Dietetics
WHAT IS PAEDIATRIC DIETETICS
Paediatric dietetics helps children and families build positive, confident relationships with food—from trying new foods and managing fussy eating to meeting nutritional needs for healthy growth. At Access to Therapy, our dietitian provides practical, realistic support that fits into everyday family life.
We work with children who have feeding challenges, sensory sensitivities around food, mealtime stress, or additional nutritional needs. Our support is always responsive, play-based and child-centred—designed to reduce pressure around eating while helping children build confidence, curiosity and skills with food at their own pace.
Where We See Children
We make expert feeding and nutrition support accessible to families wherever you are. All initial appointments are completed via telehealth unless requested otherwise, with flexible options to suit your family.
Follow up sessions may take place:
- Online (telehealth) across Australia
- At home
- In kindy, preschool, or school settings
- In the community
Our dietitian helps children and families with:
Fussy or selective eating (e.g. limited food range, mealtime refusal, anxiety around new foods)
Sensory sensitivities around food (e.g. textures, smells, tastes, and food aversions)
Feeding challenges and skill development (e.g. transitioning to solids, expanding accepted foods)
Faltering growth, weight concerns, and meeting energy and nutrient needs
Nutrition for additional needs (e.g. autism, ADHD, developmental delay, food-related behaviours)
Allergies, intolerances, and restrictive diets
Constipation, reflux, and other gut and digestive concerns
Supplement support
Building positive, low-pressure mealtime routines for the whole family
We tailor every plan to your child's needs, your family's routines, and what works in real life.
What to Expect
Here’s how we support your child and family:
Assessment
A child-led, play-based assessment to understand your child’s strengths, challenges, and goals.Individualised Therapy Plan
A tailored therapy plan designed to support everyday participation and development.Collaborative Support
We work with parents, educators, and other professionals to ensure consistent strategies across home and educational environments.Flexible Service Delivery
We provide therapy where it matters most—whether that’s home, kindy, school, or online.
Who Provides the Service?
Feeding and nutrition support is provided by our Accredited Practising Dietitian, working as part of our multidisciplinary team. Where helpful, we collaborate with our occupational therapists, speech pathologists, and early childhood professionals so your child's eating and feeding goals are supported across the whole team.
Why Choose Access to Therapy?
- An Accredited Practising Dietitian experienced in paediatric feeding and nutrition
- Play-based, child-centred support that reduces pressure around food
- Telehealth across Australia, plus flexible home, kindy, and school options
- Shorter wait times than many traditional services
- Genuine collaboration with educators, families, and healthcare providers
- Evidence-based, family-centred practice that focuses on real-world outcomes
Request an appointment
If your child is a fussy eater, finds mealtimes stressful, or has nutritional needs you'd like support with, we'd love to help. We look forward to meeting your family and supporting you on your feeding journey.