BENN-efit Nutrition team can assist you with a variety of nutritional needs, modifying unhelpful eating behaviours related to weight management as well as eating disorders.

Our team can offer you individually designed evidence-based nutritional advice providing practical and simple ideas to invigorate your inner chef or break any hindering habits, together, long term results can be achieved.

For the past 12 years Kathy has focused on metabolic health, with extensive experience in weight loss/obesity management and working as part of several surgical teams.  More recently, her work has expanded to include the nutritional management of people using newer obesity medications (Wegovy, Mounjaro).

Alongside her honours degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Kathy completed a Bachelor of Psychology (with distinction) in 2022.  This built on her clinical background and previous time as a SDA Accredited Sports Dietitian, strengthening her focus on behaviour change and our relationship with food.

Kathy takes a person-centred approach, working alongside each person to develop a more positive and sustainable relationship with food.  She recognises that the journey during significant weight loss can be long and challenging and provides ongoing support to help navigate all the changes along the way.

Passionate about educating other clinicians, Kathy was the dietitian representative on the ANZMOSS Board for 4 years.  During this time, she saw there were limited learning opportunities for clinicians so founded and coordinated both a national Integrative Health Roadshow in 2021 and the ANZMOSS Integrative Health Professional Course in 2023 (now Obesity Masterclass).  These initiatives continued through the creation of Metabolic Allied & Health Professional Network (MAHN), aimed to bring clinicians together as a team.

Kathy has also chaired and presented at scientific conferences as well as spoken on ABC radio on metabolic surgery.

Prior to finding her niche in metabolic health, her experience began in rehabilitation hospitals, then moved into private practice clinics.  In addition, past community projects include writing a cookbook for the elderly and those with dementia, developing a corporate based healthy eating program, and joined forces with The City of Gold Coast to conduct cooking classes.

Outside of work, Kathy enjoys cycling, parkrun, walking her dogs and cooking up a storm for loved ones.