Chantal Gariepy, RD, CDE is a Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator with 15 years of experience working for various Health Care Organizations throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.

She now has her own nutrition and mindfulness consulting practice, Skillful Eating LLC, located in downtown Santa Barbara.

Chantal works with adults, young and old, and children with a wide range of medical conditions. She also helps healthy people stay healthy and achieve maximum benefits from proper nutrition, should it be through sports nutrition strategies, vegetarianism or simply wise use of nutrition principles.

She has an expertise in diabetes, eating disorders and weight management/ obesity.

Over the recent years, Chantal has developed a distinct interest for mindful eating practices, adopted from Buddhist practices of meditation. Her experience working closely with people’s eating habits and food issues has taught her that the key to helping a person change the way he/she eats is not to impose discipline over his/her fork, but to guide the person in mastering control of his/her own mind.

Chantal has empowered thousands of clients in taking charge of their own health through nutrition education & interventions, behavior modifications, and mindful eating practices. Her clients and colleagues know her as a gifted educator and inspiring counselor, who addresses the real food issues, and makes a genuine difference in people’s lives.

What colleagues and clients say about Chantal…

“I've heard nothing but good things from patients who have seen you or have attended your classes”.
- Dr. Javanbakht, Carpinteria

“I thought you did a fabulous job with the education meeting last week. You maintained the format really well - your use of humor was perfect and made the event very engaging. You seemed completely prepared and fielded a variety of questions gracefully and seamlessly integrated it into the format. The material has the ability to be quite confusing and dry but you presented it in a way that really captivated our attention. I too have done numerous patient education talks and know it can be a challenge - so I just wanted you to know we thought you did an A+ job. We look forward to the next education meeting with you.”
- R. B., MFT, Santa Barbara

“You are the best nutrition therapist in town!”
- R. G., Santa Barbara

“Thank you for everything - I called my doctor and told him how professional and knowledgeable you are - and how fun the visit was”.
- B. L., Santa Barbara

“Just a quick email to thank you for the informative meeting today. I enjoyed the way you delivered the information and cannot tell you thank you enough for assisting me see that "we are what we eat"...”.
- M. L., Santa Barbara

“I just had to write to tell you that you did an excellent job with this evening’s pre-diabetic class. I have attended numerous "nutrition"" related classes and this one was the very best. You made everything so clear and real. My husband was just as impressed. We truly feel that we now understand carbohydrates. My husband needs to work on portion control. You hit the mark on that one”.
- N. M., Santa Barbara

“I dig working with you!”.
- M. C., Santa Barbara