Lani Nicole Millington
Help Yourself Nutrition and Dietetics (also trading as Help Yourself Dietitians)
About
At Help Yourself, we are here to work with you — not just tell you what to eat. Our dietitians take the time to understand what foods or lifestyle habits might be triggering your symptoms, and will guide you step by step through managing them in a way that fits your life. We provide evidence-based nutrition support tailored to each individual's needs.
Beyond simply advising on food, we guide clients to make sustainable changes, develop a positive relationship with nutrition, and build confidence in their ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle for life. Our dietitians have completed additional training in Motivational Interviewing and Counselling, ensuring they can support behaviour change with empathy, clarity, and practical strategies. We also support gut health in athletes, pregnancy-related gut symptoms, and offer culturally sensitive, person-centred care including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Approach: Collaborative, evidence-based, empathetic and practical. Person-centred, non-prescriptive (nutrition guides rather than rigid meal plans), supportive of sustainable long-term change rather than short-term dieting.
Weight Loss Approach
Evidence-based, personalised nutrition care focused on sustainable behaviour change, building a positive relationship with food, developing healthy habits, and long-term lifestyle change rather than short-term dieting. Uses Motivational Interviewing and counselling techniques to support behaviour change. Addresses food noise, appetite cues, emotional eating, plateaus, and nutritional deficiencies.
Provides dietetic support through collaboration with NUYU Newcastle, a medical weight loss clinic. Dietitians support clients at various stages of their weight loss journey including those managing medication-related gut symptoms. GLP-1 medication prescribing is outside dietitian scope; support is nutritional only.
Areas of Expertise
Pricing
Medicare Rebates
Location
Help Yourself Nutrition and Dietetics (also trading as Help Yourself Dietitians)
Beechnut Medical Rooms, 55 Lindsay Street, Hamilton NSW 2303. (Note: DA directory lists Macintosh Medical Centre, 97-99 Macintosh Street, Forster NSW 2428 — website lists Hamilton NSW as current location.)
Multiple Locations
Hamilton NSW (Beechnut Medical Rooms) for face-to-face; monthly attendance at NUYU Newcastle clinic; online consultations available Australia-wide. DA directory also lists Forster NSW address.
Qualifications
- APD (Accredited Practising Dietitian)
Memberships
- Dietitians Australia
Rebates & Insurance
Medicare
Medicare rebates available for clients with a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan (GPCCMP) or an Eating Disorder Treatment and Management Plan (EDP). Referral must be received prior to first appointment for Medicare claims to be processed.
NDIS
NDIS provider. Plan type details not specified.
DVA
DVA provider.
Private Health
Some private health funds provide rebates. Clients advised to check eligibility with their fund. Invoice issued for client to submit to health fund.
Referral
No GP referral required to book. However, GP/specialist is generally kept informed. Medicare rebate requires GPCCMP or EDP referral prior to first appointment.
Book a Consultation
45 minutes, $200. Includes comprehensive nutrition assessment covering goals, current habits, barriers, nutrition strategies, and personalised nutrition guide. For weight loss clients, covers habit foundations, understanding of nutrition/movement/sleep/stress influences, portion awareness, meal structure, goal setting, and monthly strategies.
Medicare rebate available with GP referral
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