0493 696 738 | admin@thrivingeaterspod.com.au
Welcome to The Thriving Eaters Pod
Helping you thrive, one bite at a time.
Thriving Eaters Pod is a telehealth-based nutrition practice dedicated to supporting neurodivergent children, teens, and adults in developing a positive and trusting relationship with food. We provide support Australia-wide for individuals experiencing feeding challenges, food anxiety, restricted eating, and mealtime stress.
We take an evidence-based, neuro-affirming approach, partnering with families, carers, and support teams to make mealtimes calmer and more enjoyable. Together, we support individuals to grow food confidence at their own pace and to build lifelong wellbeing without pressure, shame, or strict food rules.
Guided by the Responsive Feeding Therapy framework, Thriving Eaters Pod tailors support to each individual’s unique needs and readiness, honouring their autonomy, sensory preferences, and lived experiences while fostering trust and connection around food.
Together, we focus on helping every person not just eat — but thrive.
About US
Services We Provide
Our main areas of practice are listed below. If you believe your needs sit outside our scope, please contact us to discuss. We might be able to help you or point you in the right direction.
Feeding & Mealtime Support
For children and adults experiencing:
- Fussy Eating – Highly selective/restrictive eating
- Sensory-based food aversions (taste, smell, texture, visual triggers)
- Mealtime anxiety or refusal
- Pressure-to-eat trauma or past negative feeding experiences
- ARFID (Avoidant / Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
- Faltering growth – improving weight gain and growth
- Gut Health problems – including constipation, diarrhoea, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Nutrition Support for Neurodivergent Wellbeing
Specialised nutrition care to support unique nervous systems, including:
- Autism
- ADHD
- Global Developmental Delay (GDD)
- Intellectual disability
- Psychosocial disability
What we work on:
- Sensory-aligned food exploration
- Reducing stress and shame around eating
- Safe, gradual food expansion
- Responsive, pressure-free mealtime strategies
- Building trust and connection with food
Parent, Carer & Support Worker Coaching
For parents, carers and support teams, we offer coaching to:
- Understand neurodivergent feeding needs
- Reduce mealtime battles and pressure
- Create predictable, sensory-safe food routines
- Support autonomy, connection and trust
- Transform mealtimes into calmer, kinder experiences
Who We Are a Good Fit For!
- Families wanting gentle, pressure-free guidance
- Individuals who feel overwhelmed, anxious or stuck around food
- Parents seeking support without judgment
- Neurodivergent people who need sensory-safe, respectful feeding support
fees & Funding
A GP referral is not essential to access our service, however any medical history or test can assist us with our assessments.
NDIS Participants
We work with self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants. We are unable to accept NDIA-managed clients at this time.
We are able to claim from the following categories:
Capacity Building: Health & Wellbeing
Capacity Building: Daily Activity
Core – Daily Activities – Disability Related Health Supports
- Increasing independence and food-related life skills
- Expanding accepted foods for health and wellbeing
- Improving daily living, routines and participation
- Building capacity for mealtime self-management
- Reducing distress associated with eating
Appointments are billed at the current NDIS rate of $188.99 per hour.
Follow-Up Appointments
A Service Agreement will be provided for you to complete and sign prior to your first appointment.
Privately Funded
Review appointment fee (30 mins)…..$100
Medicare
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation with less than 48 hours notice will incur 50% cancellation fee of service cost.
- Cancellation with less than 24 hours notice will incur a 100% cancellation fee of service cost.
REFERRAL
This form can be used for all NDIS referrals. It can be completed by the client, health professionals, family members or support staff. Download and email the completed form to admin@thrivingeaterspod.
Other referrals or general enquiries can use the enquiry form below
Contact Us
Looking for compassionate nutrition support from our team? Join us at ‘The Pod’.
0493 696 738 | admin@thrivingeaterspod.com.
0493 696 738 | admin@thrivingeaterspod.com.au