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From Passion to Practice — Your “Why” Brought You Here, Now Let’s Focus on the HOW

You came to graduate school with a purpose — maybe you’ve faced your own health challenges, maybe someone close to you has. Either way, you’ve seen the power of functional nutrition firsthand, and you’re here because you want to help others heal. That why is your flame — and now, it’s time to turn that fire into something tangible.

That’s where Signature Supervision comes in. We’re not just here to help you check boxes. We’re here to help you become the clinician you’re meant to be — skilled, supported, and self-assured.

Get In, Get Your Hours, & Graduate Ready to Help

Signature Supervision is more than a program. It’s a community, a framework, and a launchpad. Whether you dream of working in a clinical setting, starting your own practice, or joining a multidisciplinary health team, this is your next right step.

“Before starting Signature Supervision, I felt completely overwhelmed by the process of getting my CNS hours. I didn’t even know where to begin. This program broke it down, step-by-step, and gave me the confidence (and structure!) I needed. Now, I actually feel excited to launch my practice.”
— Andrea M., CNS Candidate

What’s stopping you from getting started today?

The First ACNPE-Accredited Supervised Practice Experience

CNS candidates care about being in an ACNPE-accredited program because it simplifies the entire certification process. When your supervised practice experience (SPE) is completed through an accredited program like ours, there's no need to individually submit your 1,000 hours to BCNS after graduation.

Instead, we handle the approval in-house and send BCNS a certificate verifying your completion—saving you time, paperwork, and uncertainty.

Plus, graduating from an ACNPE-accredited program adds an extra layer of credibility to your credentials, demonstrating that your training met the highest standards in the field.

  • Signature Supervision has been rigorously evaluated and approved by the Accreditation Council for Nutrition Professional Education (ACNPE) to ensure excellence in clinical nutrition training.

  • As an accredited program, our supervised hours are pre-approved to meet the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists (BCNS) requirements, meaning you don’t have to get your hours approved by BCNS when you graduate.

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This program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Nutrition Professional Education (ACNPE), a programmatic accrediting agency for master’s degree clinical programs and Supervised Practice Experience programs in nutrition.

Welcome to

Signature Supervision

An all-inclusive 12-month CNS® supervision program that includes individual and group supervision with 8 different supervisors, test preparation, shadowing, business support, community development, and so much more!

Customization = Confidence

One size doesn’t fit all — tailor your experience to your goals.

At Clinician’s Incubator, we know every CNS candidate brings something different to the table — different interests, strengths, and career aspirations. That’s why Signature Supervision is designed with flexibility at its core.

Our program is built on two key layers:

  • Core Programming: These are the essentials required by the BCNS to earn your CNS®. Think of them as your non-negotiables — like 1:1 Supervision, Small Group Clinical Rounds, and Practical Skills Assessments.

  • Skill Development Programming: This is where you get to personalize your experience. Whether you're into a specific nutrition niche, want to work on launching a private practice, need to study for the test, or brush up on your behavior change skills, our bonus skill development programming is here to support you.

Ready to explore how Signature Supervision can fit your goals? Schedule a no-cost, no-obligation info session today.

“This is way more helpful than grad school!”

Kathryn O.

The fundamentals you need. The flexibility you crave.

At Clinician’s Incubator, we’ve taken the must-haves for CNS® supervision and made them meaningful, personal, and actually helpful. Our core programming is designed to give you the structure you need, with the freedom to tailor your experience to fit your path (we have daytime, evening, and Saturday hours). Here’s what’s included:

1:1 Supervision

You choose from any of our eight expert CNS® supervisors — whenever it works best for you. This means you’re never locked into one perspective and can learn from multiple clinical styles.

Small Group Clinical Rounds

Join up to 5 peers and one of our supervisors to review real cases, ask questions, and sharpen your clinical thinking. It’s like a mini mastermind for CNS candidates.

Practical Skills Assessments

Record yourself working with a client and review it with a supervisor. Sounds intimidating? It’s actually empowering. You get to see what you’re doing well and grow where it counts — with kind, expert guidance.

Sample Month - Signature Supervision

Here’s a sample calendar to give you a feel for the rhythm of our program (note: the days of the week are just placeholders!).

To learn more about Signature Supervision, check out the Program Guide:

Develop advanced skills that make you stand out.

At Clinician’s Incubator, Signature Supervision is more than just a way to check off your CNS® hours — it’s about helping you grow into the clinician you’re meant to be. Skill Development Programming is here to boost your confidence, sharpen your clinical skills, and get you ready for whatever path you choose, whether that’s launching a practice or joining a care team.

Functional Assessment Rounds (FAR)

Every month, we host 7+ collaborative case review sessions where you’ll learn how to build protocols from real cases. You’ll strengthen your clinical decision-making across rotating topics, including:

  • Autoimmune/immune

  • Cancer

  • Cardiometabolic

  • Cognitive & neurological

  • Endocrine

  • Gastrointestinal (inc. fx labs)

  • Mental health/ eating behavior

  • Nutrigenomics

  • OAT tests

  • Pediatrics

  • Pregnancy/lactation

  • Reproductive hormones (inc. fx labs)

  • Respiratory

  • Sports nutrition

  • Substance use disorders

Practice Incubator Live + Practice Incubator

If you want to launch your own private practice, there’s no better place to start than with our monthly live business coaching. You’ll also get Practice Incubator, an online library of business launch tools, notes and forms. We include:

  • Client intake forms

  • MSQs

  • Client legal forms

  • Chart notes

  • Fully customizable client lead magnet (Canva template)

  • Email nurture campaign

  • Client onboarding program (Canva template)

  • LinkedIn banners and images to announce you’re a CNS canddiate/CNS

  • Email templates to family and friends announcing you’re a CNS candidate/CNS

CNS® Test Preparation

Studying for the CNS® exam by yourself is zero fun. That’s why we do all our test prep live starting three months before the test you want to take (it is recorded if you can’t make it), so you can ask questions and process in real time.

  • Interactive Learning: 20-hours of live test prep (recorded in case you miss)

  • Taught by multiple instructors with active clinical case loads

  • Live proprietary proctored practice test to simulate exam conditions

BONUS:

We also include a fully customizable client lead magnet and email nurture campaign as well as all the client forms and notes and a client onboarding packet to get started!

Behavior Change Is the Heart of What We Do

That’s why we include complimentary access to Part 1 of the Nested Health Coach Certification when you enroll in Signature Supervision.

This NBHWC-approved, trauma-informed training was created specifically for nutrition and mental health providers — and you can take it while earning your CNS hours or anytime after certification.

We believe mastering behavior change is what sets truly effective clinicians apart. It’s not just about having the right knowledge — it’s about helping people make meaningful, lasting shifts in their health and lives.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Overcome imposter syndrome

  • Boost client retention

  • Navigate resistance with skill and empathy

Through live and on-demand lessons, you'll build a strong foundation in behavior change, trauma-informed care, and client-centered communication — so you’re ready for real-world practice, from day one.

And when you’re ready to go further, you’ll also receive an exclusive discount on Part 2 of the certification — just $3,000 (regularly $4,200). It’s our way of investing in your growth and helping you build a practice rooted in skill, empathy, and impact.

Better Together: Support, Connection, and Continued Growth

We know that becoming a confident, skilled CNS doesn’t happen in isolation — and it doesn’t stop at graduation. That’s why Signature Supervision includes thoughtful extras designed to make your journey smoother, more connected, and more sustainable. From staying on track with your hours, to building your professional network, to keeping your skills sharp long after your hours are done — we’re with you every step of the way.

Live Tracker Support

Figuring out how to track your Supervised Practice Experience hours can be tricky. We offer comprehensive training upon enrollment, but then also host a regular tracker support session to get your questions answered.

Quarterly Community Social

CNSs are a little rare in the wild! That’s why we schedule regular opportunities for current candidates and alumni to chat online in a friendly environment.

Alumni Continuing Education

Just because you’ve finished your hours doesn’t mean the support stops. As a Signature Supervision alum, you’ll get access to ongoing continuing education opportunities designed to keep your skills fresh and your knowledge current.

How You’ll Get Your Hours

Choose the level of client placement support that fits your needs: go DIY and bring your own clients, opt for the Confidence Pack to earn up to 250 hours with clients we provide, or go all-in with the Done For You Pack and earn up to 450 hours with client placements.

We Support Your Hours Accrual With:

Direct Client Placements from Clinician’s Incubator

With all client placements, you’ll receive intake paperwork, functional and conventional labs, and detailed recommendations for building client protocols and tools. You choose the level of support you need:

  • Done For You Package: We’ll provide the clients needed to accrue up to 450 direct hours.

  • Confidence Pack: We’ll provide the clients needed to accrue up to 250 direct hours.

  • DIY: You have a bustling private practice, or work in a job that provides all the clients you need to get 1,000 hours.

Your Clients

Work 1:1 or do meal support for individuals that cannot afford nutrition support. Don’t worry, you’ll get all the training you need!

Observational Hours

We have the full 250 allowed observational hours ready for you, with live and recorded shadowing and carefully designed case studies.

Non-Profit Placement Services

Work 1:1 or do meal support for individuals that cannot afford nutrition support. Don’t worry, you’ll get all the training you need!

DIY Package

starting as low as

$225/month USD

Split your $5400 investment over 6, 12, or 24-months, plus other pay over time options, starting at 0% APR. For more details click here.

Signature Supervision: Choose Your Package

Done For You Package

starting as low as

$275/month USD

Split your $6600 investment over 6, 12, or 24-months, plus other pay over time options, starting at 0% APR. For more details click here.

Confidence Package

starting as low as

$233/month USD

Split your $5600 investment over 6, 12, or 24-months, plus other pay over time options, starting at 0% APR. For more details click here.

Most program participants complete their hours within the 12-month Signature Supervision program. If you don’t complete your hours by the end of Signature Supervision, don’t worry! We have other supervision programs that allow you to complete your hours.

You know the power of functional nutrition

School did a great job teaching you the “what” and the “why.” But you may struggle with how to put it into practice.

We’ve developed Signature Supervision to support you in finding your own clinical signature. Rather than being carbon copies of us, we want you to find your own path that is unique to you. You’ll get support by engaging with nine different CNS® supervisors - so you can copy/paste/edit/delete from our styles as you craft your own.

Ready to get started? 

It’s Time To Ditch The Overwhelm & Make It Happen!

Our goal is to be your cheerleaders, encouraging, mentoring, and supporting you in those moments that you aren’t sure you can do this. As a team, we’ve accrued over 10,000 hours supervising early career nutrition professionals. We know how to help.

What’s stopping you?

Kind Words From Program Participants

  • "Hands down, the best investment I’ve made in my life."

    Katie O.

  • "Clinician's Incubator was a critical investment in my education. I graduated having no clue how to start a business, meet with clients, or find success. After working with this incredible program I am a significantly better clinician than I would have been. I have a successful practice now that's growing. It has been worth every penny and every minute."

    Alison M.

  • "Clinician's Incubator is awesome. I started my internship with another practitioner and it didn't help me at all."

    Stephanie M.

  • "The supervisors are experienced nutritionists who do everything they can to help you. They put a lot of time and effort into each individual and have a lot of knowledge in both the clinical and business side of nutrition!"

    Jamie K.

  • "I highly recommend this program to those looking to increase their knowledge, enjoy being challenged, desire to build confidence, and are interested in connecting with those with similar aspirations and interests."

    Kylie O.

  • "I didn't learn any of this in school."

    Michelle O.

  • "These supervisors have a wealth of knowledge to share regarding nutrition practice and life. They share it in a kind and human way. Having multiple points of view really helped put things in better perspective."

    Anna P.

Education Modules

What Nutrition Specialties Interest You?

Each month, we explore an education module jam-packed with videos, worksheets, handouts, and more. Our goal? To get you familiar with many different nutrition specialties, regardless of whether you want to practice within a particular niche, or want to be a generalist.

  • It really doesn’t matter what your specialty is, you’ll always have clients with co-occurring anxiety, depression, ADHD, and trauma. That’s why we start the first module with a deep dive into nutrition for mental health through teaching the FIGS Protocol for Mental Health. Trust us, you’ll need it!

  • You know what people “should” eat, but do you know how to positively impact their behavior around food? Do you know how to help clients cultivate a positive, healing relationship with food? Learn the fundamental skills all nutritionists should know.

  • Regardless of your niche, you will come across clients with eating disorders (recent statistics cite 1 in 10 Americans deal with an eating disorder). So it’s important for all nutritionists to know how to identify an eating disorder, how to refer out (when needed), and how to support clients who have difficult relationships with food.

  • Research suggests anywhere from 75 - 95% of doctor’s visits are caused by stress. One of the simplest ways to increase health is to support your clients to engage a healthy stress response by becoming aware of, and supporting, stress hormone physiology.

  • In this foundational gut module, we discuss all things motility. Your clients have Bristol Stool Chart numbers that aren’t supportive? We got you. Learn the SWIFT Protocol for Gut Healing© to support your clients in achieving optimum gut health.

  • In your career, you’ll see many clients with cardiometabolic conditions. Learning how to help someone with their cardiometabolic conditions is non-negotiable. Creatively, we also give you tools on how to work with a client to use a continuous glucose monitor.

  • Thyroid symptoms are commonly under recognized and dismissed by conventional medicine, thyroid issues can significantly impact wellness. This module focuses on the nutrition supports you can provide to encourage the thyroid to perform optimally.

  • If your interest is women’s health, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll do a deep-dive into supporting pregnancy and lactation through nutrition and herbs.

  • If women’s health is your thing, you’ll love our module exploring reproductive hormones. You’ll learn how to support problem periods and hormone imbalance through hormone lab interpretation

  • You can’t get through all of gastrointestinal nutrition in just one module! That’s why we include the second module, focusing on autoimmune GI conditions, SIBO, and more.

  • Sleeping problems impact our clients massively. Yet there are so many factors that impact a client’s sleep. With so many possible influencing factors, learn how to target the most important.

  • If you’ve ever experienced pain or chronic inflammation, you’ll know how devastating it can be. We’ll teach you to use nutrition, lifestyle interventions and mind-body medicine to support pain relief, lessen inflammation, and get your clients back to living their best lives.

PLUS, you’ll get…

  • Grand Rounds 4x/month for an additional opportunity to get client cases reviewed and learn from your supervisors and your peers

  • Access to private Facebook group

  • Client onboarding materials including client forms and notes templates

  • Opportunity to shadow experienced supervisors during their client sessions

  • Convenient scheduling for 1:1s and small group supervision

  • Mentoring and support from eight different CNS® Supervisors

  • Comprehensive CNS® test preparation with live proctored exam

  • Marketing support including customizable lead magnet + email nurture campaign

  • Quarterly Community Social to connect with your peers

  • Opportunities to review your client session recordings with supervisors

Signature Supervision

starting as low as

$225/month USD

Split your $5400 investment over 6, 12, or 24-months, plus other pay over time options, starting at 0% APR. For more details click here.

Investment

Most program participants complete their hours within the 12-month Signature Supervision program. If you don’t complete your hours by the end of Signature Supervision, don’t worry! We have other supervision programs that allow you to complete your hours.

  • "This is WAY more helpful than graduate school."

    Laurie P.

  • "I wish I'd signed up ages ago. I feel so supported."

    Jamie K.

  • "I couldn't have gotten my CNS without them."

    Lindsey B.

When do I start?

The Signature Supervision program has rolling admission all year long (click here to see our admissions policy). Start anytime!

We’ll work with you during the application process to identify a start time that works best for your life.

Not 100% sure it’s time to begin your supervised practice experience? Go ahead and sign up for an info session.

We regularly speak to candidates who have just started graduate school and aren’t ready to begin their supervision yet. We’re delighted to walk you through next steps and help you figure out a path that makes sense.

Don’t worry! You got this, and we got you!

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What’s Next

Are You Ready To Get Your CNS®?

Schedule a complimentary info session with one of our CNS® Supervisors to learn more

Still have some questions?
We’ve got you covered.

  • The time it takes to accrue your 1,000 hours varies greatly. Talk with one of our CNS supervisors in an info session to learn more.

  • We have program participants with many different needs. Some currently are working in another provider’s office, some are intending to launch their own private practice.

    It is our goal to support you in whatever path you take. If you’re working in another provider’s office, you’ll get clients there.

    If you want to launch your own private practice, we will support and coach you so you can acquire clients that way.

    We also have relationships with Project Heal, a national non-profit organization that you can provide services and meal support for in order to accrue hours, and the Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation. which provides support for those in the NICU.

  • A number of things, actually!

    We really care (REALLY). This is one of the most frequent pieces of feedback we get from program participants, and it is very true. We really want you to find your own path, and figure out what makes you unique!

    We believe that the best way for you to learn is to engage with multiple supervisors with different specialties. That’s why we’ve invested so heavily in having a large supervision team (nine currently) that have different types of experience and clinical specialty.

    Even with the broad range of supervisor specialties, we share one approach - a trauma-informed, personalized functional medicine approach to nutrition care that supports clients in achieving their optimum health.

  • Signature Supervision has rolling admission - you can start at any time!

  • Different people have different needs. At a minimum, you’re expected to attend two clinical rounds/month + 1 individual supervision session.

    The following activities are highly encouraged but not required: Shadowing, Case Consultation Group, Test Preparation, Workshops and Community Social.

  • Yes! We have many people participate in Signature Supervision that have full-time jobs in other fields. If fulfilling your 1,000 hours takes longer than twelve months, rest assured we have other supervision programs you can join to complete your hours.

  • Yes! All of our supervisors are pre-approved by the BCNS board, so you don’t have to go through the process of getting us approved, you can just start.

  • Upon acceptance, we’ll send you a link to use Affirm. You can select to divide the Signature Supervision into interest-free 6-, 12-, or 24-month payments.

Meet Your CNS® Supervisors

  • Ashley Comparin

    MS CNS LDN NBC-HWC

    Ashley graduated with a MS in Nutrition from American University and is currently working as a clinical nutritionist at Nutrition Hive as well as her work helping supervisees at Clinician’s Incubator understand the nuts and bolts of the Supervised Practice Experience to become a CNS. Ashley specializes in gut health, intuitive eating, and sports nutrition and enjoys photography, cooking, and hiking in her free time.

  • Amber Pawula-Marcin

    MS CNS LDN

    Amber Pawula-Marcin is a clinical nutritionist specializing in metabolic and GI conditions. Her clients at Mindframe Nutrition rely heavily on her skilled research chops, and her ability to translate that research into actionable steps using skills mastered in her prior career as a health coach and chef. In her free time, you’ll find Amber in the kitchen creating delicious dishes for family and friends.

  • Stephanie Thompson

    MS CNS LDN NBC-HWC

    Stephanie is a functional nutritionist who enjoys helping women find answers to questions like “What the heck is going on with my hormones?”, “Why does everything I eat make me feel crappy?”, and “Am I just going to be exhausted and achy for the rest of my life?”. Her life-long career as a classical musician informs her clinical work, wherein she combines years of experience performing, teaching, and coaching with a strong belief in the art and science of nutrition. For more information about her private practice, where she helps clients struggling with hormone imbalances, GI distress, autoimmune conditions, and general wellness, visit wellwellwellnola.com.

  • Aaron Mlnarik

    MS CNS LDN

    Aaron is a clinical nutritionist with a specialty in integrative and functional medicine nutrition. Aaron earned his masters in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and has worked collaboratively with functional medicine practitioners treating patients with autoimmune conditions, chronic and degenerative diseases, genetic disorders, and those seeking anti-aging, preventive, and general wellness therapies. Aaron works at I-Squared Medial Group.

  • Alyson Roux

    Co-Founder, MS MFA CNS LDN NBC-HWC

    Alyson is a clinical nutritionist who specializes in working with healing relationship to food and eating disorders, mental health, related gastrointestinal conditions, as well as fertility support for those in recovery from ED. With her background working in the arts and entertainment industry, Alyson has special interest in working with artists and health behaviors. In addition to her private nutrition therapy practice in Los Angeles, Alyson is adjunct faculty at Maryland University of Integrative Health. Alyson has presented on health education and nutrition topics at Actor's Fund, SAG-AFTRA, PGA, Dance Resource Center, and the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Annual Symposium. For more information about Alyson's private practice, visit Nutrition Hive.

  • Liz Abel

    Co-Founder, MS MA CNS LDN

    Liz is an integrative and functional nutritionist who helps women resolve unwanted symptoms such as sleep difficulties, digestive troubles, migraines/headaches, and hormone imbalances. Liz uses Intuitive Eating and practical approach to help her overscheduled, overworked clients return to feeling great. As a second career nutritionist, Liz leverages 20 years of communication, marketing and behavior change expertise. Liz began her private practice in 2012 as a health coach. In 2018 and 2019, Liz opened and ran an Integrative Health Center in Wilmington, Delaware. And in 2020, timed perfectly with the pandemic, Liz returned to her small private practice where she continues to see clients virtually. She is also adjunct faculty at Maryland University of Integrative Health. Learn more about Liz and her private practice at freeandabel.com.

  • Meg Bowman

    Co-Founder, MS MA CNS LDN CHES

    Meg Bowman is a licensed dietitian nutritionist and Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) specializing in mental health and gastrointestinal wellness through a functional nutrition approach. Drawing from the principles of polyvagal theory, Meg helps clients build resilience and balance by addressing the mind-body connection through nutrition.

    Meg is the author of the upcoming book, This Is Your Body on Trauma: How to Nourish Safety, Resilience, and Connection with Polyvagal-Informed Nutrition.

  • Stephanie Lanham

    DCN CNS LDN NBC-HWC

    Stephanie Lanham, DCN, is a doctor of clinical nutrition, a certified nutrition specialist, and a national board-certified health and wellness coach with over a decade of experience with holistic healing modalities, with certificates varying in meditation, reiki, and tapping. She graduated from the DCN program at MUIH in May 2022 after also completing her Master's of Science in Nutrition and Integrative Health with the herbal medicine pathway at MUIH in 2019. She established her private practice, Rediscover Health, LLC, in 2017, utilizing her nutrition and coaching skills to guide her clients toward rediscovering their health using food, herbs, and holistic lifestyle practices. Her specialities include eating behavior, mindful eating, women's health, cardiometabolic, and herbal medicine. She enjoys making tea from her apothecary and gardening in her spare time. 

Join Us!

We’d love to have you join us for Signature Supervision. Schedule an info session now with one of our CNS® Supervisors so you can learn more about the options we offer and how they may help you achieve your dreams.

Mission

Clinician’s Incubator is committed to preparing CNS candidates to practice science-based personalized nutrition therapy in the functional medicine model. We strive to ensure CNS candidates have a successful Supervised Practice Experience (SPE) by providing frequent, high-touch, collaborative supervision and programming designed to maximize self exploration and growth. Through our commitment to scientific standards, excellence in behavior change, and a trauma-informed lens, CNS candidates learn how to safely and successfully support client health outcomes.

Got questions?

info@cliniciansincubator.com