About the practice behind the booking desk
Who you would be talking to, how the consultations work, and what this practice deliberately leaves out.
Who runs the consultations
Consultations are handled by a qualified nutritionist working with clients across Malta, both on the island and on Gozo, by video call. The practice is small on purpose. One practitioner sees you through from the first request to the follow-up, so you are not repeating your history to a new person each time.
Background, qualifications and areas of focus are confirmed in writing when your appointment is booked, so you know exactly who you are speaking with before the call starts. If a question about training or scope matters to you, ask it in the booking request and it is answered in the same written reply.
- Covers
- Malta and Gozo, online by video call
- Sessions held in
- English, with written summaries in English
- Who you speak with
- The same practitioner, start to follow-up
- Confirmed when
- Details sent in writing once your appointment is booked
Two inks, one desk: everything you read here is written plainly
The working approach
The starting point is always what you eat now, not what an ideal week looks like on paper.
From there the work is to find two or three changes that hold up against your schedule, budget and cooking setup. That may mean adjusting breakfast rather than rebuilding every meal, or planning around the fact that you work night shifts. Nothing is treated as forbidden, and nothing is treated as magic.
Two or three changes, not a rebuild
Suggestions stay small enough that you can actually keep them on a working week.
Built around your real week
Shift patterns, family meals, a shared kitchen and a food shop you can afford all count as part of the plan.
Explained, not decreed
You should understand why a change is being suggested, and where the evidence is mixed.
What a session is not
Knowing what stays outside the room is as useful as knowing what happens inside it.
No willpower speeches
Sessions are about what you eat and what you can change, not about discipline or motivation.
No supplements to buy
The practice does not sell powders, supplements or branded programmes, so nothing is pitched during a session.
No stand-in for a doctor
If your situation needs a doctor, a hospital dietitian or another specialist, you are told that during the session rather than sold a package instead.
Areas that come up most
Not a full list of everything nutrition covers, just the questions that arrive at this desk most often.
If your situation is not here, that is not a reason to hold back. Say what it is in the booking request and you will get a straight answer about whether this practice is the right place for it.
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Type 2 diabetes and cholesterol
Adults managing blood sugar or cholesterol alongside ordinary family meals and a normal food shop.
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Coeliac disease and IBS
Eating well without gluten, and narrowing down what actually triggers symptoms instead of cutting everything at once.
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Fussy eating at home
Parents who want a workable week of meals rather than a battle at the table three times a day.
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Stopping yo-yo dieting
Clients who have cycled through restrictive plans and want a way of eating that survives a normal month.
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Shift work in hospitality and healthcare
A steady group on this desk: meals planned around nights, split shifts, canteens and a fridge that is often empty at odd hours.
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Newly diagnosed, unsure where to start
People who left a GP appointment with a leaflet and a lot of unanswered questions about everyday eating.
How recommendations are formed
Every suggestion traces back to three things: your history, what you actually eat now, and what the research generally supports for a situation like yours. Where the evidence is mixed, that is stated rather than smoothed over.
Your history
What has been tried before, what worked for a while, and what made you stop. This is usually the most useful part of a first session.
Your current intake
A normal week of eating, described as it really is rather than as it should be. No food diary is judged and nothing is scored.
What research supports
General guidance for a situation like yours, with the honest caveat that different approaches work for different people.
You should leave a session understanding why a change is being suggested, not just being told to make it. If the reasoning does not convince you, say so — that is a normal part of the conversation, and it often makes the next recommendation better.
Scope and limits
This practice works inside nutrition and lifestyle guidance. Being clear about the edges is part of the service, not a disclaimer bolted on at the end.
Outside scope
Diagnosing conditions, prescribing, and managing medication are not part of what this desk does.
Not offered
Meal replacement plans, detox programmes and very low calorie plans are not offered here.
If it is a better fit elsewhere
Where a case sits outside this scope, you are told so and pointed toward the appropriate service instead of being booked in.
Records and confidentiality
Notes from your sessions are kept so that follow-up appointments make sense and recommendations stay consistent between visits.
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Your information is not shared with third parties for marketing, and it is not sold.
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Written summaries are provided in English, which keeps the notes usable if you later share them with your doctor.
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The privacy policy on this site sets out what is stored, why, and how to ask for a copy or deletion.
Working languages and format
Sessions are held in English by video call, and written summaries are provided in English. That suits the majority of households in Malta and keeps your notes usable if you later share them with your doctor or a hospital dietitian.
There is no clinic to travel to, which matters if you are on Gozo, working shifts, or fitting appointments around school pick-up. All you need is a quiet half hour and a reliable connection.
Desk hours for booking requests
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Requests sent outside these hours are answered on the next working day. You can also reach the desk at +356 2134 5678 or write to [email protected].
Questions people ask before booking
Do I need a referral from my doctor?
No referral is needed to send a booking request. If you already have results or a diagnosis from your GP, mention it in the request so the first session can start from there rather than from scratch.
How long does a consultation take?
Plan for a proper conversation rather than a quick chat: enough time to talk through your history, your current week of eating and the two or three changes worth trying first. The exact length is confirmed with your appointment, in writing, before the call.
What should I have ready before the call?
A rough sense of what you eat on a normal day is the most useful thing you can bring. Anything else — recent blood results, a list of what you have already tried, questions you want answered — helps too, but there is nothing to prepare formally and no diary to fill in beforehand.
Will I be told to cut out whole food groups?
Nothing is treated as forbidden by default. Where a food group genuinely needs attention — as with coeliac disease — that is explained with the reasoning behind it, and the aim is always to keep your meals as varied and enjoyable as they can realistically be.
How do I actually book an appointment?
Send a booking request through the booking page with a short description of what you would like help with. You will get a written reply confirming the appointment, who you will be speaking with and what the session covers. If you would rather check something first, the contact page reaches the same desk.
Start with one honest conversation about your week
Send a booking request describing what you would like help with, or read the consultation process first if you want to know exactly what happens before, during and after a session. The desk replies in writing on the next working day.
Nutritionist Booking Desk, 14 Triq il-Kbira, Sliema SLM 1540, Malta.