Nutrition counselling
A non-diet approach to health, where all bodies are worthy bodies.
How can I support your well-being?
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Health and wellness
Medical nutrition therapy for a range of conditions. Take a health-gain rather than weight-loss approach...
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Yo-yo dieting
Intuitive eating counselling supports you to unlearn diet dogma and untangle from rule driven eating. Find ease with food from a place of mind/body awareness….
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Stress eating
Whatever term you use - emotional eating, stress eating, binge eating - get support for a relationship with food that is causing you unhappiness…
How I work
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Non-Diet Nutrition Counseling
A socially just, health centred philosophy of care. Read more about non-diet nutrition counselling here.
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Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
A detailed nutritional assessment which informs a plan that is customised to your health concerns, symptoms, medical history, needs, capabilities, resources and goals.
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Meal Planning and Plating
Flexible, structured, predictable meal planning system using the Plate-by-Plate Approach.
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Nutrition Psychoeducation
Understanding the science that drives our eating and lifestyle behaviours. Addressing nutrition myths and misinformation that get in the way of nourishment.
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Intuitive Eating Counselling
An evidence based, flexible, non-diet approach grounded in body respect. Intuitive eating integrates instinct, emotion, and rational thought. It is is one gateway toward cultivating presence and ease with food, movement and body image.
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Body image coaching
Sessions allow gentle space to unravel weight stigma and diet culture and how they have woven into your relationship with food, movement and body image.
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Practical kitchen skills
Approaching food shopping and food prep free of diet culture rules. Information is tailored to your abilities, your time, your budget.
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Guided Self-Help (GSH)
Specific to binge eating disorder (BED). Guided self help is recommended as part a stepped care model of treatment for BED (NICE 2017).
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Self-care practices
I run group programmes in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), yoga and provide one-to-one mindful eating practices. These are powerful practices that support meaningful and lasting behaviour change from internal wisdom rather than external measures. Group programmes also create community.
One-to-one nutrition counselling
Getting Started
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Step 1: Free clarity call
You have the option to book a free informal 15-minute call. This is not a consultation and does not involve an assessment. You may have some questions or queries that are not covered here, and it is a chance to see if we are a good fit for each other.
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Step 2: Book a consultation
If you are ready to commit you can book a consultation.
Once you have booked I will send you on paperwork to complete in advance of our first session. This way we can make the most of our time together.
What to expect
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Initial Assessment
This session is about sharing information, getting a sense of what brought you, and how we might work together. The assessment may include discussing your food intake, lifestyle, sleep quality, body image concerns, mental health and medical history, investigations, medications, blood test results, life stage issues, life stressors, physical activity, and more. The session may involve filling in a questionnaires to get a better sense of how things are for you and what are your concerns. You will leave with an initial plan and written resources to get us started.
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Follow Up Sessions
We explore practical changes to diet and lifestyle - supporting well-being outcomes that matter to you. Sessions are centred on your life experience, values and hopes. We work around your time, your food budget, your cooking skills. You are the expert in you.
You are given the support and space to make informed decisions about your health and well-being, at a pace and depth that works for you. At each session you will leave with written resources and a tailored collaborative plan.
