NUTRITION

Nutrition is a diverse specialism, primarily concerned with enhancing health through diet and food. Both a science and an art, nutrition has the unique power to nourish and heal.

Nutrition is a constantly evolving field and covers a wide range of topics from the chemistry of food components and the physiology of digestion to nutrient requirements throughout the life stages and the effects of deficiencies, plus nutrition related conditions and challenges. Evidence-based nutrition practice also takes into consideration individual circumstances and contexts that will influence food choices such as individual preferences and cultural values.

Overall, nutrition is extremely nuanced and requires a nutritionist to have a deep understanding of the metabolic, socio-economic, psychological and environmental issues at play. Healthy eating sounds simple but is not always easy!

Nutritional counselling also has a special synergistic partnership with the multidisciplinary therapies at The Faringdon Clinic by supporting recovery and promoting healing.

Information

Who can benefit from nutritional counselling?

Perhaps you have health concerns or a diet-related diagnosis and are not sure of the best ways to make changes to your diet to support your health. Perhaps you have spent significant time and energy trying to manage your weight and are looking for a happier, healthier relationship with food and your body. Perhaps you have chosen to follow a vegetarian or vegan diet and would like some reassurance that your diet is nutritionally balanced. Or maybe you would like some meal planning tips and tricks for you and your family. We provide nutritional support throughout the life stages – for children and teens, in perimenopause, male health and older adults, during pregnancy and infant feeding.

How many sessions are needed?

Everyone is unique and so that very much depends on each individual client. Sessions are booked at your pace.

What to Expect

What to expect from nutritional counselling?

Before your first consultation you will be asked to complete a detailed assessment form. This enables us to start to get to know you and what is important for your nutritional care.

During the first session, we will establish the reasons why you have come and what goals you would like to achieve. This is what you want for your health and wellbeing (although some people are not quite sure at this stage and that is ok too).

Nutrition counselling draws on many therapeutic practices, including mindful eating, Intuitive Eating and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. We can also work with your GP or treatment team for further tests and diagnostics if deemed necessary. The approach we use will depend on your needs, at every stage we will share with you what we recommend, what it will involve and to ask for your consent and feedback.

Above all, you will be provided with professional, friendly and compassionate support.
After the session, we will provide you with the notes and ideas that we developed together so you do not need to try to remember everything we talked about!

Registration & Competence

Clare is a nutritionist registered with the Association for Nutrition, the independent regulator for Registered Nutritionists. They hold the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN,) a register of competent, qualified nutrition professionals who meet rigorously applied standards for scientifically sound evidence-based nutrition and its use in practice. The UKVRN is the only register of qualified nutritionists recognised by Public Health England, NHS Choices and NHS Careers and requires members to hold indemnity insurance and to fulfil annual requirements for continuing professional development and professional supervision.

Association for Nutrition

Standards of Ethics, Conduct and Performance from the Association of Nutrition. (This is a PDF document so will open in a new window and automatically download to your device.)

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