Clinical Nutrition at Bridge
Evidence-based nutrition built around you.
Nutrition is personal. Your health history, eating patterns, lifestyle, preferences, medications, symptoms, culture, and goals can all influence what a realistic nutrition plan looks like.
Program Director: Pari Mokhtari, PhD, RD
Nutrition Without the Trends.
Nutrition information can be overwhelming.
Patients are often faced with conflicting advice about what they should eat, what they should avoid, which diet they should follow, or which foods are supposedly responsible for their symptoms.
Our approach begins with evidence rather than trends.
The goal is not to give every patient the same diet. It is to understand the individual, identify relevant nutrition concerns, and develop recommendations that are appropriate, realistic, and sustainable.
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What Can Clinical Nutrition Help With?
Understanding Eating Patterns
Review your current eating habits and identify areas where changes may better support your nutritional needs and health goals.
Balanced, Sustainable Approach to Food
Nutrition recommendations should work outside the clinic.
We focus on practical changes that can realistically become part of everyday life rather than highly restrictive or short-term approaches.
Gut Health & Nutrition
Diet and the gastrointestinal system are closely connected.
For patients with nutrition-related gut health concerns, your evaluation can explore eating patterns and nutritional factors that may be relevant to the symptoms you are experiencing.
Nutrition & Mental Health
Nutrition can be one part of a broader approach to health and wellbeing.
When appropriate, nutrition care at Bridge can be coordinated alongside psychiatric treatment while remaining distinct from psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.
Making Sense of Nutrition Information
If you have received conflicting nutrition advice or are unsure which recommendations are supported by evidence, working with a Registered Dietitian can help you better understand the information and determine what may be appropriate for you.
What care in the Clinical Nutrition Program looks like:
01
Nutrition Assessment
We begin by learning about you.
Your initial assessment may include discussion of your current eating patterns, health history, lifestyle, symptoms, food preferences, previous dietary approaches, and personal goals.
02
Identifying Priorities
Rather than trying to change everything at once, your clinician helps identify the areas most relevant to your needs.
Recommendations are based on your individual assessment rather than a one-size-fits-all diet.
03
Personalized Nutrition Strategy
You will work together to develop practical nutrition strategies that are appropriate for your goals, preferences, and circumstances.
The emphasis is on changes that are understandable and sustainable.
04
Follow-Up & Adjustment
Nutrition needs and circumstances can change.
Follow-up appointments provide an opportunity to discuss progress, barriers, questions, and whether your nutrition plan should be adjusted.
Meet Pari Mokhtari, PhD, RD
Registered Dietitian | PhD in Nutrition & Integrative Physiology
- Manager, Health Sciences Research at CHOC
- Instructor of Nutrition, USC
Dr. Pari Mokhtari is a Registered Dietitian with a PhD in Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, specializing in the role of diet and the gut microbiome in health and disease. She completed two postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Southern California and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, focusing on microbiome research and its clinical applications.
Dr. Mokhtari currently serves as a Manager of Health Sciences Research at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), where she leads and oversees clinical research initiatives in pediatric gastroenterology.
In addition to her research and clinical work, Dr. Mokhtari serves as an instructor in nutrition at the University of Southern California (USC), where she mentors students and translates complex scientific concepts into practical, real-world applications.
Her work integrates research, clinical insight, and education, with a focus on gut health, microbiome science, and evidence-based nutrition interventions. She applies this expertise to support individuals improving health, and developing sustainable dietary strategies tailored to their needs.
Nutrition Care That Can Stand Alone —
or Work Alongside Your Bridge Care.
COORDINATED CARE
For patients already receiving care at Bridge, nutrition may also be incorporated into a broader treatment plan when clinically appropriate.
Your clinicians can communicate and coordinate while keeping each part of treatment within the appropriate professional scope.
That makes the distinction immediately understandable.
STANDALONE CARE
You do not need to be receiving psychiatric treatment at Bridge to access the Clinical Nutrition Program.
Clinical nutrition may be scheduled as a standalone service.
If you would like to know more, please reach out.
You don't need to arrive with the perfect diet, a list of foods to eliminate, or a specific nutrition plan in mind.
Start by telling us what you're experiencing and what you would like help understanding.
We can help determine whether the Clinical Nutrition Program is an appropriate next step.
Whatever else is part of your picture, there's a program for that too.
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