Binge Eating Disorder Treatment Eating disorder dietitians, Australia wide

No. You can book your first session today without a referral. A referral only matters if you want a Medicare rebate, which needs an Eating Disorder Plan or a Chronic Condition Management Plan from your GP. If you already have one, email it to admin@biteintofreedom.com.au and we do the processing. If not, your dietitian can tell you which plan fits and what to ask your GP for.

We are taking new clients. Live availability is shown on the booking page, so you can choose a time now rather than wait for a call back. If nothing on the calendar suits, speak with our teamcall 03 9001 9100 and we will look at what is opening up across the team.

Your first session is 60 minutes by video. Your dietitian asks about your eating across the day, what happens before and after a binge and what you want to be different, then you agree on first steps together. There are no diets, and nothing you share is judged. You complete an online intake form after booking, and your dietitian sends a telehealth link the day before or the morning of your session. Review sessions after that are 45 minutes.

Yes. Binge eating is often driven by under eating, skipped meals and strict food rules, which is exactly what a dietitian works on. Your binge eating dietitian helps you build regular eating that takes the edge off urges, bring back foods you avoid or binge on, and make sense of hunger and fullness, with no diets and no weight loss goals. Many people also see a psychologist for the emotional side.

Yes. Samantha Wright, Sarah Why and Gabriela Salant see all ages, including children and teens, so please book under 18s with one of them. Tiarna Foster sees clients aged 18 and over. For children and teens, parents and carers are usually part of treatment. If your child also needs a psychologist, Eliza Hartley (clinical psychologist) and Felicity Staedler (psychologist) both see all ages.

If you live in Australia, yes. Our dietitians see clients by video, so you can work with a binge eating dietitian from home, whether you are in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin or a regional town. Medicare rebates apply to telehealth sessions the same way they do in person.

Your first session is 60 minutes and costs $220, with a Medicare rebate of $63.40 and an out of pocket cost of $156.60. Review sessions are 45 minutes and cost $190, with the same $63.40 rebate and an out of pocket cost of $126.60.

An Eating Disorder Plan covers up to 20 rebated dietitian sessions in a 12 month period. A Chronic Condition Management Plan covers up to 5 rebated allied health sessions per calendar year, shared across all allied health. Payment is taken from your stored card after the session, and your rebate is usually in your bank account within 1 to 3 business days. We do not bulk bill.

Yes. Binge eating disorder is one of the conditions an Eating Disorder Treatment and Management Plan covers, if your GP assesses that you meet the Medicare criteria. It allows up to 20 rebated dietitian sessions and up to 40 psychology sessions in 12 months. If you are not eligible, a Chronic Condition Management Plan covers up to 5 allied health sessions per calendar year. A Mental Health Care Plan does not cover dietitians.

Yes, if your NDIS plan is self managed or plan managed and includes funding for dietetics. Check with your plan manager or support coordinator first, then book an NDIS dietitian session. Some private health funds also cover dietetics under extras, and we give you an itemised receipt. You cannot claim Medicare and private health for the same session.

Treatment starts by removing the restriction that fuels binge urges, because a body in energy debt keeps asking for food. From there you work on a regular eating structure, bringing back feared or forbidden foods, managing urges in the moment, and the emotional triggers behind episodes. This is binge eating nutrition support, not a diet plan, and nothing involves counting or cutting.

Dietician is another spelling of dietitian, so a binge eating dietician is the same thing. Nutritionist is different: anyone can use that title in Australia. An Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) has a university degree in dietetics, meets Dietitians Australia standards for ongoing training and can offer Medicare rebated sessions. Every dietitian at Bite Into Freedom is an APD.

No. Our care is weight neutral. Dieting is one of the strongest drivers of bingeing, so another diet or a weight loss goal would work against treatment. The focus is fewer episodes, a settled relationship with food and a body that trusts it will be fed.

Yes. Night time bingeing is very common, and it is usually driven by under eating earlier in the day, blunted hunger cues and the emotional drop at the end of a long day. Your dietitian finds the gaps setting up your evenings and builds a structured eating pattern that takes the pressure off before the urges start.

Overeating is eating past fullness now and then, like at a birthday dinner. Compulsive overeating describes eating that feels driven and hard to stop. When episodes are regular, involve a loss of control and are followed by shame or distress, that can match binge eating disorder. You do not need a diagnosis to be seen, and compulsive overeating treatment follows the same approach.

Yes, and it is very common. When food has become the quickest way to manage a hard feeling, the pattern reinforces itself. Your dietitian steadies your eating first, so hunger stops amplifying every emotional trigger, then helps you build other ways to cope. Many people also see one of our binge eating psychologists for the emotional side.

Yes. Research shows telehealth for eating disorders performs comparably to in person care, and Medicare rebates apply to video sessions the same way. Your dietitian can work with your own kitchen, pantry and routine, and many people find binge eating help from home easier to start.

Our dietitians provide outpatient care by telehealth. If you need more support than regular sessions, such as a day program or hospital care, your dietitian will work with you and your GP to find the right level of care.

We are not a crisis service and cannot respond urgently. In an emergency call 000. For support right now, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Butterfly National Helpline on 1800 33 4673.