Appetite for Nutrition Dietitian Services


Appetite for Nutrition Dietitian Services

Practitioners at this location

Bianca McFadden(She/her)

Dietitian

Brooke Norman

Dietitian

Carly Hughes

Dietitian

Danielle Serafini

Dietitian

Danielle provides holistic and integrative nutrition care. She endeavours to empower individuals and families into beginning a new journey of health and happiness by providing the knowledge and tools to make lifelong sustainable changes to diet and lifestyle, whilst also building a healthy relationship with food. She has a strong passion for working with children to develop healthy eating habits, and to reject the notion of our diet culture. She is a mother of two young girls and loves working with young children and families to support healthy eating habits and lifestyles. Danielle’s career in health and wellness started when she realised the importance of a healthy relationship with food. After recovering from an eating disorder, Danielle has the vision to help those develop a positive mindset when it came to food and nutrition, and achieving their health and wellness goals. Danielle’s interest areas include eating disorders, paediatric nutrition, intolerances/allergies, gastrointestinal health and chronic disease management. Danielle wants everyone to enjoy food and life. This is why she endeavours to support you to understand your nutrition-related condition, how food and lifestyle plays a role in it and how you can take control over it. Her consultations, assessment and interventions are thorough, realistic, individualised and achieve results. Danielle is also very passionate about improving the overall quality of life and happiness in those living with disabilities. She loves connecting with families and individuals to connect and build strong relationships. She has experience in working with individuals with, and not limited to: ADD/ADHD Mental Illness (anxiety, depression, PTSD, PND, bipolar) Intellectual disability Motor Neuron Disease Paediatric Nutrition Eating Disorders Dementia and Alzheimers Danielle provides telehealth service Australia wide, and home visits within Northern Suburbs of Melbourne. Languages spoken: English, Basic Italian

Iris (Fung Yung) Leung

Dietitian

Iris is a professional and caring dietitian dedicated to helping clients to achieve their health goals through developing a realistic and sustainable lifestyle habit. She is passionate about providing evidence-based guidance to ensure that clients have good health and an enjoyable lifestyle. She understands everyone is unique and holds different challenges. Therefore, she believes in the client-centered approach and being supportive of barriers overcoming.  Her favourite quote is “Eat well and Be happy” as she understands the importance and the links between good food, good mood and good health. She has an interest in working with people of all ages and stages of life.  Her key interest areas are: Heart Disease management including high blood pressure or high cholesterol level Type 1, Type 2, gestational and pre-diabetes management Weight management and metabolic syndrome  Gastrointestinal conditions (e.g. Irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis) Liver disease Kidney disease Cancer and related symptoms Fertility and women’s health Iris enjoys discovering delicious food from different cultures and travels around the world. It is her dream to go around the world and taste the traditional food in each country. She also enjoys reading and watching movies by herself or being active with friends and family. She is also a good swimmer. Iris is passionate about advocating life long healthy habits for for clients with disabilities. She has experiences in clients with: ADHD/ADD Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Cerebral palsy Fine Motor Delay Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Huntington's disease Intellectual disability Mental Illnesses including Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression and schizophrenia etc  Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's disease  Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)/ Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) She has received high-quality training in Eating disorders, Children eating behaviours (e.g Fussy eating) and Strokes. Iris is committed to providing excellent services, and prides herself in communicating well with clients with multi-medical conditions. You can see Iris for home visits in the Eastern and South Easten Suburbs Languages Spoken:  Cantonese. Mandarin and English

Ivan "Yin Fung" Chan

Dietitian

Ivan always had a passion for food since young and has led to a career in nutrition. As the saying goes, “Food brings people together”. He believes in the power of food and he has the ambition to influence individuals with healthier food choices and lifestyle. He is passionate about working in the community as it allows a better bonding opportunity with clients. Ivan enjoys working together with the client and strengthening their abilities to achieve their health goals as a team. He also has a passion for community public health activities, as he believes “prevention is better than cure”. He is experienced in delivering health promotion talks in kindergartens and business companies. Ivan has a passion for paediatric nutrition, and providing nutritional advice pertaining to diabetes, gastrointestinal conditions, weight management and other chronic conditions e.g. kidney disease, CVD and liver disease. Ivan is experienced and skilled in working with people with disabilities, including and not limited to ⁃ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ⁃ Ataxia ⁃ Autism Spectrum Disorder (Paediatrics & Adults) ⁃ Genetic Disorder incl. Overgrowth Syndrome ⁃ Intellectual Disability ⁃ Mental Illness incl. Depression, PTSD, Schizophrenia and Anxiety ⁃ Metabolic Disorders ⁃ Multiple Sclerosis ⁃ Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD). Ivan has a particular interest in cooking, he enjoys cooking cuisines from different countries. He is also enthusiastic in designing recipes for dishes that are healthy and delicious. Besides, he enjoys brewing coffee, playing basketball, and cruising around the region with his motorcycle. Ivan has an interest in helping people living with disabilities, and providing practical nutrition education to meet their needs e.g. cooking session or healthy groceries tour. Ivan is providing NDIS nutrition services throughout Melbourne - with home visits, video calls and phone calls available.

Jen Jurado

Dietitian

Jodie Chu

Dietitian

Lisa Larosa

Dietitian

Liz Radicevic

Dietitian

Megan Perry(She/her)

Dietitian

Megan is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) committed to helping individuals achieve their health goals through personalized, practical nutrition advice. She specializes in working with adults with disabilities, including Acquired Brain Injuries, Autism, and Cerebral Palsy, as well as those managing mental health conditions and chronic illnesses. Megan also has a strong focus on women’s health issues, including PCOS, Endometriosis, and Menopause. With a non-judgmental, evidence-based approach, Megan offers tailored nutrition strategies that are simple, sustainable, and effective. She provides NDIS services, home visits, and video/telephone consultations in the Western & Northern suburbs.

Michaela Gold

Dietitian

Michaela is an empathetic paediatric dietitian, who believes in celebrating the differences found in each individual. She believes in a multidisciplinary approach, with the end goal of achieving adequate growth and improving the nutritional quality of the diet. Her paediatric work experience includes inpatient wards, as well as general and healthy weight management outpatient paediatric clinics. She has worked with all ages, from neonates to adults. Her main interest area is working with children and adults who have suspected or been diagnosed with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). Practicing within her scope, her approach is influenced by the foundational dietetic principles of CBT for ARFID, and the SOS approach to feeding. She has also undertaken further professional development in disability-specific dietetic practice. Michaela has a range of experience with the following : - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - Cerebral Palsy - Down Syndrome In addition to private consulting, Michaela enjoys hiking, cooking, being in nature, and immersing herself in different cultural experiences. Michaela is available for home visits in Bendigo and Telehealth Australia wide.

Michelle Phan

Dietitian

Miss Katie Vickers(She/her)

Dietitian

Paris Wojniak

Dietitian

Paris is a dietitian who is passionate about working with people in her community to assist them with all their nutrition needs. Paris uses her expertise to help manage a variety of chronic health conditions by providing evidence-based individualised nutrition advice. Paris is known for helping her clients better understand the relationship between diet and disease using her nutrition knowledge and with the unconditional support she provides to her clients she empowers them to succeed in improving their nutritional status and overall health outcomes. In her spare time she thoroughly enjoys rollerblading, cooking and trying new recipes, socialising with family and friends and taking day trips to new locations to explore the landscape, food and culture in the great state of Victoria She has experience in working with various populations including people who are experiencing: Autism Spectrum Disorder Chronic diseases eg. diabetes or cardiovascular disease Dementia incl. Alzheimer's Eating disorders Immunosuppressive disorders Intellectual disabilities Mental health conditions Physical Disabilities including Spinal Cord Injuries Progressive illnesses eg. Motor Neuron Disease & Huntington's Disease Paris is available for home visits in Melbourne's western suburbs and Telehealth Australia wide.

Rebecca Ostrognay

Dietitian

Rebecca loves working with children, young people and their families to make small, achievable change in a practical and supportive manner. She works with her clients to provide a strong foundation of knowledge and skill regarding healthy eating habits. She takes a holistic perspective with the overall health and well-being of her client’s paramount. Rebecca’s areas of interest in dietetics include early development and paediatric nutrition, eating disorders, ‘Health At Every Size’ (HAES), gastrointestinal issues and chronic disease management. Rebecca has had experience working with a range of people with disabilities including: - Mental Illnesses such as Bipolar, Depression and Schizophrenia - Intellectual Disabilities - Developmental Disabilities - Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) In her spare time Rebecca enjoys playing netball, walking her sausage dog and going on long hikes with friends. She also is passionate about cooking, having prepared affordable meals for many couples and families.