Mission

Empowering people to achieve a sustainable, healthy weight and lifestyle through innovative counselling and practical advice.

Vision

Providing a specialist clinic where staff work in a psychologically focussed, emotionally sensitive manner to assist people achieve a healthy weight, body and lifestyle.

Core Values

• Best Practice in all areas
• Respect for all people
• Providing a safe and nurturing environment.

Julie is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) with over 20 years experience in a variety of areas, including Cancer, Diabetes and Paediatrics. She initially qualified in 1987, and worked at Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute before moving to a local hospital (Maroondah) whilst she started her family. Wanting to specialise more in the psychology of eating, she worked at Austin Health in the Adult Eating Disorder and Psychiatric Unit before beginning in Private Practice in 2005, in order to help a wider variety of people with their eating behaviors.
Since 2001 she has specialised in working with clients with Eating Disorders, and emotional eating issues. She completed her “Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills" through The Australian College of Applied Psychology in 2007, with an additional unit of study on “Working with Adolescents”. As part of the Accredited Practising Dietitian program she is committed to ongoing Professional Development.

Additional Training

"If Not Dieting" Professional training
Use of the low FODMAP (Fructose) diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Mental Health First Aid
CBT and Motivational Interviewing for Eating Disorders

What is a Dietitian?

An Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) is a qualified health professional who knows about food and health, and can help you sort through all the confusing information that is around. A Dietitian is an expert in interpreting scientific knowledge about food in relation to health (or disease), and translating this into practical information, considering the social and psychological factors that influence our eating patterns.
A Dietitian undergoes at least 4 years of University training , and then has to maintain a minimum amount of ongoing education each year to remain accredited.

What’s the difference between a Dietitian and a Nutritionist?

Both a Dietitian and Nutritionist understand about food but a Dietitian has to undergo additional training in order to understand the role of food in relation to health and disease.

Dietitian or Dietician?

The spelling is different – the roles are the same! Dietician is the American spelling.