Eating Disorder Dietitians Telehealth, anywhere in Australia

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. It is a conversation, not a test: your dietitian asks about your eating, your health and what you want to be different, then you agree on first steps together. There are no diets and no pressure to change everything at once. Before it, you complete an online intake form that is sent to your email automatically 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.

No. Eating disorders occur at every body size, and many people we see have never been diagnosed. If food, eating or your body is taking up too much of your life, that is enough to book.

If you live in Australia, yes. Our dietitians see clients by video, so you can see an eating disorder dietitian online from home, whether you are in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin or a regional town. There is no travel or waiting room, and Medicare rebates apply to telehealth sessions the same way they do in person.

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 young people, parents and carers are usually part of treatment, and our dietitians offer carer and family support, including alongside family based treatment (FBT). If your child also needs a psychologist, Eliza Hartley (clinical psychologist) and Felicity Staedler (psychologist) both see all ages.

For most eating disorders, treatment guidelines recommend both, working together. The dietitian restores regular, adequate eating and works through food fears. The psychologist treats the thoughts, emotions and patterns that keep the eating disorder going. If you are unsure where to start, book either one. Your clinician can advise whether adding the other would help, and both work under this practice. Meet our eating disorder psychologists.

Yes. Many clients see one of our dietitians alongside a psychologist, GP or treatment team elsewhere. With your consent, your dietitian shares updates with them so everyone works towards the same goals. An Eating Disorder Plan covers dietitian sessions separately from psychology sessions, so seeing us does not use up your psychology sessions.

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 Medicare rebate is processed automatically, so there is nothing for you to lodge. It is usually in your bank account within 1 to 3 business days. We do not bulk bill.

Book a GP appointment and say you would like to see a dietitian for an eating disorder. Your GP decides which plan you are eligible for. An Eating Disorder Treatment and Management Plan covers up to 20 rebated dietitian sessions in 12 months. A Chronic Condition Management Plan, which replaced the chronic disease management plan in July 2025, covers up to 5 rebated allied health sessions per calendar year. Once you have your plan and referral, email them to admin@biteintofreedom.com.au and we handle the processing.

No. A Mental Health Care Plan covers sessions with mental health professionals such as psychologists, but not dietitians. For Medicare rebated dietitian sessions you need an Eating Disorder Plan or a Chronic Condition Management Plan. If you already have a Mental Health Care Plan, ask your GP whether you are eligible for an Eating Disorder Plan, which covers both dietitian and psychology sessions.

Some private health funds cover dietetics under extras, and we give you an itemised receipt to claim with your fund. You cannot claim Medicare and private health for the same session, so check with your fund which option gives you more back.

Yes, if your plan is self managed or plan managed and includes funding for dietetics. Check with your plan manager or support coordinator first, then use the NDIS dietitian booking link so your session is set up under the right funding.

An eating disorder dietitian (sometimes called an ED dietitian) helps you restore regular, adequate eating and rebuild trust with food. That can include a meal structure that feels manageable, bringing feared or avoided foods back step by step, making sense of hunger and fullness cues, and support with meals at home. With your consent, your dietitian works alongside your GP and psychologist, and the focus stays on recovery, not weight loss.

Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist in Australia, so training varies widely. An Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) has a university degree in dietetics, meets Dietitians Australia standards for ongoing training, and can offer Medicare rebated sessions, which nutritionists cannot. If you searched for an eating disorder nutritionist or a dietician for eating disorders, an APD is who you are looking for, and every dietitian at Bite Into Freedom is one.

If a meal plan will help, yes. Many people start with a simple structure of regular meals and snacks through the day, built around foods you can manage now and adjusted as you progress. It is a recovery tool, not a diet, and it does not involve counting or good and bad food rules. Some people do better without a written plan, and your dietitian will work out what suits you.

No diets, ever. As a telehealth practice we do not weigh you in sessions. If your care needs weight or medical monitoring, that usually sits with your GP, and with your consent your dietitian coordinates with them and talks it through with you openly.

There is no fixed number. Some people come for a few months, others for longer, and sessions are often weekly or fortnightly to begin with, then spaced out as eating settles. Medicare's Eating Disorder Plan allows up to 20 dietitian sessions in 12 months, which reflects that recovery takes time. Your dietitian will talk through what to expect and review progress with you regularly.

Yes, if you want them there. With your consent, a support person can join part or all of a session. For children and teens, parents or carers are usually part of treatment, and our dietitians offer carer and family support, including practical help with meals at home.

Yes, for children, teens and adults. Our dietitians support sensory, fear based and low interest eating with a gentle, step by step approach to new foods that is neurodiversity affirming. Medicare rebates for ARFID usually come through a Chronic Condition Management Plan from your GP. Read more about ARFID support.

An eating disorder dietitian is a good place to start, often alongside a psychologist. Your dietitian helps you build regular eating that eases the restrict and binge cycle, and our care is weight neutral: the focus is your relationship with food, not weight loss. Read more about binge eating support.

Yes. Research shows telehealth eating disorder care performs comparably to in person care, and Medicare rebates apply to video sessions the same way. With an online eating disorder dietitian, support happens where the difficulties actually happen: your kitchen, your pantry and your mealtimes, including supported meals by video. We see clients anywhere in Australia, from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide to regional and remote areas.

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.

Yes. Sessions are private video calls and your information is handled under Australian privacy law and the Dietitians Australia code of conduct. Your dietitian will explain the limits of confidentiality, such as serious risk of harm, in your first session. Outside those limits, we only contact your GP, psychologist or family with your consent.

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.