General Health & Chronic Disease Dietitian

A non-diet approach focuses on health and wellbeing rather than placing weight at the centre of care. It is not opposed to weight loss or to nutrition science. Instead, it takes a harm-reduction perspective that aims to reduce the risk of disordered eating and eating disorders by avoiding prescribing these behaviours known to contribute to them. These behaviours include:

• Counting calories and macronutrients

• Fasting

• Skipping meals

• Avoidance of certain foods or food groups

Learn more about the non-diet approach

A non-diet dietitian works closely with you to understand your individual needs, preferences, and experiences with food.

The goal is to support you in improving your nutrition and overall health in a way that feels sustainable and personalised.

During consultations, a non-diet dietitian carries out a thorough assessment of your health and wellbeing, which may include:

• Current symptoms or concerns

• Medical history

• Medications and supplements you take

• Lifestyle factors

• Eating patterns and dietary habits

• Your relationship with food

• Food preferences

They may also review relevant blood test results and medical reports to gain a complete picture of your health history.

A non-diet dietitian supports you in improving your health and developing a more positive relationship with food and your body, without focusing on weight loss or the use of restrictive, rule-based, unsustainable diets.

They’ll walk alongside you to gently explore and unlearn the unhelpful beliefs and behaviours shaped by diet culture. You’ll learn that struggling with diets is not a personal failing, rather it’s exactly how diets are designed fail you.

With the guidance on a non-diet dietitian, you’ll work towards reconnecting with your body’s cues, rebuilding trust in your body, and finding freedom around food.

Emma can support you to:

• Explore your dieting history and your relationship with food and your body

• Discover the weight range where your body feels comfortable and healthy

• End the cycle of undereating and overeating

• Build a more balanced, positive relationship with food

• Challenge food rules, nutrition myths, and influencer misinformation

• Reconnect with your body’s natural signals of hunger, fullness, and satisfaction

• Create satisfying meals and snacks that support your body’s physiology

• Unlearn dieting and disordered eating patterns, and relearn flexible, normal eating habits

• Explore options for finding movement that feels enjoyable and sustainable