This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I’m Sarah, an award-winning nutritionist, and emotional eating practitioner with training in neurodivergent health and emotional eating and supporting mental health.
As a proud mum and wife in a wonderfully neurodiverse family, my approach to nutrition is deeply personal. Since 2020, I have dedicated my clinical practice to providing cutting-edge, evidence-based support for neurodivergent adults and children. Since then, I have helped clients all over the world achieve a wide range of health goals.
So, what kind of challenges related to eating and diet might people experience?
Impulsivity with Food Choices: Difficulty with impulse control can lead to making spontaneous, less balanced food choices, especially when feeling overwhelmed or stressed.
Irregular Eating Patterns: You may forget to eat or skip meals due to hyperfocus on tasks, leading to irregular eating habits, binge eating, or poor nutrient intake.
Sensory Sensitivities: Sensitivity to textures, tastes, and smells can make it harder for neurodivergent individuals to maintain a balanced diet, as they may have a limited range of foods they feel comfortable eating.
Difficulty Following Nutrition Plans: Trouble with executive functioning can make it hard to stick to structured eating schedules or long-term dietary plans.
Emotional Eating: This can be linked to emotional dysregulation, which can manifest as using food to cope with stress, boredom and lead to irregular or binge eating.
Dopamine Levels and Cravings: Due to imbalanced dopamine availability, you might crave foods high in sugar or fat, as these provide a temporary boost in dopamine and energy
Forgetfulness: Forgetting to plan meals, grocery shop, or prepare healthy foods can result in reliance on convenience foods, which may not meet nutritional needs.
Sleep Disruptions: Sleep issues, can impact hunger-regulating hormones, leading to late-night eating or difficulty managing hunger cues during the day.
Gut Health: Many people may experience gut health problems which can complicate their overall health management.
Nutrition:
I take a neuroaffirmative approach, making every effort to provide a tailored, personal, and adapted clinical experience.
In my practice, I emphasise a non-judgmental and encouraging environment that fosters kindness and self-compassion.
We avoid diet culture and adopt an anti-diet approach to build a positive and balanced relationship with food gradually.
I recognise the real challenges food can present, so my recipes, factsheets, and advice are designed to be practical, easy to follow, and accessible. I often incorporate convenience foods and teach smart shopping strategies that help families maintain nutrition without cutting corners. For neurodivergent families, where burnout and the executive functioning demands of constant meal preparation are particularly challenging, I provide simple, easy-to-follow, and practical tools to support their needs.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BANT Registered Nutritionist.
- Mental Health Practitioner.
- Emotional Eating and Binge Eating Practitioner.
- ICF Certified ADHD Coach in training.
- Nutrigenomics Practitioner (Nervous System Health)
Member organisations
The CNHC encompasses many types of alternative therapy, including massage, aromatherapy and nutrition.
In order to be admitted to the register a practitioner must have studied to the National Occupational Standards for that profession/discipline, or have reached the equivalent of the National Occupational Standards through other relevant training or at least three years of experience and been assessed by their peers.
A practitioner must also have professional insurance and agree to abide by the CNHC Code of Conduct, Performance and Ethics.
The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy is the professional body for Nutritional Therapists.
There are different BANT membership classes, including Full Member, Fellow Member and Student Member.
All BANT practitioners must have met the required standards of training, be fully insured and adhere to the BANT Code of Ethics and Practice.
The ANP is a professional Association representing Naturopathic Therapists. They are internationally connected and in touch with the politics of health and the safeguarding of natural therapies.
All ANP members have had to have undertaken an accredited course and abide to the ANP code of ethics to be accepted into the association.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Nutrition topics
info Information about health conditions (*)
Nutritional therapy can help enhance the well-being of individuals diagnosed with serious medical conditions, but should not take the place of medical treatment and advice. If you have been diagnosed with - or suspect you may have - any of these conditions, please speak to your doctor before starting nutritional therapy or making any major changes to your diet or lifestyle.
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Fees
£195.00 - £1,200.00
Additional information
A full breakdown of my fees and packages is available on my website.
I accept payments through Access to Work.
Further information
I have five packages available:
- A Start-Up Plan, an Advanced Programme, a Genetic Test Programme a Functional Test and Microbiome program and a 12 week Emotional Eating Programme
- The Start-up Plan includes an initial and follow-up appointment, normally spaced 4 to 8 weeks apart.
Further follow-up appointments can be arranged if required at intervals to suit you. - The Advanced Programme includes longer, more detailed consultations, an additional follow-up appointment, and the opportunity to have access to WhatsApp or email messages in between appointments to check on progress or ask questions.
