emerging Dietitians in eating disorders circle

Build your skills and confidence within a supportive ED Dietitian community.

The Emerging Dietitians in Eating Disorders Circle is a 6 month space from June through to November 2026, specifically designed to support Dietitians who are beginning their journey in Eating Disorder practice.

It’s a bridge between training and confident, embodied practice - where you can integrate what you’ve learned, develop your clinical identity, and feel held by community as you grow.

This program weaves together supervision, reflection, connection, and relationship building offering a space to deepen your clinical skills and confidence, unique opportunities to connect with some of the most experienced ED Dietitians, and get your career off to an exciting start!

 
 
 

Is this for me?

➔    You are Dietitian in the early stages of seeing people with Eating Disorders (0-3 years, all stages of Dietetic career) and you are planning on seeing people with Eating Disorders as part of your work

➔    You are working as a Dietitian, or are eligible to work as a Dietitian in either Australia or New Zealand

➔    You are currently undertaking, or have completed, The ED Training Series (Steps 1 & 2 of the Training Pathway) with The Mindful Dietitian**

➔    You want to feel well guided and supported in the emerging stages of this part of your work


*The ED Training Series comprises Steps 1 (Foundations) and Step 2 (Dietetic Skills for ED Care) – early career Dietitians within 2 years of graduating are eligible for either (a) 50% discount to commence Step 1 Training before moving on to Step 2 or 20% off the combined Steps 1 & 2 of the ED Training Pathway.

**Completion of Step 1 (and enrolling in - but not necessarily completing - Step 2) is essential prior to this commencing in June 2026.

 

What’s included

💡 5 x Monthly group supervision sessions (value $450-$500)
Guided by an experienced Eating Disorder Dietitian Supervisor. Sessions focus on building reflective practice, and building your confidence in applying your training to real life situations.

💡 6 x Connect, Reflect & Grow with your peers (value $300)
You’ll join the rest of your cohort of like-minded Dietitians from June-November 2026 in a space to connect and reflect each month, and be joined by some truly amazing guests, offering a unique opportunity to grow your skills and build professional networks and community…

PLUS

📌 Access to the Neurodiversity Affirming Dietetic Care 5-part course (value $125, yours to keep)

📌 Access to the Gender Affirming Care Series (value $145, yours to keep)

📌 Access to Safer Socials, a 2-part training on safer social media use (value $75, yours to keep)

PLUS (yes, there’s more!)

📖 Reflective practice prompts and resources
You’ll be provided with a Supervision Prep Pack, as well as a selection of reflection guides and journal prompts you can use between sessions to help deepen insight and link supervision themes to practice.

by joining the circle, you’ll:

🪴Super-boost your reflective capacity and clinical decision-making

🪴Develop sustainable, values-aligned ways of working

🪴Build a sense of belonging within the ED Dietitian community

🪴Move forward with a clearer sense of direction for your next stage of professional growth.

 

Fees (all tax deductible)

Option 1: Pay in full AUD $495 + gst

Option 2: 6 x monthly instalments AUD $82.50 + gst per instalment

Accessibility is very important to us. Please note that this program is not-for-profit (noting that all of our Supervisors and guests are paid) - and fees are designed with accessibility for all early career Dietitians in mind. At this point, sliding scale and lower fee places are not available.

 

Your Supervisors:

We are so fortunate to have some truly wonderful Group Supervisors and monthly Connect guests who bring with them buckets of experience and wisdom to share.

Our Group Supervisors are Katherine Shone (she/her), Emma Sampimon (she/her) and Courtney Nelson (she/her).

You will be able to sign up to the group that’s a best match for you and can read more about them (including the dates and times they’ll be hosting their groups) below:

more about group supervisors
 

About Connect, Reflect and Grow:

Each month, the whole group will gather for 60 minutes hosted by Fiona Sutherland (that’s me!), Deanne Harris, Claire Toohey or one of our Group Supervisors. This will be a valuable opportunity to connect with others, discuss a theme, and ask your questions. Themes will include setting agendas with your clients, how to organise your session flow so that you start and end on time, boundaries and safe care, communicating with young people and caregivers, and taking good care of yourself in this work. This hour is unlike any other - think of it as your reserved space to learn from, and ask questions of, some of the very best practitioners we have.

These sessions will be held once each month from June-Nov, with dates and times being set shortly and sent out to you. These WILL be recorded and uploaded into the platform for you.

**SESSION 1: TUESDAY JUNE 9th, 1:00pm-2:00pm AEST, hosted by Fiona Sutherland

July 2025 hosted by Emma Sampimon

August 2025 hosted by Katherine Shone

Sept 2025 hosted by Courtney Nelson

October 2025 hosted by Deanne Harris

Nov 2025 hosted by Claire Toohey

Dec 2025 closing session hosted by Fiona Sutherland

 

What’s next?

Sign up and select your Group Supervision Day & Time
Once you enrol, you’ll receive an email with links to read about all Supervisors, then select the supervision group that best suits your schedule. Please note that groups are offered and filled on a first-in, first-served basis

 

You’ll have access to your platform where all resources and recordings will be housed. In the “getting started” tab, you’ll find your Supervision Prep Pack and resources to get you started.

 

The first Connect, Reflect and Grow is Tuesday June 9th 1-2pm AEST and before you start your first Group Supervision session, you’ll receive communication from your Supervisor with and everything you need for a smooth, grounded start.

 
 
sign up to get started here
 

FAQs - Emerging Eating Disorder Dietitians Circle 2026

  • This program is designed specifically for Australian and NZ Dietitians who are in the early stages of working with Eating Disorders (first 2-3 years). You are welcome to be in any stage of your Dietetic career.

  • No, training is not included but completion of the full ED Training Pathway (Steps 1 & 2) is expected by the end of the program. You may not have even started along the Pathway and that’s OK! All early career Dietitians (first 2 years from graduation) you are eligible for 50% off Step 1 or 20% off the combined Steps 1 & 2 which will get you started (email me at themindfuldietitian@gmail.com for the code and I’ll get you sorted)

  • You do not have to have fully completed your training (although completion is expected by the end of this program) but a pre-requisite to join this program is that you are enrolled in the ED Training Pathway at The Mindful Dietitian.

    You may have completed Step 1 and be ready for Step 2, or be part of the combined Steps 1 & 2 course (both is fine)

    Will the Circle make me eligible to become a Credentialed ED Clinician?

    Alongside 2 years of Dietetic experience, YES this program (more than!) fulfils the requirements to become a CEDC

  • You can apply for the ANZAED Credential once you’ve had 2 years of Dietetic experience (any experience, not just in EDs) AND have completed Steps 1 & 2 of the training pathway. The circle aims to support and bolster your learning to get you started feeling confident and clear in your work.

  • We are BIG fans of Supervision which is why it’s included here as the core offering. The circle adds peer connection, reflective resources and unique opportunities to grow your learning and confidence in this work guided live (online) by experienced Dietitians.

    See Dietitian Supervision Resources Australia for many wonderful options for Supervision!

  • Absolutely not. For many early Dietitians, it takes time to figure it out. And, for those that are “here for it” then this is the perfect place to start!

  • Once you enrol in the program, you’ll be sent a list of options for your Supervision Group. Places in each group are on first-come, first-served basis.

  • This program will take a maximum of 20 participants. Each Supervision group will have 4-5 per group

  • What is the time commitment?

    ●      Monthly 90-minute group supervision sessions

    ●      Monthly 60 minute connection session with wonderful guest speakers (and perhaps some surprises along the way!)

    ●       Connection and reflection tasks between sessions*

    *Between session, you’ll be provided with journal prompts and other reflective practice activities with which you can engage lightly or deeply depending on your capacity; the program is designed to support, not overwhelm.

  • Attending as many sessions as possible will help you get the most out of the experience, and life happens. Supervision Sessions are not recorded to protect confidentiality but the connection sessions will be uploaded into the platform. Payments (or part-payments) are non-refundable, with exceptional circumstances considered.

  • Yes. Group supervision in this program can count toward professional supervision hours for APD’s and if the content of the connection sessions align with your professional learning goals, then they may count as well.

  • Perfect - you’re in the right place.
    This program is designed specifically for Dietitians who are still finding their feet. You don’t need expertise - just curiosity and willingness to learn and reflect.

  • Yes. We are planning for this program to run annually. If the timing isn’t right, you will be welcome to join in the future.

  • This is designed for all Dietitians across the career spectrum who are early to EDs. There’s a lot to learn from those newer to the field, and those who’ve been around for a while and the common feature across the group will be newness to Eating Disorders work.

 

More/Other questions?

Please feel welcome to reach out to me at themindfuldietitian@gmail.com