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Meet Kate.

Kate Lane


Accredited Practicing Dietitian & Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician

Kate is a passionate and experienced dietitian who is known for psychologically-informed dietetic care delivered through the lens of trauma-informed, body-inclusive and neurodiversity-affirming principles.

Kate’s clinical areas of interest include eating disorders, general mental health nutrition, nutrition support for neurodivergent individuals and persons living with invisible illness, Non-Diet approaches to health, food allergies and intolerances, and all areas of gastrointestinal disease and disorders.

Kate is well regarded for her particular expertise in the intersection of eating disorders and disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs) for which she provides training and supervision for dietitians. 
A photo of Kate in a light coloured blazer sitting on a stool. She is looiking at the camera and smiling.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland

  • Masters of Dietetics Studies, University of Queensland

  • Graduate Certificate of Counselling, Deakin University

  • Full registration as an Accredited Practicing Dietitian with Dietitians Australia

  • Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician (CEDC-D), ANZAED

Kate’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Masters of Dietetics Studies and Graduate Certificate in Counselling. Kate has undertaken additional training in various therapies for the treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating including the following, which inform her dietetic practice when working with these concerns: 

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  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Enhanced (CBT-E) 

  • Family Based Therapy (FBT) 

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) 

  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)

  • Specialist Support Clinical Management (SSCM)

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (CBT-AR) 

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

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Kate’s consulting style when working with clients is warm, down-to-earth, authentic, collaborative and non-judgemental. This is balanced with a confident and direct approach that provides a sense of support and direction, while maintaining clients’ self-determination and empowering them as the true agents of change in their journey towards better physical and mental wellbeing.

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Kate’s dietetic supervision services include individual supervision (minimum 6 months) for early career dietitians and those with 5 years or less experience working with eating disorders and/or disorders of gut brain interaction. In supervision, Kate aims to create a safe and courageous space in which you feel supported to engage in reflective practice, to explore and develop your own authentic style as a clinician, to unpack and find a path forward through challenging clinical situations and to develop a greater understanding of what you need to both sustain and enjoy your professional practice. 

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Presentations, Workshops & Publications

  • ANZAED/AED International Conference on Eating Disorders, To weigh or not to weigh: A decision-making framework for weighing practices in the treatment of eating disorders, 2020.

  • Co-presenter, Dietitians Australia 1 day online workshop: Introduction to Eating Disorders, 2021.

  • Oral presentation Co-presenter, Australian Gastroenterology Week GESA Conference, Untangled: Eating Disorders & Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction, 2023.

  • Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion, Faecal Incontinence and Bowel Dysfunction 32nd National Conference on Incontinence, 2024.

  • Guest Lecturer for The University of Queensland Masters of Dietetics Studies: Eating Disorders Workshop, 2024.

  • Workshop Co-presenter, Urogynaecology Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting Dietary Factors & Stool Modification for the Pelvic Floor Patient, 2024.

  • Oral presentation, Urogynaecology Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting FODMAPS and the Road to Treating IBS, 2024. 

  • Webinar Co-presenter, Continence Foundation of Australia Webinar Better Bowel Outcomes, 2024

  • Masterclass & Workshop Series for Queensland Eating Disorders Service: Untangling Eating Disorders & Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction, 2024.

  • Co-author, Disorders of gut-brain interaction, eating disorders and gastroparesis: A call for coordinated care and guidelines on nutrition support, Medical Journal of Australia, 2024.

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