Nutrition Counselling Corner

If your client started meal planning, preparing, and cooking more of their own food, consistently, what difference would that make to their health outcomes? For a lot of your clients, the honest answer is: a lot.
In this episode, I talk through why meal planning and prep is hard for a lot of clients (it's a stack of cognitive and behavioural skills, not one simple decision), the seven barriers that tend to shut these conversations down, and what a real assessment and counselling process for this topic actually needs to include.
If this is a gap you recognise in your own sessions, the Meal Planning and Preparation Training walks you through exactly this, including specific strategies for each of the seven barriers.
Learn more here: https://stephanie-notaras.mykajabi.com/offers/QqsLLFnz/checkout
Questions? Email me at info@stephanienotaras.com or send a DM on Instagram @dietitiancounsellingskills.

If you've ever finished a session unsure whether it actually helped, or watched a client's bookings taper off with no clear explanation, this episode is for you.
In this episode, I break down why so many dietitians lose clients right around session two or three, and why it usually has nothing to do with the client's motivation. I walk through the real reason retention drops, what a thorough assessment actually needs to cover, and how phasing your care with intention changes everything about how clients experience working with you.
If you want a repeatable process for exactly this, I built the Client Road Map System to help. It includes a self-paced masterclass, implementation training, and ten real client road map examples, so you always know what to bring to the next session.
Learn more here: https://stephanie-notaras.mykajabi.com/offers/KSgH5ysD/checkout
Questions? Email me at info@stephanienotaras.com or send a DM on Instagram @dietitiancounsellingskills.

In this episode, Stephanie sits down with Amy Plano from The Reimbursement Dietitian to talk about what it actually takes to build a thriving insurance-based practice.
They cover the real benefits of taking insurance, why high client retention matters just as much here as it does in cash-based practice, and how counselling skills are the piece that ties it all together, the thing that actually keeps clients coming back and makes an insurance-based model genuinely profitable.
If you've ever wondered whether insurance and profitability can coexist, this conversation is for you.
Connect with Amy:
Website: www.reimbursementdietitian.com
Instagram: @reimbursement_dietitian
Facebook: @reimbursementdietitian
YouTube: Amy Plano, The Reimbursement Dietitian
If you're looking to strengthen your own counselling skills to improve retention, send Stephanie a DM to discuss which training program will be the best fit for you.

Do you get frustrated or annoyed when clients bring up nutrition strategies they have read about online? Does it sometimes feel like they are questioning your approach?
This is a common challenge in dietetic practice and one that is only becoming more common with the rise of social media. In this episode, Stephanie discusses the three things she realised that changed how she approached these conversations and how to navigate them in a way that optimises client engagement, trust and rebooking rates.
For more information on the counselling programs Stephanie provides for dietitians, please email her at info@stephanienotaras.com.

Have you ever had a client tell you"I know what to do, I'm just not doing it"? For many dietitians, this is one of the most frustrating moments in a follow-up session. In this episode, Stephanie explores why clients often struggle to act on information they already know, what may really be getting in their way, and how understanding behaviour change can transform the way you approach these conversations. If you've ever felt stuck, unsure what to say next, or wondered why your clients aren't following through, this episode is for you. Interested in strengthening your counselling skills and client retention? Elevate, Stephanie's self-paced counselling skills program for dietitians, is currently USD $100 OFF until June 9, 2026. You can learn more here - https://stephanie-notaras.mykajabi.com/elevateprogram and feel free to email your questions to info@stephanienotaras.com.