making care accessible to those who need it most.

Taylor Lucas joined  Erica Leon Nutrition after completing her master’s degree in Nutritional Science at CUNY Hunter College.

💙 Here’s a fun fact about Taylor: “I’m a beekeeper and care for over 300,000 bees! I’ve always been passionate about being outdoors and learning about the connection between our food and the Earth and its inhabitants. Keeping bees is a great way to support a healthy population of pollinators, which are responsible for pollinating our favorite foods.  I also LOVE foraging and have learned to identify so many edible plants and mushrooms while I’m out on a hike.