Business Details
19 Years
experience
Your Trusted Partner for Non-Diet Nutrition Therapy in Melbourne
Jessica Buchanan Dietetics is a non-diet, trauma-informed nutrition therapy practice specialising in eating disorder recovery and body image healing. With over 15 years of clinical experience since 2007, we employ evidence-based frameworks including Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Our Melbourne-based practice prioritises client autonomy through weight-neutral approaches, offering tailored services like in-session meal support, food exposure experiences, and body respect coaching. We collaborate with multidisciplinary treatment teams while maintaining strict adherence to compassionate, dignity-affirming care standards.Our services cater to individuals navigating eating disorders, disordered eating patterns, and weight-related health concerns, with a particular focus on dismantling diet culture's harmful impacts. Jessica's personal lived experience with an eating disorder informs her empathetic practice, which extends to family nutrition guidance and women's health support. The practice maintains flexible delivery options through both in-person consultations at Templestowe Health Hub and telehealth appointments.
Services
Nutrition Counselling
Meal Support
Food Experiences
Body Image Healing
Joyful Movement
Family Nutrition Guidance
Women's Health Support
Telehealth Consultations
Details
- Year established: 2007
Highlights and features
- 15+ years specialising in eating disorder recovery since 2007
- Combines Health at Every Size principles with trauma-informed care
- Offers practical food experience sessions for real-world application
- Maintains collaborative partnerships with multidisciplinary treatment teams
- Personal lived experience informs compassionate, client-centred approach
Associations and certifications
- Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)
- Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician (CEDC_D)
Services
Nutrition Counselling
Personalised non-diet nutrition counselling addressing eating disorders and body image concerns. Utilises Health at Every Size principles to challenge diet culture while developing intuitive eating skills. Sessions focus on unpacking harmful food rules and rebuilding trust in bodily cues.
Meal Support
Structured meal support sessions for individuals and carers. Develop practical skills for nourishing the body while addressing anxiety around food. Includes tailored meal planning and social eating practice to overcome restrictive eating patterns.
Food Experiences
In-session food exposure experiences to challenge food fears and expand dietary variety. Combines mindful eating practices with self-compassion techniques to rebuild positive associations with previously avoided foods in a safe therapeutic environment.
Body Image Healing
Specialised body image therapy addressing weight stigma and internalised diet culture. Develops body kindness skills through compassionate dialogue and practical exercises that foster respect for one's physical self without appearance-based judgements.
Joyful Movement
Guided exploration of non-exercise movement approaches that prioritise bodily enjoyment over calorie burning. Helps rediscover physical activities that bring genuine pleasure while challenging compulsive exercise patterns and their underlying motivations.
People
Jessica Buchanan
Accredited Practising Dietitian
Non-diet dietitian with 15+ years' experience in eating disorder recovery since 2007. Combines professional expertise with personal lived experience to offer compassionate, weight-neutral care. Specialises in trauma-informed nutrition therapy and body image healing.
Questions
What eating disorders do you specialise in treating?
I treat all eating disorder diagnoses including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, BED, ARFID, OSFED and orthorexia through individualised, trauma-informed nutrition therapy.
Do you offer telehealth appointments?
Yes, I offer telehealth consultations on Thursdays (9am-12pm) and Fridays (9am-2pm) for clients who prefer remote access to nutrition therapy services.
What is your non-diet approach?
My non-diet approach rejects weight-centric health paradigms, focusing instead on intuitive eating, body respect, and dismantling harmful diet culture narratives through evidence-based Health at Every Size principles.
How do food experience sessions work?
Food experience sessions involve bringing food into therapy sessions to practice mindful eating, challenge food fears, and develop new narratives around previously avoided foods in a supportive environment.
What are your in-person session locations?
In-person sessions occur at Templestowe Health Hub, 286 Manningham Road, Lower Templestowe, VIC 3107, on Wednesdays between 9am and 1pm.
Do you work with family members?
Yes, I provide carer support and family nutrition guidance to help loved ones develop effective support strategies for eating disorder recovery and improved household food dynamics.
