Amanda Leith – Program Director & Counselor/Facilitator of Shift Recovery from Acorn
Amanda Leith launched SHiFT – Recovery by Acorn in Spring of 2019, opening an exciting new chapter in the 25-year legacy of Acorn Food Dependency Recovery Services.

A member of the Acorn team since 2015, Amanda is an addictions counselor and a recovering food addict. Amanda’s passion for recovery from food addiction helps to produce life-changing results with her clients.
Her sharp sense for what needs to be addressed first in an individual’s life in order to overcome food addiction guides her practice. The message that she brings to those struggling is one of hope.
Amanda is an addiction counselor, a certified food addiction counselor, FAI/ACORN certified food addiction professional and CENAPS-trained Advanced Relapse Prevention Specialist (ARPS), with a background in drug and alcohol counseling and group facilitation at a Vancouver-based non-profit residential treatment center for women. She sits on the board of directors for the Food Addiction Institute.
Faculty
President of the Institute for Sustainable Weight Loss and the Founder and CEO of Bright Line Eating Solutions
World-renowned Food Addiction Expert, Authored seminal Food Addiction literature, Medical Director, Renascent substance abuse treatment
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, INFACT Certified Food Addiction Professional, Certified Trauma Professional
Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education; Addictions, Masters; Agency Counseling
Facilitator, Chef, Teacher
PhD., and world-renowned neuroscientist, expert in diet, nutrition, and pioneer in the field of food addiction.
Guest Lecturer on the Science of Sugar Toxicity and Abuse.
Certified Food Addiction Professional, CFAP, FAI/ACORN CFAP, CENAPS ARPS, Addiction Counselor
Director of INFACT School, MSc. Master of Managing Healthservices
Co-founder/Executive Director, ACORN Food Dependency Recovery Services
NUTRITION THERAPIST, registered and licensed dietitian and nutritionist, MS, RD, LDN founder and Director of Renaissance Nutrition Center
Ph.D. Director of Milestones in Recovery, USA.
M.A. Program Director of Acorn Professional Training