Lisa Ann Dorfman, LMHC, RD, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Coral Gables, FL — therapist at ThriveTalk

Lisa Ann Dorfman, LMHC, RD

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

42 yrs experience

Updated August 19, 2026 How we verify

About

Lisa Ann Dorfman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Registered Dietitian based in Coral Gables, Florida, practicing at Inward Therapy and known professionally as "The Running Nutritionist," with a career spanning sports performance nutrition and mental health counseling since the mid-1980s.

Services

  • Sports Performance
  • Stress
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Body image concerns
  • Coping skills
  • Eating disorders
  • Grief
  • Life transitions
  • Marital/premarital issues
  • Mood disorders
  • Self-esteem
  • Teen stress
  • Sleep disorders
  • Trauma/PTSD
  • Sports injuries
  • Performance enhancement
  • CBT
  • DBT
  • EMDR
  • Reiki
  • Mindfulness-based counseling
  • Nutrition therapy
  • Energy psychology
  • Existential therapy
  • Integrative/eclectic
  • Christian counseling
  • Coaching
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Strength-based therapy

State licenses

  • Florida · License #ND557 · Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RD/LD) Active

    expires 2027-05-31

  • Florida · License #MH2162 · Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) Active

    expires 2027-03-31

  • Utah · License #13123150-6004 · Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC) Active

Reputation

What clients praise

  • Personalized, multi-decade expertise in sports/performance nutrition
  • Integrative approach combining nutrition and counseling
  • Responsive and dedicated to client goals

In the field

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 20 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Primary listing: name, credentials (MS, RD, LMHC), practice name Inward Therapy, Coral Gables FL address, phone, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, fees, insurance, session formats, 42 years in practice, MS from FIU 1984, mentions Utah CMHC license (psychologytoday.com)
  • Second listing (same person, same address/credentials, different specialty framing: Women's Issues) (psychologytoday.com)
  • Profile headshot photo URL (photos.psychologytoday.com)

provider website (Inward Therapy)

  • Practice contact details: phone 305.854.1065, email lisa@lisadorfman.co, address 1550 Madruga Ave Suite 314, session length/fee ($150/55-min) (inwardtherapy.com)

provider website (Inward Therapy team page)

  • Lists Lisa Dorfman as 'Therapist' with staff headshot photo (alternate photo candidate) (inwardtherapy.com)

provider website (lisadorfman.co)

  • Personal/business site bio: 'The Running Nutritionist', education (Miami Culinary Institute chef certificate, Tulane Goldring Center culinary medicine certification), contact info, headshot image (lisadorfman.co)
  • List of 8 published books including The Vegetarian Sports Nutrition Guide and Legally Lean (lisadorfman.co)
  • Client testimonials/endorsements (no star-rating platform) (lisadorfman.co)

NPPES NPI registry

  • NPI 1851689764; taxonomies Registered Dietitian (license ND557, FL) and Mental Health Counselor (license MH2162, FL); sole proprietor; active enumeration since 2011-07-12 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

Healthgrades directory

  • Counselor profile in Miami/West Valley City UT area, NPI 1851689764 match, 38 years experience stated, 0 reviews, not accepting new patients (healthgrades.com)

Zocdoc directory

  • Dietitian listing exists for Lisa Dorfman, CSSD, in Coral Gables, FL (rating/review data not accessible — page blocked automated access) (zocdoc.com)

EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) directory

  • EMDRIA member listing; credentials MS,RD,CSSD,LMHC,CCMS,FAND; additional practice addresses (Pinecrest FL, South Miami FL); insurance Aetna/Cigna/UnitedHealth; populations include first responders and adolescents 13-17 (emdria.org)

HealthProfs directory

LinkedIn

  • Professional profile: MS, RD, LMHC, CSSD, CCMS, FAND; Miami, FL; Food Fitness International Inc.; 5K followers, 500+ connections; profile photo present (linkedin.com)

CulinaryMedicine.org directory

press (Sharon Palmer, The Plant Powered Dietitian)

  • Podcast/interview feature on Lisa Dorfman, RD, 'The Running Nutritionist' (sharonpalmer.com)

press (Sidewalks TV)

YouTube

Instagram

Facebook

  • Social page 'Running Nutritionist' (follower/rating data not accessible via automated fetch) (facebook.com)
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