Failsafe-friendly dietitians and other health professionals VIC

This list comprises all the dietitians and other health professionals whom we know about who are familiar with the Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital’s elimination diet and challenges. We have feedback about these to say that they are experienced and supportive. No fees are paid for listing here, it is a free service.

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Remember, you are much more likely to succeed if you see an experienced and supportive dietitian from our list. These dietitians specialise in food intolerance and the RPAH elimination diet. A dietitian-supervised elimination diet gives you credibility with schools, health professionals, relatives and friends.

Many dietitians can provide Skype and telephone support in Australia and overseas. Look through the listings under each state.

Usually no referral is needed, you can just make your own appointment.

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Region	Area served	Details
3000 Melbourne	3102 East Kew 3146 Glen Iris	Joanna Baker APD, AN, RN 0409 134 499 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.everydaynutrition.com.au Glen Iris Medical Centre, 118 High St, Glen Iris, 3146. For appointments 03 9885 4562 Kew General Practice, 798 High St, East Kew 3102. For appointments 03 9859 8756 I am an APD who has been in private practice for 2 years. the majority of my work is in FODMAPs and Food Chemical Intolerances. Last year I attended the RPAH seminar in Sydney.
3000 Melbourne	3084 Heidelberg	Sophie Blackmore APD http://sophieblackmoredietitian.com.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 03 9459 1100 0427 859 472 80 Mount St, Heidelberg 3084 Sophie is an Accredited practicing dietitian and registered nurse with more than 27 years’ practical experience working in health care. Sophie is able to explain the Failsafe diet, help you trial the diet, assist with food challenges and ensure your diet is nutritionally sound. She also runs group information sessions on Failsafe eating to get you started. For more information go to www.sophieblackmoredietitian.com.au Also runs Education in Nutrition www.educationinnutrition.com.au which provides independent evidence-based nutrition information that keeps practitioners up to date with best clinical practice.
3000 Melbourne	3136 Croydon 3134 Ringwood	Kyann Calvi APD This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.dieteticcare.com 0414 805 634 Skype available Private Dietitian, Dietetic Care Services part-time consulting from: Croydon Sports Injuries & Spinal Clinic, 315 Mt Dandenong Road, Croydon, 3136, ph: 9725 1299 North Ringwood Medical Centre, 210 Warrandyte Rd, Ringwood North, 3134, ph: 9876 2222 Coeliac, FODMAPs and allergies as well as numerous other general areas of nutrition. Kyann has 10+ years of experience helping to identify and manage food intolerances. She has two children with food intolerances from birth, and a personal history of adult onset intolerances.
3000 Melbourne	3162 Caulfield South	Ronit Cohen APD 03 9595 6666 Caulfield Endoscopy, 544 Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield South 3162
3000 Melbourne	3011 Footscray 3161 Caulfield 3181 Prahran 3181 St Kilda	Samantha Stuk APD and Sports Dietitian 0416 213 430 The Nutrition Code www.thenutritioncode.com.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 211 Hawthorn Road, Caulfield 3161 - within Genesis Fitness 139 High Street, Prahran 3181 - within High Street Medical Clinic G06, 22 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda 3182 - within Life Resolutions 95 Droop Street, Footscray 3011 - within Westmed Medical Centre Samantha is a passionate foodie and dietitian with 7 years of clinical experience in some of Melbourne's most esteemed hospitals, including Cabrini and Western Health. She has been trained in both the FODMAPs and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (i.e. FailSafe) food chemical elimination diets, and has helped many clients so far to discover and navigate their food allergies and intolerances. Let Samantha guide you through the steps, and she can offer you regular contact, tips and meal ideas throughout the process.
3000 Melbourne	3083 Bundoora 3095 Eltham 3128 Box Hill	Renske Dijkhuis APD www.discoverhealth.com.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 03 9431 4337 Discover Health, 1/1137 Main Road, Eltham VIC 3095 Bundoora Family Clinic, 149 Plenty Road, Bundoora 3083 Mindful Wellness Centre, 46 Birdwood Street, Box Hill 3128 Renske is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian with extensive experience working with clients with food intolerances. She works with clients on the RPAH elimination diet. She is also is interested in other food intolerances/allergies e.g. IBS and coeliac disease.
3000 Melbourne	3095 Eltham	Vanessa Drew APD www.discoverhealth.com.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 03 9431 4337 0411 202 540 Skype and telephone consults available. Also at Alphington, Bundoora, Beaconsfield and Endeavour Hills. Discover Health,1/1137 Main Rd Eltham 3095 Vanessa has followed the RPAH elimination diet to identify her own (and her children’s) intolerances. She has seen firsthand the impact of various additives in our food. Vanessa is an experienced dietitian who manages clients with a variety of complex nutrition needs. She also provides teaching/lectures to nutrition students at several universities.
3000 Melbourne	3030 Werribee 3088 Greensborough 3130 Blackburn 3146 Glen Iris 3188 Hampton East 3205 South Melbourne	Nick Dunn APD Diet Solutions 1300 422 498 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://dietsolutions.net.au/ Blackburn – Active Health Clinic, 41 Railway Road Glen Iris – Shop 1, 108 Glen Iris Road Greensborough - GastroCare, Eldale Specialist Centre, 13 Eldale Avenue Hampton East – Nepean Family Centre, 320 South Road Moonee Ponds – Suite 1, Level 1, 28 Young Street South Melbourne – South Melbourne Physio, 183 Bank Street Werribee – Hobsons Bay Endoscopy, 179 Princes Hwy Also via Skype or telephone. Nick is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian working with adults and children with food intolerance at multiple locations across Melbourne. Nick has a special interest in food chemical intolerance and supports many of his patients through the RPAH/failsafe elimination diet and challenge process. Nick has extensive experience in the areas of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease and paediatric nutrition. He is currently working closely with patients undergoing human probiotic infusion (or faecal transplant) for the treatment of IBS.
3000 Melbourne	3124 Camberwell	Sarah George APD Hawthorn Health & Dietetics 0448 002 270 www.hawthornhealth.com.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Suite 11, 497 Burke Rd Camberwell VIC 3124 Sarah sees both children and adults. She has a keen interest in food intolerance, including FAILSAFE and FODMAP diets, and digestive disorders such as IBS and coeliac disease. She is a mum of two children, with practical hands on experience. Phone and skype consultations available
3000 Melbourne	3051 North Melbourne	Amanda Jackson APD Melbourne Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Consultants https://www.allergyasthma.com.au For appointments (including phone consults) 03 9328 4573 Level 1, Suite 123 Chelsea House, 55 Flemington Road, North Melbourne VIC 3051 Amanda is an accredited practising dietitian with 10 years experience, including 5 years as specialist Adult Allergy Dietitian at The Alfred Hospital and currently Royal Melbourne Hospital. Amanda consults in private practice at Melbourne Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Consultants seeing both adolescents and adults. She has expertise in managing patients with complex food allergies, intolerances (including those requiring Low FODMAP and RPAH elimination diet), gastrointestinal and immunological disorders. For further information: www.allergyasthma.com.au/amanda-jackson.html
3000 Melbourne	3084 Rosanna 3977 Cranbourne	Caroline Robertson APD 0425 752 208 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.carolinerobertsondietitian.com.au Rosanna Allied Health, 8 Bellevue Ave, Rosanna 3084 For appointments 0425 752 208 Camms Rd Medical Centre 25 Camms Road, Cranbourne 3977 Phone: 03 5995 1288 Caroline is an accredited practising dietitian with over 20 years of personal and family experience with the RPAH elimination diet, and can support you through the process of identifying and managing food intolerances through elimination, challenge and re-introduction stages. Caroline can provide practical help including recipe and shopping ideas, and can help with ensuring nutritional adequacy and troubleshooting any difficulties which may occur. She also has extensive experience with gluten-free diets. Phone and skype consultations available, and home visits in the North-Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
3000 Melbourne	3057 Brunswick East	Tracy Thompson APD Brunswick Integrative Care 46A Holmes Street Brunswick East Victoria 3057 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.brunswickintegrativecare.com.au/our-practitioners/dietetics/tracy-thompson-dietitian/ www.brunswickintegrativecare.com.au 03 9386 5557 Tracy is a Dietitian (APD) with a patient centred approach to understanding and treating clients with IBS and food intolerances. A proactive integrative practitioner who works together with patients to understand the effects of foods, as well as lifestyle and individual physiology on symptoms. Tracy aims to provide best practice, up-to-date methods for patients with food chemical & FODMAP intolerances, offering nutritional support through what can often be a complex process, to arrive at the best lifelong failsafe eating plan. Tracy has additional training in FODMAPs, and RPAH elimination diet protocols. Tracy’s own (& her daughter’s) journey with IBS, in addition to her experience and training as a Dietitian offer her a unique and personal insight and ability to understand the individuality of this complex area of practice.
3000 Melbourne	3144 Malvern 3011 Footscray	Zoe Nicholson APD www.lovewhatyoueat.com.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 0419 585 415 Suite 2, 1434 High Street, Malvern, 3144 (Leaps & bounds health) 86 Paisley Street, Footscray, 3011 Zoe has been helping people with the RPAH (or failsafe) elimination diet for 16 years and this now accounts for around half her full time practice. Zoe uses the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH) elimination diet and challenge protocol and can guide you through the process. She has been through the diet process herself and developed a series of recipes and food ideas to make the diet easier to manage and she will provide you with email support throughout the elimination trial and food challenges. Zoe has visited the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Allergy Unit in Sydney a number of times in order to fully understand the elimination diet and food challenge process. She does many consults online via Zoom or Skype.
3000 Melbourne	3146 Glen Iris 3168 Clayton	Caroline Tuck APD Diet Solutions 1300 422 498 www.dietsolutions.net.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Caroline consults from Glen Iris, Clayton and via phone and skype. Glen Iris: Shop 1 / 108 Glen Iris Rd, Glen Iris VIC 3146 Clayton: Monash House, Level 2, Suit 9, 269-271 Clayton Road, Clayton VIC 3168. Caroline is an accredited practicing dietitian with a specialist interest in food intolerance and gastroenterology. Caroline has extensive knowledge and experience in the use of the RPAH elimination diet (failsafe) as well as the low FODMAP diet. Caroline is currently completing her PhD investigating dietary triggers for symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
3000 Melbourne	3078 Fairfield	Jemma Watkins APD www.discoverhealth.com.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 03 9431 4337 183 Station St, Fairfield Jemma has worked in a variety of settings including the Royal Children’s Hospital. Her areas of expertise include food allergies and intolerances, fussy eating and weight management. Jemma has tested an abundance of child friendly recipes as her family has presented her with a variety of allergy & intolerance challenges. Jemma is also experienced supporting breast feeding mothers of children with allergies & intolerances.
3000 Melbourne	3142 Toorak	Dr Trina Rowland GP 03 9827 3600 The Toorak Clinic, 575 Malvern Rd, Hawksburn 3142. Only available Mon & Wed.
3000 Melbourne	3084 Heidelberg	Angela Tremayne APD 03 9456 9511 0410 555 867 Melbourne Gastroenterology Group 18 Martin St, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084 Angela has a special interest in food chemical intolerances. She uses the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital’s elimination diet (failsafe) & challenge protocol to investigate what foods are playing a role in your symptoms. She provides practical advice including meal ideas, recipes & email support to make this process less stressful & provide you with a better end result. Angela will also ensure that your diet is nutritionally adequate throughout the entire process.
3000 Melbourne	3194 Mentone	Frances Walker APD The Food Intolerance Dietitian www.thefoodintolerancedietitian.com.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 0412 586 836 6 View Street, Mentone 3194 Clinic days: Monday, Tuesday and Saturday. Skype/telephone consults available after hours. With have had 25 years experience as a Clinical Dietitian working across many areas and with a particular interest in food intolerances, I am delighted to focus all my energies on food sensitivities. The Food Intolerance Dietitian is my Dietitian practice 100% dedicated to Food Intolerance, especially FOOD CHEMICALS (+ additives) and FODMAPs. I work with adults, children and have a particular interest in breast-fed food sensitive babies. I love working with people to help them understand their food intolerances, and how to make safe food choices to help control their symptoms. And of course helping mothers to identify the whole foods and food chemicals that cause their breast -fed babies to have symptoms such as reflux, unsettledness, eczema and malabsorption of nutrients. At The Food Intolerance Dietitian, I use the Diagnostic Elimination Diet for food chemical intolerance as recommended by the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital which is regarded as best practice. I look forward to working with you.
3000 Melbourne	3146 Glen Iris 3127 Surrey Hills	CK Yao APD Diet Solutions 1300 422 498 www.dietsolutions.net.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. CK consults from Surrey Hills, Glen Iris and via phone and Skype. Glen Iris: Shop 1 / 108 Glen Iris Rd, Glen Iris VIC 3146 Surrey Hills: 205 Union Rd, Surrey Hills VIC 3127 CK is an Accredited Practising Dietitian specialising in the dietary management of food intolerances, gut disorders including irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease and chronic fatigue syndrome. CK has significant experience in the use of elimination diets, particularly in the low FODMAP diet and educating patients on a low food chemical/failsafe elimination diet. CK is currently doing her PhD at Monash University which involves investigating the role of specific food chemicals in ulcerative colitis.
3000 Melbourne	various including 3350 Ballarat	Natasha Muir Adele Spiteri Contact for all the above: www.menuconcepts.com.au 0419 841 859 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. We are a national team of Accredited Dietitians and Accredited Nutritionists. We specialise in chronic disease, weight loss, metabolic imbalances and elimination diets and challenge protocols to manage your allergies/intolerances/food chemical sensitivities (skin, respiratory, gut, headaches to name a few). We also specialist in using elimination and failsafe diets for managing children behaviour issues. As the founder of Menuconcepts I have personally experienced the amazing behaviour benefits using the failsafe diet for my son with amazing behaviour results. We are very experienced with managing food sensitivities (amines, salycylates, MSG) and gut issues such as IBS, IBD, Chrons, chronic constipation and more.. We will assist you to eliminate your symptoms and improve your health and wellbeing for the long term. With 55 clinics nationally we can find one to suit you. We also offer skype/online video consulting from the comfort of your own home with the Senior Dietitian and Founder Nicole Moore (BSc. Master Nutrition & Dietetics, DAA. APD. AN). EPC bulk billing available in clinics *small gap maybe payable on the day Private health fund rebates apply (up to 80%)
3220 Geelong	3220 Geelong	Claire Bucek RN, Nutritionist and GAPS practitioner www.nutritiongeelong.com.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 0417 583 401 Marpe Medicine 03 5223 3831, 79 Swanston St. Geelong VIC 3220 Claire is a Nutritionist practising in Geelong with a background in General & Intensive Care Nursing. She is passionate about Nutritional Medicine and has successfully navigated her 4 children through allergies and intolerances with food to improve their health and behaviour dramatically. She now treats clients who present with a variety of conditions tailoring individual treatment plans to improve their health situation. Identifying symptoms to food additives and natural food chemicals, (salicylates, amines, glutamates, dairy and wheat/gluten), are an integral part of the process. Claire’s interests include: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), asthma, autism, ADHD, behavioural issues, gastrointestinal conditions (bloating, constipation, diarrhoea) and bed wetting. Claire embraces the opportunity to help clients identify food allergies/intolerances and design nutritionally sound menus to decrease symptoms whilst continuing to enjoy food. All conditions are treated with a gut health focus.
3220 Geelong	3029 Hoppers Crossing 3215 Hamlyn Heights 3216 Belmont 3218 Geelong West 3220 Geelong	Georgia Fassoulidis APD & Accredited sports dietitian ON MATERNITY LEAVE Nutrition Prescription provides services at the following locations: Health E Allied Services 264 Shannon Ave, Geelong West VIC 3218 03 5223 9900 Kardinia Health 2-18 Colac Road, Belmont VIC 3216 03 5202 9333 Kunatjarra Medical Centre 252 Church Street, Hamlyn Heights VIC 3215 03 5277 0907 The Grange high school - after hours service Deloraine campus, Deloraine Drive, Hoppers Crossing 3029 0413 404 374 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.nutritionprescription.com.au I frequently have clients of all ages who have been suffering with a food chemical sensitivity / intolerance for years which was either ignored, undiagnosed or on occasion misdiagnosed as IBS. With clients I commence on the RPAH elimination diet I use my experience and clinical judgement to determine the level it is followed at (strict / moderate). Once elimination is satisfactory we commence challenges before determining a long term diet. I try to have the RPAH guides and Friendly Foods books on hand for clients and like to provide support and a thorough education every time - be it to the individual or to the family of a child. I actively work on being up to date on all things related to food reactions and management strategies as I have a key interest in this area of nutrition.
3350 Ballarat	3350 Ballarat	Natasha Muir Adele Spiteri Contact for all the above: www.menuconcepts.com.au 0419 841 859 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
3552 Central	3552 Bendigo	Kerin Barnard APD This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.bendigodietitian.com 0428 217 403 PO BOX 4010, Bendigo, Vic 3550 APD with over 15 years experience with children and adults in many areas including elimination diets according to RPAH and FODMAPs diet investigations according to Eastern Health Clinical School - Monash University.
3500 West	3500 Mildura	Monica Doherty Naturopath & Nutritionist 03 5024 5659 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Naturopath and Nutritionist with 14 + years experience in food intolerance and the RPAH protocol
3552 Central	3550 Bendigo	Helen Ussher APD 03 5443 0159 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.helenussher.com Skype and telephone consultations available. 222 Queen Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 I am an Accredited Practising Dietitian who is also trained as a naturopath (Bachelor of Naturopathy and Master of Nutrition and Dietetics). I have personal experience with food sensitivities, and aim to provide practical advice to help clients identify and manage their own food sensitivities. I see adults, children and babies (including breastfed babies) either face-to-face in Bendigo or via Skype/telephone for the rest of Australia.
3690 North	3690 Wodonga	Helen Stihl APD 02 6051 7400 Wodonga Hospital
3000 Melbourne	3095 Eltham 3802 Endeavour Hills	Jennifer Baxter APD 03 9700 7777 www.discoverhealth.com.au This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 61 Heatherton Rd, Endeavour Hills 1/1137 Main Rd Eltham VIC 3095 Jennie works with adults and children with a variety of nutrition needs. She has a special interest in gastrointestinal health and food intolerance. She has completed paediatric nutrition training at the Monash Children’s hospital. Jennie has 2 young children and shares her passion for food with her children growing their own fruit and vegetables, cooking their meals together and eating a variety of fun and nutritious food.
3900 East	3931 Mornington 3910 Langwarrin	Kaitlyn Anderson APD 0400 981 146 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.bitein2life.com I am an APD practising throughout the Mornington Peninsula and suburbs of Frankston, Victoria; and have started to specialise in food intolerance (particularly in the management of chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and mental health) after my own experiences and success in helping clients with a wide range of related issues through my private practice. I have experience using the RPAH elimination diet to identify specific food sensitivities; and follow a holistic, personalised approach to help clients manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.
3900 East	3199 Frankston 3939 Rosebud	Stephanie Cowan BND(Hons) APD 19 Sunningdale Road Rosebud VIC 3939 Level 3, Suite 3, 5 Susono Way Frankston VIC 3199 0422 741 116 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.stephaniecowannutrition.com Stephanie is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who specialises in food intolerance and inflammatory conditions in adults. She works extensively with patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and chronic liver disease. She has seen first hand how effective eliminating food chemicals can be for patients who do not find other more mainstream diets (such as the low FODMAP) diet helpful. Stephanie is also completing her PhD which investigates how diet can affect inflammation in chronic disease. She believes strongly in translating research into practice and enjoys using her research findings with patients. Consults available via telephone and Telehealth (Zoom) for remote patients.
3900 East	3926 Merricks Beach 3931 Mornington	Joey De Backer APD, AN 0433 483 007 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.livingnutrition.com.au 'The Barn', 7 Merricks Beach Road, Merricks Beach, Vic 3926 Elite Medical Dental Group, 319 Main St Mornington 3931. I've been through the FAILSAFE/RPAH diet and challenge process with my family for my daughter's food intolerances so I have firsthand experience of the difficulties and ways to manage them. I can also help with mindfulness, meditation and relaxation strategies to help reduce stress. I'm happy to do skype or phone appointments and see breastfeeding mums too.

Update October 2020

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