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      • Depression
      • Borderline Personality
      • ADD & Neurodiversity
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  • Home
  • Book Appointment
  • About Us
    • How We Work Together
    • Our Team
  • Services
    • Therapy
    • Assessment
    • Nutrition Support
  • What We Treat
  • Common Conditions
    • Anxiety & Stress
    • Depression
    • Borderline Personality
    • ADD & Neurodiversity
    • Trauma & PTSD
    • Grief & Loss
    • Alcohol & Drugs Issues
    • Anger Issues
    • Workplace Stress, Burnout
  • FAQs & Fees
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Dietitian & Nutrition Support & Wellbeing

Nourishing Health Through Whole-Person Care

Nutrition, stress, emotional wellbeing, energy levels, sleep, hormones, routine, and physical health are often deeply interconnected. At MindZen, we recognise that eating patterns and overall wellbeing are influenced by much more than food alone.


Our approach to nutrition support is compassionate, practical, evidence-based, and person-centred. We aim to support sustainable wellbeing rather than restrictive or perfectionistic approaches to health.


Depending on each person’s needs, nutrition support may occur independently or alongside psychological support as part of a broader integrated care approach.

Who We Support

We support adolescents and adults experiencing a range of health, nutrition, and wellbeing concerns, including:


  • ADHD and executive functioning difficulties


  • Emotional eating and stress eating


  • Burnout, overwhelm, and low energy


  • Anxiety and mental wellbeing


  • Women’s health and hormonal wellbeing


  • Difficulties with routines, meal planning, or self-care


  • Relationship with food concerns


  • Lifestyle and wellbeing support


  • Gut health and stress-related digestive concerns


  • Sustainable nutrition and behaviour change

ADHD, Stress & Nutrition

Many individuals with ADHD, burnout, anxiety, or chronic stress experience challenges with meal planning, routine, appetite regulation, energy fluctuations, impulsive eating, or inconsistent eating patterns.


Nutrition support may help individuals develop more sustainable routines, reduce overwhelm around food, improve energy regulation, and support overall wellbeing in a realistic and compassionate way.

Emotional Eating & Wellbeing

Eating patterns are often connected to emotions, stress, nervous system regulation, self-esteem, routine, and life circumstances. Some individuals may find themselves eating in response to stress, exhaustion, overwhelm, boredom, or emotional distress.


At MindZen, we take a non-judgemental and supportive approach that focuses on understanding patterns, building awareness, and developing practical and sustainable strategies to support wellbeing.

Women's Health & Wellbeing

Women often navigate competing demands across work, caregiving, relationships, hormones, mental health, and physical wellbeing. Nutrition support may assist with energy levels, stress management, sustainable routines, emotional wellbeing, and overall health throughout different stages of life.

Integrated & Collaborative Care

At MindZen, we recognise that wellbeing is rarely isolated to one area of life. Where appropriate, and always with client consent, nutrition support may work alongside psychological care as part of a broader integrated and collaborative approach to wellbeing.


Some clients may benefit from support with both emotional wellbeing and nutrition, while others may choose to work with one practitioner only. Care is always personalised to each individual’s needs, preferences, and goals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to see both a psychologist and dietitian?

No. Some clients work with one practitioner only, while others may benefit from a more collaborative approach depending on their goals and needs.

Can nutrition affect mental health and wellbeing?

Nutrition, stress, sleep, energy levels, hormones, and mental wellbeing are often interconnected. For some individuals, nutrition support may help improve energy, routine, concentration, mood stability, and overall wellbeing.

Can nutrition support help with ADHD?

Some individuals with ADHD experience challenges with meal planning, appetite regulation, routine, impulsive eating, or maintaining consistent eating patterns. Nutrition support may help develop more sustainable and ADHD-friendly strategies around food and daily routines.

Is the approach focused on restrictive dieting?

No. Our approach focuses on sustainable, practical, and compassionate support rather than rigid dieting or perfectionistic approaches to food and health.

Is the approach focused on restrictive dieting?

No. Our approach focuses on sustainable, practical, and compassionate support rather than rigid dieting or perfectionistic approaches to food and health.

Getting Started

We understand that reaching out for support can sometimes feel overwhelming. If you are unsure whether nutrition support may be appropriate for you, we are happy to help guide you toward the most suitable support pathway for your needs.

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MindZen acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We acknowledge the Bunurong (Boonwurrung) people of the Kulin Nation, on whose land our clinic sits, who lived here long before us.  We pay our respect to their elders past, present and emerging and any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. 


We recognise that wellbeing is deeply connected to County, culture, and community. First Nations peoples have always understood that healing happens through these connections. 


We honour the resilience and wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, whose knowledge of health and wellbeing has been carried for generations. Sovereignty was never ceded, and we all have a responsibility to listen, learn, and walk forward together with respect.


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Supporting Mental Health from the Inside Out

We’re excited to welcome Accredited Practising Dietitian, Connie Lam, to MindZen Psychology.


Connie offers compassionate, evidence-based nutrition support for concerns including gut health, mood, stress, ADHD, emotional eating, energy, sleep, and general wellbeing.


Initial Saturday appointments now available.

Meet Connie