Welma Hermien Joubert
Optimise Nutrition Darling Downs
About
Welma Joubert is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), returning to clinical practice after 10 years in the role as Director of Nutrition and Dietetics in Darling Downs. She is practical, solution focussed, engaging and brings with her over 20 years of experience and a strong commitment to providing best practice in dietetic services. A Health At Every Size (HAES®) approach is supported.
Weight, size, or BMI is not used as proxies for health; and a flexible, individualized eating is promoted, based on hunger, satiety, nutritional needs, and pleasure, rather than any externally regulated eating plan focused on weight control. Services incorporate contemporary health coaching strategies to assist clients in setting achievable, meaningful goals. Clinical outcomes is aimed at valid biochemical measures, physical function measures and health behaviour measures to more accurately record health status than BMI alone.
Approach: Practical, solution-focused, engaging, motivational, patient-centred. Uses health coaching strategies and collaborative goal-setting.
Weight Loss Approach
Health At Every Size (HAES®) approach. Weight, size, or BMI are not used as proxies for health. Promotes flexible, individualised eating based on hunger, satiety, nutritional needs and pleasure rather than externally regulated eating plans focused on weight control.
Uses collaborative goal-setting and contemporary health coaching strategies. Clinical outcomes are measured via biochemical, physical function and health behaviour measures rather than BMI alone.
Post-bariatric surgery dietary review and support offered.
Areas of Expertise
Pricing
Medicare Rebates
Location
Optimise Nutrition Darling Downs
Toowoomba Medical Centre, 146 Drayton Road, Harristown QLD 4350
Multiple Locations
Primary clinic at Toowoomba Medical Centre, 146 Drayton Road, Harristown QLD 4350. Also has an office at 20 Quail St, Rangeville QLD 4350.
Qualifications
- Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)
- Nutritionist
Memberships
- Dietitians Australia
Rebates & Insurance
Medicare
Medicare provider. Gap payments apply: $60–$80 for initial consult, $20–$30 for reviews. Medicare rebates available (EPC/Chronic Disease Management plan implied). Eating Disorder Medicare item numbers also referenced.
NDIS
Self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants welcome.
DVA
DVA Provider.
Private Health
Registered for private health fund rebates. Specific funds not listed.
Book a Consultation
45-minute initial consultation. Includes detailed nutritional health assessment covering physical, medical, dietary, social and lifestyle factors. An individualised nutrition care plan is developed with goal setting and strategies to achieve nutritional goals.
Medicare rebate available with GP referral
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