Our Team

Growing up on a farm, Alicia learned early on how the food on her plate was related to the plants and animals around her. As she continued her education in speech pathology, yoga and mindfulness, and expanded her professional and personal experiences, Alicia began to understand that an individual’s relationship to that food can be complicated, especially when factoring in the larger implications each bite has on our bodies, relationships and environment. Alicia’s passion as a Speech Language Pathologist is in working with families around feeding difficulties, especially around nutrition and feeding therapy. She draws on her mindfulness and yoga training and teaching to integrate different forms of learning with the children and families she works with and to incorporate a mind-body approach to wellness.

As a pediatric endocrinologist with a public health background, Dr. LaRoche is invested in the prevention of chronic childhood illnesses associated with obesity. Learning how food environments shape what we eat and using technology aides to spark motivation for behavior change are just a few experiences that shape her approach to working with patients and families. She has been practicing at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA since 2019.

Diagnosed with Crohn’s at the age of 10, Kathleen had to spend years navigating nutrition in a healthcare system that doesn’t emphasize quality nutrition. It is precisely because of her disease that she chose to become a nurse and help others. Born (at Swedish) and raised in Seattle, she loves using local ingredients to cook, share, and teach about. She has been a registered nurse at Swedish since 2016.

In the 20 years since graduating from The University of Michigan School of Nursing, Kristen has had a unique career that has focused on real life interventions for patients and families in child psych, weight management, pediatric gastroenterology and health coaching.  She is passionate that balance and small steps are the key to a healthy and happy life. Raising an active family for the past 14 years in the Seattle area, Kristen knows “it takes a village” and hopes RESILIENCE will be part of yours. 

Leslie has had a lifelong interest in nutrition. As a child, she recognized she didn’t feel her best and thought her diet was likely at play. The desire to optimize her own well-being through diet led her to complete her master’s degree in human nutrition and become a Registered Dietitian. Metabolic health is her passion, and she’s been working in the field since 2015.

Inspired by her own pediatrician, Dr. Pisharody always knew she wanted to become an advocate for children’s health. Experiences with malnutrition and diarrheal diseases during medical training in India, led to her choose a career in pediatric gastroenterology. She has been practicing at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA since 2009.