Specialist Dietitian – Eating Disorders
Hello, I’m Misa!
I am an Accredited Practising Dietitian passionate about supporting you in building a sustainable and compassionate approach to eating, one that works with your unique body, brain, and life circumstances.
My work is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and evidence-based care.
I have multiple years of experience in private practice, supporting adults with complex and overlapping needs, including chronic health conditions, gastrointestinal concerns, mental health challenges, and disordered eating.
Together, we focus on creating simple, sustainable systems that accommodate your context, including executive functioning capacity, your neurotype, sensory needs, cultural background, and energy levels.
I have delivered and contributed to a range of evidence-based group programs, including diabetes education groups at QUT and the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), the Liver Health Outpatient Program at The Prince Charles Hospital, Mindful Eating programs with Queensland Health, and Nutrition for Mental Health programs with Footprints Community in Brisbane.
Before entering private practice, I gained experience in Thailand and Japan, including in a traditional Japanese medicine clinic and an addiction recovery service. In this setting, I worked alongside a psychologist to support clients in understanding the connection between nutrition and mental health, while also building practical life skills such as cooking, meal planning, and grocery shopping to confidently nourish themselves.
I particularly enjoy working with:
- Neurodivergent adults, particularly individuals with ADHD
- Disordered eating (binge eating, emotional eating, chronic dieting)
- Eating disorders across the weight spectrum
Misa can help you with:
General Health and Wellbeing – healthy eating, weight maintenance, weight gain through balanced and healthy habit changes, managing nutritional deficiencies, malnutrition, healthy ageing, HAES (healthy at every size) and weight neutral practice, and vegetarian and vegan eating.
Gut and Digestion – irritable bowel syndrome, irritable bowel disease, inflammatory bowel disease, low FODMAP diet, food intolerances, maximising and improving gut health, digestive issues (diarrhoea and constipation), celiac disease, crohn’s disease and support for other gastrointestinal issues.
Chronic Disease – support for heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular disease, lowering cholesterol and/or blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes management, reducing insulin resistance, treating and preventing gout, support for pre and post bariatric surgery, support for inflammation, thyroid conditions, osteopenia and osteoporosis and post-cancer nutrition support.
Mental Health – eating disorders, disordered eating, managing emotional eating, support for depression and anxiety, food anxiety and stress, building a healthy relationship with food.
Women’s Health – polycystic ovary syndrome, amenorrhea, menopause and endometriosis.
Family and Kids – healthy eating for families.
Misa’s Qualifications:
- Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) with Dietitians Australia (DA).
- Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Queensland University of Technology
- RAVES Eating Model Training (Shane Jeffrey)
- Nutrition Counselling for Eating Disorders (3.0) (Marci Evans)
- Evidence-Informed Dietetic Practice for Eating Disorders (QUEDS)
- First Nations Cultural Safety Training (Yarraka Bayles, The BlackCard)
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
Q&A with Misa!
What’s your favourite food?
Definitely dumplings, especially Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings). One of my fondest memories is trying them for the first time with my mum in Taiwan.
What’s your favourite cooking method?
Hot pot! I love its shared, interactive nature where everyone gathers around and chooses what they enjoy. I also love how it can stretch across several days, with the broth becoming more flavourful.
Why did you become a dietitian?
I became a dietitian after navigating my own digestive challenges and a relationship with food that I didn’t fully understand. Through studying dietetics, I realised that changing our eating patterns isn’t simply about gaining more knowledge. Our beliefs about food, upbringing, nervous system patterns, neurotypes, cultural identity, and life experiences all shape how we relate to food and our bodies.
I wanted to become a dietitian who sees the whole person and approaches care in a way that supports both physical and mental wellbeing.