The TCN Clinic was opened in 2021 by Talia Cecchele, as a way of supporting lovely humans outside of her Hospital work. Starting as a solo practice, the clinic has since expanded with a team of specialist dietitians working in our virtual clinic. The TCN team is located across the UK and Europe which means we can support people located outside of London.
Clinic Team
Highly Specialist Dietitians
Talia Cecchele, Founder & Lead Dietitian
Interest area: disordered and emotional eating, period recovery
A passionate foodie and globe trotter, Talia packed up her bags and moved from Australia to the UK in 2018. Now calling London home, she opened the Talia Cecchele Nutrition (TCN) Clinic in 2021 and works part-time in the NHS as an Advanced Dietetic Practitioner in a CAMHS intensive community treatment ED service.
Talia has spent over a decade supporting people as a registered dietitian to improve their health and it was by chance that she fell into the specialist area of eating disorders. She has worked with hundreds of women and men to help them reverse the negative influence diet culture, nutrition misconceptions and fad diets have had on their relationship with food.
Talia has worked on eating disorder inpatient and day patient units for the last 9 years in both the public and private settings in the UK and Australia. She has also worked in public community/outpatient eating disorder clinics within this time, so has experience supporting people across the spectrum of inpatient through to outpatient settings which gives her a broad knowledge and skillset to be able to adapt her treatment approach to meet the needs of the people she is working with.
Talia offers a compassionate, empathetic and realistic approach to nutrition and her clinic team share this in common. She doesn't believe in restrictive diets (all the peanut butter please) and lives life by the mantra that change doesn't happen in your comfort zone! Give this big dreamer a bowl of porridge and an oat latte and she'll be ready to take on the world (or maybe just the latest influencer promoting a detox diet).
We asked Talia a few questions . Fun facts about me: > Sheep are my favourite animal! I used to carry around a toy called Lamby as a child! > I don’t like watermelon! So many people can’t understand it, but to me it tastes too “watery” > I knew that I wanted to be a dietitian since I was 15 > When I first moved to the UK, I lived in Wolverhampton! And then moved to London > When I was a teenager, I competed in Little Athletics at a State level for race walking Favourite foods: almond croissant, oat latte, pappardelle beef ragu, carrot cake with cream cheese icing, overnight oats Most recommended recovery resource: Sick Enough by Jennifer Gaudiani. Therapeutic style: non-judgmental, compassionate, tough-love (described by an old colleague of mine), inclusive and safe. Passions: > Travel! This was one of the main reasons I moved to the UK. I love exploring new countries, learning about different cultures and of course… food! > Is watching Friends from beginning to end almost 10 times a passion? > Supporting people to find food freedom, it is honestly the best feeling seeing people change their lives and ditch diet culture > Exploring different bakeries and finding the best almond croissant (just so you know, the best yet has been from a little town in Scotland and I don’t know the name as my friends went out and brought it back for me) Qualification & Further Training: Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics, Class 1 Honours (University of Wollongong) RAVES Workshop (Shane Jeffrey) Digestive Disorders & Eating Disorders (Marci RD) Understanding Blood Results for Dietitians & Nutritionists (MK Update) Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Masterclass (MCCAED) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Enhanced (CBT-E) Family Based Therapy (FBT) for Anorexia Nervosa Motivational Interviewing Certificate in Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics (RCH, Melbourne) The Non-Diet Approach & Advanced Counselling Skills
Specialist Dietitians
Beth has been working within the field of eating disorders for the last 8 years and as a specialist eating disorder dietitian since 2020. She has experience working in various settings, including inpatient and daycare services and has supported numerous individuals with eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and co-morbidities including OCD, orthorexic beliefs and compulsive exercise.
Beth has an in-depth understanding of the underlying complexities of eating disorders and the difficulties faced by individuals from a psychological and physical perspective. She prides herself on providing a safe and supportive space for her clients, with compassion being at the forefront of her clinical approach.
Beth combines expertise in clinical nutrition with a deep understanding of the underlying psychological factors contributing to eating disorders. This allows her to both meet clients where they are and provide a non-judgmental space, whilst ensuring the eating disorder is challenged, to support clients to find lasting recovery and rediscover freedom around food.
Beth Francois
Interest area: disordered eating, binge eating, anorexia & bulimia nervosa
We asked Beth a few questions Fun facts about me > I’m a netball player > I played the violin for 12 years – started aged 5 (you can imagine what that sounded like!) > I’m obsessed with miniature dachshunds and Italian greyhounds – don’t have either yet unfortunately! Favourite foods: olives, anything pistachio flavoured, Puttanescca pasta with loads of parmesan Most recommended recovery resource: How to Just Eat It, Laura Thomas Therapeutic style: compassionate, hopeful (will always believe in your recovery even when you don’t!), warm, honest (difficult to hear sometimes but can’t recover without honesty and authenticity!) Passions: > Amplifying the voices of marginalized communities & challenging systemic injustices > Bringing awareness to the insidious nature of diet culture and everything that comes with it > Sports documentaries – obsessed for some reason?! > Coffee & cake – definitely counts as a passion I think Qualification & Further Training: BSc Biomedical Sciences (University of Manchester) MSc Eating Disorders and Clinical Nutrition (UCL) PG Dip Dietetics (KCL) Advanced Dietetics in eating disorders (BDA) LCIE - Applying intuitive eating and non diet approaches in practice Gut Management in Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating (Sarah Elder & Kaitlin Colucci)
Dimitra Theodoraki
Dimitra is led by the idea that life is worth living well, with no food or body preoccupation, and full of joy in eating and moving. She uses a blend of her clinical experience in private practice and the NHS, as well as her expertise in nutrition, cognition, and physical activity.
Dimitra has a fun, compassionate, and collaborative style and makes her clients’ needs the priority in their therapy. She uses Motivational Interviewing to firstly bring insight into the roots of their reasoning. She then uses her Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills to help them break through the trap of dichotomous ‘black and white’ thinking, whilst resetting any unhelpful thinking patterns in disordered eating, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.
Dimitra gained experience in eating disorders through working at a CAMHS inpatient unit. Previously, she worked in mental health, medical and surgical wards. She has also worked at the UK’s leading Catering company, where she lectured at King’s College London, and created menus for patients and restaurants.
When she is not busy with her profession, you can find Dimitra dancing in her living room, camping on a deserted beach, watching a theatrical play, or laughing and crying with her beloved ones.
Interest area: disordered eating, binge eating, anorexia & bulimia nervosa
We asked Dimitra a few questions . Fun facts about me: > I have a lived experience of an eating disorder (anorexia nervosa) and recovered while at University > I like to move my body in similar ways I enjoyed when I was a child > I used to live in England for eight years, but the Greek weather won my heart > I’m a Dietitian, but I’m not very good at cooking Favourite foods: lentil soup, chocolate-nutty biscuits, any dip with bread Most recommended recovery resource: Just Eat It by Laura Thomas Therapeutic style: I like to think of myself as a dolphin in the sea of eating disorder recovery. I’ll guide the way when you need direction, I’ll actively listen to you when you need me to be next to you, and other times I’ll gently push you from the back to help you face your fears and claim your life back! Passions: put an end to diet culture, human bonds, mindfulness, nature Qualification & Further Training: Maudsley Model for Anorexia Nervosa Therapy Training (King's College London) Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Eating Disorders (EDRD Pro) Applying Intuitive Eating in Practice (London Centre of Intuitive Eating) Body Image Training (Marcy Evans) Management of Gut Disorders in Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders (Sarah Elder) Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Treatment in Eating Disorder Therapy (EDRD Pro) Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome & Eating Disorders (EDRD Pro) Sports Nutrition and Eating Disorders (EDRD Pro) Certified Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer (National Academy of Sports Medicine) The Effects of Social Media on Body Image (Maudsley Learning)
Elle is specialist eating disorder dietitian and sports dietitian with a deep passion for supporting young people and adults in their recovery from eating disorders and disordered eating. By combining her specialties in eating disorders and sports nutrition, Elle helps athletes who may be struggling with the performance and physical pressures associated with their sports.
Elle believes that improving performance doesn’t have to compromise health or damage relationships with food, and wants the ‘health and fitness’ industry to acknowledge that leanness and aesthetics do not determine health or performance!
Elle encompasses a compassionate and non-judgmental approach to helping clients heal their relationship with food and themselves and live a life free from restrictions. It is extremely important to Elle that she educates her clients about nutrition to help them navigate through the misinformation and learn to trust their own bodies again.
Elle has experience as the sole dietitian in an inpatient eating disorder unit and was involved in the care and treatment of acutely ill patients. She has experience working with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.
In her spare time, Elle can be found hopping on a plane home to visit family, planning a road trip (with coffee shop stops and snack breaks of course!) or at the gym.
Elle Kelly
Interest area: sports nutrition, RED-S & period recovery
We asked Elle a few questions . Fun facts about me > I’m from Ireland and moved to the UK on my own in 2017 > I can change a tyre (thanks Dad) > I can speak Irish > I grew up horse-riding and still love this (although that’s harder to do here in London!) > I love to travel and explore new places Favourite foods: bagels, gelato, anything spicy Most recommended recovery resource: Dr. Russ Haris, The Happiness Trap Audiobook- I love the tools and exercises that you can do by following the audiobook to help you to unhook from unhelpful thoughts Therapeutic style: compassionate, empathetic and encouraging… with lot’s of analogies, some better than each other, thrown in Passions: > Helping people find love and joy in their sport again > Making food freedom accessible and available to as many people as possible > Providing evidence based nutrition advice on social media to help dilute the BS that is out there > I love researching and writing articles > Cars > Coffee > Cooking and baking > I love being outdoors; I’m running, hiking or horse-riding any weekend Qualification & Further Training: UKAD clean sports advisor ISAK Level 1 Accredited Anthropometry Eating Disorders and Exercise CPD Building body confidence, self-esteem and resilience workshop (ED Conference 2022) Conducted a systematic review on the prevalence of ED’s in athletes
Sophi Buddo
Hailing from rural New Zealand, Sophi has a strong appreciation for how good food is grown. She is interested in the idea that being truly nourished is not only about what we eat but also our shared experiences, sense of community, life balance and our relationships with others and the natural world.
With 11 years of clinical experience, Sophi is a highly specialised Eating Disorder Dietitian in the NHS. She has worked alongside leaders in the field in a national adult eating disorder inpatient unit; day programme and outpatient clinic and is the lead dietitian for eating disorders and CAMHS. She has extensive experience working with both adults and young people with anorexia nervosa, atypical anorexia nervosa, ARFID, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa and disordered eating.
Sophi creates a calm and supportive environment and will meet you where you’re at. You can expect a non-judgemental and considered approach, finding ways of working that meet your individual needs. She acknowledges that the recovery process is not always linear and will work to help you use challenging moments as opportunities to learn and grow. She uses therapeutic skills grounded in motivational interviewing to draw on clients' existing strengths and helps them to connect with their goals and values along their recovery journey.
Sophi strongly believes that everyone who is struggling with eating difficulties deserves specialist support and the best chance for a full recovery.
Interest area: AN, BN, BED, pregnancy, disordered eating, neurodiversity
We asked Sophi a few questions . Fun facts about me: > I’m an amateur potter > I went to a NZ boxing academy at university > I learnt how to drive a tractor when I was thirteen Favourite foods: The humble crumpet, stone fruit Recommended recovery resource: ‘How to nourish yourself through an eating disorder’ by Wendy Sterling & Casey Crosby Therapeutic style: Open, calm and compassionate Passions: > Sustainability > Hiking, camping, – any excuse to head outdoors Qualifications and Training: Masters of Dietetics (MDiet), University of Otago BSc Human Nutrition & Foodservice Management, University of Otago Motivational Interviewing (MINT, SLaM) Eating Disorder Services for Adults Whole Team Training (SLaM) Eating Disorder for Dietitians (Leeds Beckett University) Advancing Dietetics in Eating Disorders (BDA) Nutritional management in Pregnancy (BDA) Dialectical Behavioural Therapy essentials (APT) Autism Spectrum Conditions and Awareness Training (CNWL) Knowledge and Understanding Framework Training for Complex Emotional Needs (CNWL) Guided Self Help (My Transitions)
Junior Dietitians
Grace is a newly registered eating disorders dietitian. Grace has just gotten started with her new career but her passion for supporting individuals with eating disorders has been present for a long time. Grace previously suffered with an eating disorder herself and knows first-hand how pervasive they can be. One of the main reasons Grace became a Dietitian was to show to her clients that recovery is possible!
Grace has ADHD and this has given her a unique understanding of the complex cross over between neurodiversity and eating disorders. Through her dietetic training Grace has a lot of experience working with ARFID and is an SOS trained feeding therapist. She is passionate about helping her ARFID clients expand on their food ranges!
Grace can work with clients of all ages, having worked with both adults and children in the NHS and currently works part-time on an adolescent specialist eating disorders unit. As a new Dietitian, she will be closely supported by Talia and the TCN team and is able to see clients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and disordered eating.
Grace Welch
Interest area: ARFID, Neurodiversity, Gender Affirming Care, Disordered eating, Binge Eating, Anorexia & Bulimia Nervosa
We asked Grace a few questions Fun facts about me - I have lived experience of an eating disorder (Bulimia) and recovered 10 years ago - I am proud to live a beautiful and glorious life in a bigger body - I love cooking and used to work in the restaurant industry for 10 years Favourite foods: Anything Italian, I am very lucky to be married to a man who owns an Italian Restaurant! Most recommended recovery resource: How to Just Eat It, Laura Thomas ( I know that it’s a popular one with our team ! ) Therapeutic style: Empathetic and Understanding. I will always try to see you as an individual and work hard to adapt my care, so you get the most out of our sessions. Passions: - Calling out weight stigma wherever I see it - Raising my children in a weight neutral and intuitive eating home - Too many other new “passions” ….I have adhd so I have a lot of passions for a very short amount of time ! Qualification & Further Training: Nutrition and Dietetics BSc RAVES Workshop (Shane Jeffrey) SOS Trained Feeding Therapist Applying Intuitive Eating and a Non-Diet Approach in Practice (2023), Advanced Counselling Skills (2023), Nutrition Counselling In Practice (2023). London Centre for Intuitive Eating Nutrition and Binge Eating Disorder Study Day (2024) The use of coaching skills in eating disorder practice (2024) Prescription to Intuition: Normalising Relationship to Food (2024). Sarah Elder Nutrition EDRD Pro - ‘Foundations : A Comprehensive Introduction to Eating Disorders (2024) RD’s for Neurodiversity - Embracing Neurodiversity and Weight-Inclusivity
Administration Team
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ON A SIDE NOTE...
We're serious about the quality of support we offer. All our Dietitian's are registered with the HCPC and BDA and undergo continuing professional development in their specialist area (eating disorders). Our Sports Nutritionists are also registered with SENr.
All clinic dietitians receive regular clinical supervision and you can be reassured that their approach to treatment and advice aligns with Talia's approach and the clinic ethos.
