Marcie Kissko, RD, LD (she/her)
Team Lead Dietitian, Pediatric Lead Dietitian
A native Texan and longtime Austinite, Marcie completed her undergraduate degree and dietetics internship at the University of Texas at Austin - hook em’ horns! Before joining the TLB team, Marcie worked in school food service administration at a local school district and gained hands-on experience working with students and their parents in varying capacities. Through this experience, Marcie found her love for working with kids and families, and providing nutrition education from a weight and food neutral lens.
Marcie struggled with an eating disorder in high school and college and was able to recover through the support of her university’s counseling services and outpatient therapy, and through her own work learning about Intuitive Eating, Health at Every Size, and the anti-diet nutrition philosophy. As a result of her own experiences, Marcie is very passionate about supporting individuals in their own recovery journey and helping clients’ connect to their values and build a life worth living. While Marcie works with clients of all ages, she has particular expertise in working with young children and adolescents, and providing family nutrition support to parents and caregivers. In her work with younger kiddos, Marcie loves to bring a sense of play, silliness, and imagination into sessions. Marcie is very experienced in working with clients of all ages who struggle with ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) and offers a non-judgemental space to explore sensory challenges, the intersection of ARFID and neurodivergence, how ARFID can affect all aspects of life, and more.
In addition to seeing clients, Marcie serves as the pediatric lead dietitian at TLB Nutrition Therapy, providing supervision to other dietitians at the TLB group and in the professional community. Her supervision approach combines comprehensive education on counseling and nutritional needs with a supportive environment for reflecting on and processing the emotional aspects of counseling. Marcie is committed to helping clinicians discover innovative ideas and interventions for their clients, infusing a sense of fun into discussions, especially when it comes to working with children. Marcie also runs two weekly virtual ARFID support groups, one for adults and one for young adults/teens. Marcie loves hosting these groups and holding space for group members to cultivate connection and support with each other.
Outside of the office, Marcie loves volunteering with the dogs at Austin Animal Center, and is (slowly but surely!) working to complete her 200 hour yoga teacher training. . Marcie also loves baking, taking her dog to the dog park, and working her way through all of the escape rooms in town. Marcie is a proud resident of Austin’s east side and lives with her husband and 3 year old, 100% spoiled rescue dog, Teddy.
Marcie is a registered and licensed dietitian in the state of Texas and Nevada. She is engaging in both in person sessions at our Central Office and telehealth sessions.
