Advanced Dietetic Practitioner

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0330 050 1620

Visit Annette’s website www.insighteating.co.uk

Since graduating in 2002 with a BSc (Hons) in Dietetics, Annette offers successful experience and an up-to-date, comprehensive knowledge of current dietetic practice in children, adolescents and adults, across several specialist areas, including:

• Eating Disorders
• Disordered Eating
• Weight Management
• Sports Nutrition
• IBS
• Crohn’s Disease / Ulcerative Colitis
• Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome (PCOS)

Annette is unique in that she has received extensive training in various psychological therapies to further enhance her dietetic knowledge and skills, and to enable her to take into consideration the link between thoughts, feelings and eating when working with individuals. The psychological models Annette has experience in are:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
• Cognitive Analytical Therapy (CAT)
• Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy

As chair of the Mental Health Group of the British Dietetic Association, Annette is a leader within her profession. She works as Clinical Lead for Dietetics at The Retreat in York, as well as the Child and Adolescent Mental Health unit in Leeds. She has written papers related to eating disorders and nutrition, and is regularly asked to present nationally.

Within the sports arena, Annette works with numerous teams and individual athletes to support them to enhance their performance through expert nutritional advice tailored to meet their specific requirements, training load and personal goals. Some of the clubs are listed below:

• Bradford Bulls – Rugby League
• England Netball
• Leeds Rhinos – Rugby League
• Northern Ballet School
• Sheffield Eagles – Rugby League
• UK Athletics (UKA)

Qualifications

• PgCert in Sports and Exercise Nutrition
• MA Foundations of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
• Advanced Diploma in Family and Systemic Therapy
• Advanced Diploma in Dietetics
• BSc(Hons) Dietetics

Days and hours of work

Evenings and weekends.