Medical nutrition, not wellness
Most of our caseload is referred by GPs and specialists. If what you need is not on this list, say so on the phone and we will tell you honestly whether it is a dietitian’s job.
Twelve conditions, three groups
If yours is not on the list it is still worth ringing — most of what walks through the door is some version of one of these.
Common referrals
Most of what walks through the door.
- IBS & FODMAPs. Properly supervised elimination and reintroduction — the reintroduction is the part most people never get, and staying on a permanent low-FODMAP diet restricts your gut bacteria and your social life for no good reason.
- Type 2 diabetes & pre-diabetes. Carbohydrate quantity, quality and timing worked around your medication and your actual eating pattern, reported back to your GP after each visit.
- Cholesterol & blood pressure. The dietary changes with genuine evidence behind them — fibre, unsaturated fat, sodium, alcohol — separated from what is sold in the supplement aisle.
Life stage
Different rules at different times.
- Coeliac disease. Gluten-free eating done thoroughly: label reading, cross-contamination at home, eating out and travel, plus checking you are not left low in fibre, iron or B vitamins.
- Pregnancy & preconception. Folate, iodine, iron and food safety, and gestational diabetes management where it applies.
- Fussy eating in children. Practical, low-pressure strategies for the toddler on four foods, over months rather than weeks.
Complex & sensitive
Where we work alongside someone else.
- Disordered eating & chronic dieting. Weight-inclusive, non-diet support alongside a psychologist. Active anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder needs a full multidisciplinary team and we refer rather than attempt it alone.
- Iron deficiency & fatigue. What genuinely helps absorption, and when diet alone will not close the gap and your GP should consider an infusion.
Where we’d send you instead
Some things that look like a nutrition problem are not, and some need a team rather than one dietitian.
To a GP first. Unexplained weight loss, persistent vomiting, blood in the stool or swallowing difficulty need investigation, not a diet.
To an eating disorder team. Active anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder needs a psychologist, a GP and a dietitian working together. A dietitian alone is not adequate care.
To an allergy specialist. Suspected true food allergy needs a clinical immunologist and proper testing — not an intolerance panel and not an elimination diet run on guesswork.
First appointment usually inside a fortnight
Telehealth available statewide at the same fee. Tell us what the referral is for when you ring and we will book you with whichever of us is the better fit.