Ally is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and Accredited Nutritionist (AN) with over 10 years of clinical experience supporting people with eating disorders, eating distress, and complex nutritional presentations.

She has worked across specialist clinical services, tertiary education, and multidisciplinary healthcare settings, including establishing and managing the Grand Pacific Health Eating Disorder Service (GPHEDS) and working alongside leading surgical and medical teams.

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Ally specialises in supporting individuals experiencing eating disorders, disordered eating, chronic dieting, and complex relationships with food.

She holds the Australia and New Zealand Association for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) Eating Disorder Credential, reflecting advanced training and supervised clinical practice in this area.

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Her clinical approach is grounded in evidence-based nutrition care and informed by a trauma-aware, body-respecting framework. Rather than focusing solely on food behaviours, Ally’s work explores the nutritional, biological, emotional, behavioural, and environmental factors that influence and maintain eating patterns. This systems-based approach forms the foundation of her clinical thinking.

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Ally believes that meaningful change becomes possible when eating patterns are understood in context, not in isolation. She is committed to providing structured, compassionate support that helps reduce confusion, self-blame, and overwhelm around food and eating.

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QUALIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours), University Of Wollongong

• Dietitians Australia (DA)

• Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

• Accredited Nutritionist (AN)

• Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician (CEDC) 

• Dietitians Australia Eating Disorder Interest Group (EDIG) Leadership Committee

• The Essentials: Training Clinicians In Eating Disorders, Inside Out Institute

• Eating Disorder Essentials, Australian Centred for Eating Behaviour

• QPR Gatekeeper Training

• SafeSide Training

• Introduction to Family Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa, The Children's Hospitals Network

• Introduction to the Non-Diet Approach, Health Not Diets

• Culturally Responsive Service Delivery Training

• Child Protection Certificate, Department of Education NSW Government

• Understanding Professional Boundaries Training

• Clinical Supervisor Training

• Motivational Interviewing Training

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Essentials Training

• Internal Family Systems Workshop for Dietitians