VANESSA BOTHA (NEE DREW)

Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)
Eating Disorder Credentialed Clinician (ANZAED)

Vanessa is an Advanced Sports Dietitian and specialises in sports nutrition for both recreational & elite athletes. With a love for sports from a young age, Vanessa has been involved in competitive cycling, calisthenics, netball, swimming, running, downhill skiing and boxing! While completing her degrees in nutrition & dietetics and exercise science, Vanessa worked as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor.

Vanessa also specialises in eating disorder management (including family-based therapy for anorexia nervosa, ARFID, BN, BED, orthorexia, AN, OSFED) as part of a multi-disciplinary team that will often include a GP, psychologist and paediatrician/ psychiatrist. Vanessa spent several years working in a specialist eating disorder outpatient program whilst also working in private practice.

Lastly, but not at all at least, Vanessa specialises in the investigation of food allergies & intolerances (including coeliac disease, the RPAH low chemical diagnostic diet, the CDED diet, food protein allergies) and optimising overall nutrition particularly when foods have had to be eliminated.

Personally, Vanessa has a strong family history of food allergies – Coeliac disease, Crohn’s disease, peanut/egg/lupin allergy and food chemical intolerances. Having to fuel her athletic sons on a gluten & peanut free diet is a welcome challenge!

Vanessa is based at our Eltham location and is available for telehealth appointments from all other locations.