Meet Our Dietitians

Meet Sue Radd, Nutritionist, Author & Speaker

Sue Radd is one of Australia's leading nutritionists and health communicators. She is sought after for comment in the media and is a regular columnist for Signs magazine.

Sue is Founding Director of the Nutrition and Wellbeing Clinic in Castle Hill, and has consulted to the food and pharmaceutical industries in product development, communications and nutrition policy in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK. She also advises law firms, providing expert nutrition reports for use in court cases.

Recognised by her peers as an expert on plant foods and phytonutrients, Sue is co-author of the internationally published Eat to Live, which has also been translated into the Korean and French languages. She was awarded Winner of 'Best Nutrition Writing' at the Vittoria Australian Food Media Awards for her most recent work, The Breakfast Book, a wake-up guide to the most important meal of the day.

Sue is a well-known face at major nutrition conferences globally. Her ability to translate heavy science into anyone's language and life makes her a popular speaker with audiences from doctors and dietitians to teachers, mums and community groups. She is also an honorary lecturer at The University of Sydney. Her practical knowledge of food and cooking for today's busy lifestyle is widely enjoyed. In May 2010, she was awarded the Dietitians Association of Australia President's award for Innovation for her Culinary Medicine Cookshops. Sue passionately believes that to Live Well you need to Eat Well!

Sue is on the advisory board for Prevention Australia magazine and belongs to many professional organizations such as the Nutrition Society of Australia, Dietitians Association of Australia, American Dietetic Association, Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology, Australasian Medical Writers Association and Australian Association of Food Professionals. She is a member of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Within her action packed agenda Sue enjoys travelling, taking scenic walks, playing with new gadgets, watching foreign films and cooking meals for friends.


Meet Monica Kubizniak, Senior Lifestyle Dietitian

Monica is both a dietitian and sports scientist. She graduated with a Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2000 and since that time has gained a wide range of experiences in a number of health settings. She has worked in community health centres, hospitals and private practice. In addition, she has assisted schools in rural Western Australia, and developed particular skills with children and adolescents. She also gained valuable overseas experience as a clinical dietitian in England. In her role at the Nutrition and Wellbeing Clinic, Monica has enjoyed developing health programs for a major corporation and is now using her skills to create seminars and cooking demonstrations on a range of topics. 

To further her interest in the effect of food on sports performance, Monica completed a Sports Nutrition Course at the Australian Institute of Sport.  She now provides strategic eating advice to both adult and junior athletes for training and competition. She also advises the general public on healthy eating for different stages of the lifecycle - from childhood, adolescence, adulthood (including fertility and pregnancy) and the menopause.

Monica offers up-to-date dietary prescriptions to manage a wide range of conditions such as overweight, underweight, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, irritable bowel syndrome, Coeliac Disease, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, osteoporosis, arthritis, food allergy and eating disorders.  

Her practical and positive approach to changing harmful lifestyle behaviours has won her favour with both our clients and doctors who refer to the Nutrition and Wellbeing Clinic. Monica can help you set realistic health goals, teach you the practice of mindful eating and coach you to achieve personal wellbeing.


Meet Caroline Trickey – Lifestyle Dietitian

Caroline Trickey is passionate about food and cooking - her excitement about nutrition is contagious and will motivate anyone to try new things in the kitchen and improve the flavour and nutritional value of their meals.

As an experienced dietitian, Caroline has a practical and positive approach to changing habits. She can assist you to set realistic goals and coach and support you towards behaviours that will improve your wellbeing. If you are struggling to lose weight, if you have diabetes or PCOS or simply wish to eat better, Caroline can help you! She also has additional training in the areas of sport nutrition (Australian Institute of Sport), health coaching and eating disorders (Victorian Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders).

Prior to becoming a dietitian, Caroline studied naturopathy and also managed her own cafe and catering business for more than 12 years. She brings a highly practical understanding of how you can prepare healthy, delicious food quickly and easily. She has also written 2 healthy cookbooks and is hoping to get them published soon.

Most of all, Caroline believes it's easy to eat right to maximise your health and feel great when you know how! She can certainly help you with that!


Meet Sarah Messer – Lifestyle Dietitian

Sarah is the newest member of our team having most recently completed an Honours degree in Dietetics at Newcastle University.  She also holds a degree in Food Science and Technology from the University of Western Sydney.  Prior to becoming an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Sarah worked in a number of leading food and pharmaceutical corporations, such as Nestle and Wyeth, where she developed a strong knowledge base within the areas of infant nutrition, healthy eating and was viewed as somewhat of a ‘food encyclopaedia’ for product information relating to many common household brands.

Sarah has specific experience with the use of very low calorie diets for rapid weight loss and management and can also assist you to develop delicious eating plans for a range of other health concerns.  She has extensive knowledge in healthy eating during and after cancer and has undertaken research on the role that diet plays for cancer survivors with expectations to publish soon in a leading academic journal.

Not only is Sarah committed to using evidence based nutrition to enhance the quality and quantity of your life, she is highly motivated and will help you achieve your goal with a can-do attitude that is quite infectious.  She would love to meet you!