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Dietitian FAQs
Finding the right dietetic support can bring up plenty of questions, particularly when you are looking for help with eating difficulties, pregnancy, digestive symptoms or more complex nutritional needs. These FAQs explain how The Riverside Dietitians works, the support available and what you can expect when getting started.
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About The Riverside Dietitians
The Riverside Dietitians is a private dietetic practice led by Sophie Mumby. We provide personalised, evidence-based nutrition support through in-person and online consultations, with particular expertise in eating disorders, disordered eating and perinatal nutrition.You can learn more about The Riverside Dietitians.
Sophie Mumby is an HCPC-registered dietitian with more than 10 years of clinical experience. Her background includes NHS, psychiatric healthcare and private practice experience, with particular expertise in eating disorders and disordered eating.You can meet Sophie and read more about our approach and values.
Our specialist areas include eating disorders and disordered eating, fertility nutrition, pregnancy nutrition and postpartum and breastfeeding nutrition. We also support digestive health, general nutrition, weight management, vegan and vegetarian diets, learning disabilities and neuro-rehabilitation.Explore our specialist dietitian services and general dietetic support.
Yes. Eating disorders and disordered eating are a particular area of expertise, including their intersection with fertility, pregnancy and the postnatal period. We also support people with a wider range of nutritional concerns.You can explore additional service information.
Our approach is personalised, evidence-based and non-judgemental. Recommendations are designed around the individual's health, circumstances, lifestyle and relationship with food rather than a standard plan.You can read more about The Riverside Dietitians and our approach.
Eating Disorders, Fertility & Pregnancy
Yes. A dietitian can support the nutritional aspects of eating-disorder recovery as part of appropriate wider care. This may include nutritional adequacy, meal structure, reducing food-related anxiety and rebuilding confidence around eating.Learn more about our eating disorder dietitian support.
No. You do not need a formal diagnosis to experience disordered eating, restrictive eating, food anxiety or a difficult relationship with food. We can discuss your circumstances and whether dietetic support is appropriate for you.
Our eating disorder support includes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID, OSFED and disordered eating.Support is personalised according to the individual's needs, nutritional situation and wider care.
Yes. We provide specialist eating disorder & fertility dietitian support for people navigating nutrition and their relationship with food while trying to conceive.
Yes. We provide eating disorder support during pregnancy, with attention to nutritional adequacy, eating patterns, food anxiety and the changes pregnancy can bring.
Yes. Our postpartum & breastfeeding eating disorder support considers nutrition alongside recovery after birth, changing routines, breastfeeding and someone's relationship with food.
Yes. Pregnancy dietetic support is also available for people who do not have an eating disorder but would like personalised, evidence-based nutrition guidance during pregnancy.Explore our pregnancy nutrition support.
Yes. Pregnancy can bring changes to appetite, eating patterns, body image and feelings around food. These experiences can be especially complex for someone with a current or previous eating disorder.Our approach is designed to be compassionate and non-judgemental.
Digestive Health & General Nutrition
Yes. We provide digestive health dietitian support for concerns including IBS, bloating, abdominal discomfort, constipation, diarrhoea and other ongoing digestive symptoms.
Yes. Low FODMAP support is available where clinically appropriate. Because the diet involves restriction and structured reintroduction, professional guidance can help ensure it is approached carefully and nutritional adequacy is considered.You can read more about starting the Low FODMAP diet with dietetic support.
Yes. Our nutrition support service can help with concerns including low appetite, unintentional weight loss, difficulty maintaining weight, nutritional deficiencies and improving nutritional intake.
Yes. We provide vegan & vegetarian dietetic support, including guidance around nutritional adequacy and important nutrients within plant-based diets.
Yes. Weight management dietetic support remains available as part of our wider range of dietetic services.Our approach is personalised and focused on realistic, sustainable changes rather than generic diet plans.
Yes. We provide nutrition support alongside GLP-1 weight loss medication, with attention to nutritional adequacy, eating patterns and common digestive concerns while appetite is reduced.
Complex Needs & Wider Dietetic Support
Yes. We provide dietetic support for people with learning & intellectual disabilities.Support can take account of communication needs, food preferences, sensory concerns, routines, nutritional intake and the wider support network around the individual.
Yes, where appropriate. Our learning and intellectual disability service can involve families, carers, case managers and other professionals so recommendations are realistic and easier to put into practice.
Yes. We provide neuro-rehabilitation nutrition support, with advice tailored to the individual's nutritional and clinical circumstances.
Yes. Recommendations are personalised rather than based on a standard template. This can be particularly important where someone has several nutritional, medical, behavioural or practical factors affecting how they eat.
Yes, where appropriate. Sophie's background includes work within NHS and psychiatric healthcare settings, as well as experience supporting people whose care may involve families, carers, case managers or wider multidisciplinary teams.
Appointments, Clinic & Getting Started
No. Private dietitian appointments can be booked directly without a referral.
Yes. We offer online consultations as well as in-person appointments, allowing people outside Nottinghamshire to access specialist dietetic support remotely.
In-person appointments take place at Lowes Farm House in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire. The clinic provides a calm countryside setting for private consultations.You can learn more about the clinic.
Our current service information describes appointments as typically lasting between 45 and 60 minutes, depending on the service and type of appointment.
Your first appointment is an opportunity to discuss your medical and nutritional history, current eating patterns, relevant concerns and what you would like help with.This allows Sophie to understand your individual circumstances before agreeing appropriate recommendations and next steps.
You can book an appointment online. If you are unsure which service is right for you, send us an enquiry first.
Can’t Find The Answer You Need?
Nutrition concerns can be personal and complex, and an FAQ cannot cover every individual situation. If you are unsure which service is right for you or would like to ask a question before booking, get in touch and tell us a little about the support you are looking for.
Call: +44 7935 897304
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