Nutrition support for disordered eating & body image

Individual & family-based consultations

I am extremely passionate about supporting individuals to achieve a healthy relationship with food and their body. This passion has stemmed from my own experience with disordered eating, the impact it had on every aspect of my life and how immensely better EVERYTHING felt once I healed. You can read more about my experience here. My passion has continued to grow with every young person, family and adult I have supported to achieve the same over the last few years.

I have been recognised as a Credential Eating Disorder Clinician through the Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders. This credentialing system was developed to “recognise qualifications, knowledge, training, and professional development activities needed to meet minimum standards for the delivery of safe and effective eating disorders treatment.” It allows individuals to identify specialised services to support them in healing their relationship with food and their body.

I work with people of all ages, genders, cultures and sexualities. Everybody in every body is welcome.

Sessions can be individual or family-based, depending on the needs of the client. This service is suited to anyone with a diagnosis of binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, ARFID, OSFED or UFED. Additionally anyone who engages in disordered eating behaviours, has disordered thoughts about food or their body, has poor body image or body dysmorphia. Basically, if you want to feel more normal around food and neutral about your body instead of being consumed by body weight/shape/size and diet culture, this service is for you.

Unsure if this is you? The Eating Disorder Examination questionnaire can help identify if you need support https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/resource-library/eating-disorder-examination-questionnaire-ede-q. If you would like to discuss your score, contact me and I’ll be more than happy to help. You can book a free 15 minute phone consult to identify what support is right for you.

Treatment approach

My dietetic treatment approach differs depending on the individual, their eating disorder presentation and severity, supports available and engagement in other treatment. The most important and initial focus of treatment is to find a connection and build your trust. I aim to bring a lot of empathy and understanding to every session to create a safe, comfortable space to work through the challenges and achieve real food freedom and body neutrality. My personal experience with disordered eating combined with many, many hours of professional development have equipped me with the skillset to achieve this. 

It is informed by the following approaches/models:

  • Non-diet approach

  • Body neutrality

  • Intuitive eating principles

  • HAES approach

  • Family-based therapy

  • Trauma-informed dietetic care

  • RAVES model

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy

  • Externalising the eating disorder

Referral pathways

Referral pathways include:

  • Private full fee paying: Book directly with no referral needed.

  • Private health insurance: Book directly or see your GP for a private referral.

  • Medicare Eating Disorder Care Plan: Visit your GP to discuss eligibility for an EDP to access 20 rebated sessions over a 12-month period.

  • NDIS either self or plan managed: Discuss with your support coordinator or plan manager whether you can access dietetic treatment through your current plan.

If you’re unsure which referral pathway to use, contact me and we can discuss the best option for you.