Rachel Liger, RD

Registered Dietician

Rachel Liger is a registered dietitian with extensive experience in nutrition therapy with eating disorders and weight management. She has worked in a variety of ED treatment settings to include inpatient, outpatient and residential. She is credited with the development of the nutrition program of the ED track at Del Amo Hospital and Oceanaire residential treatment center. Rachel recently left her position of almost eleven years with the Center for Discovery. She served as the Director of Nutrition Services and had 6 RD direct reports. At the center, Rachel was credited with the development of the nutrition program that now extends to Discovery’s eight residential facilities. Rachel utilizes innovative approaches and paradoxical methods for nutrition education and re-feeding of malnourished individuals. Additionally, she lectures extensively at professional meetings and in the community and serves as an adjunct professor at California State University Long Beach. Rachel has developed a dietary mentoring program that has served to educate students and RD interns about the sensitive nature of the dietary management of eating disorders. She received her masters from California State University Long Beach and while there designed and implemented an original clinical trial study on the effectiveness of the dietician for weight loss management when medications are used. Rachel’s skills were recently highlighted in her appearance on the television show ‘What’s Eating You’ on E!