Rebecca ostrognay
She/Her
Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD)
 | Rebecca loves working with children, young people and their families to make small, achievable changes in a practical and supportive manner. She works with her clients to provide a strong foundation of knowledge and skill regarding healthy eating habits. She takes a holistic perspective with her clients’ overall health and well-being paramount. Rebecca’s areas of interest in dietetics include early development and paediatric nutrition, eating disorders, ‘Health At Every Size’ (HAES), gastrointestinal issues and chronic disease management. Rebecca has had experience working with a range of people with disabilities including:
Rebecca enjoys playing netball, walking her sausage dog and going on long hikes with friends in her spare time. She also is passionate about cooking, having prepared affordable meals for many couples and families. NEW PAEDIATRIC CLIENT PREPARATIONInitial assessments for new clients aged 2 - 17 years are to be attended by parents and carers only. These sessions can be attended face to face or via telehealth (no phone calls), with the client encouraged to attend subsequent appointments. Parents, carers or clients are required to complete a Preferred & Sometimes Food List as well as a 3-Day Food Diary prior to the initial assessment. These online forms will feature in your appointment confirmation email and can be discussed with (or resent) by reception on (03) 9087 8379. If these forms aren't completed prior to the initial assessment, they can be completed collaboratively in session with Rebecca. |
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BOOKING DETAILS:
Rebecca is currently accepting new paediatric clients aged 2 - 17 years & adults with ARFID.
To make a booking with Rebecca, you can contact reception or book online via:
Phone: (03) 9087 8379
Online booking system: Rebecca's online booking link
| Availability: Rebecca is available for consultation:
| Please send all referrals to:Email: reception@eatlovelive.com.auFax: (03) 9088 0249 |
EAT LOVE LIVE POLICY
We require that all clients be linked in with regular medical support to ensure their ongoing medical safety.
We require clients to be engaged with or planning to engage with psychological support to ensure that we are providing safe, ethical and evidence-based support.
AGE LIMITS FOR ACCEPTING NEW REFERRALS:
Please note some practitioners have boundaries on the age of clients they will accept as new referrals.
We request that for all new clients aged 15 years and younger that a pre-assessment questionnaire be completed to assist us in triaging the young person and family.
For all clients aged 15 or younger we request that the initial assessment be with the parents/ carer only.
Eating disorders do not just affect the person but families as a whole.
This is an important part of the assessment process and will help us to get a clear history of the development of the eating disorder and aid in setting up a treatment team and clear treatment goals moving forward.
Family Based Therapy/Treatment (FBT) is the gold standard for supporting children and adolescents with eating disorders. The Eat Love Live team are not trained in FBT or family therapy.
We can be an adjunct to this important treatment process, provide a safe space for discussion around meal planning, information about eating disorders, physical and psychological risks associated with the eating disorder, normal puberty changes to the body, guidelines to adequate amounts of nutrition and help clear many of the myths about food and bodies in our community.
We appreciate that accessing paediatric and adolescent services is difficult and there are long wait lists. As with all clients, we insist that all adolescents are linked in with a multidisciplinary team including a GP and a mental health clinician - be it a psychologist or psychiatrist. And we suggest that clients make the referral to CAMHS/CYMHS and / or private family therapy and be on the waiting list for this support.
Along with the GP or paediatrician we can provide information and support while families are waiting for this important more intensive support.
Parents can speak with their GP or Paediatrician about referrals to these supports.