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wellbeing COllective
your wider village consulting in the TVAM space
TVAM offers a wellbeing community of perinatal and general practitioners offering health and wellbeing services directly from our consulting rooms and group space. To book in with one of these independent practitioners within our TVAM space please contact them directly from the information in their bio below.
Julia Benites
accredited practicing
dietician
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With over 12 years of experience, Julia is a dedicated Accredited Practising Dietitian committed to helping individuals develop a positive relationship with food and achieve their health goals. Holding a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, she has worked across private practice and public health, delivering evidence-based, person-centred care tailored to each client’s unique needs.
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Areas of Expertise
Julia specialises in:
✔ Women’s Health – Supporting hormonal balance, fertility, pregnancy, postnatal care, and overall well-being.
✔ Weight Management – Guiding individuals toward sustainable, long-term health outcomes.
✔ Gut Health – Addressing digestive concerns and enhancing overall gut function.
✔ Fussy Eating – Helping children and adults improve diet quality and develop a balanced approach to food.
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CONTACT:
web: https://juliabenitesdietitian.com/
email: juliabenitess@gmail.com
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BOOK:
https://julia-dietitian.square.site/
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Emely Begovic
fertility acupuncturist
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Dedicated to empowering women to achieve optimal health and wellbeing through an evidence-based, integrative approach to Traditional Chinese Medicine, with a focus on Fertility, Menopause, and Chinese Dietary Therapy.
Support spans natural conception, ART (IVF, IUI, FET), pregnancy, birth preparation, postnatal recovery, and menopause transitions, while also addressing stress, sleep, digestion, energy, and immunity to restore balance, vitality, and confidence in health choices.
Dr. Traditional Chinese Medicine | Acupuncturist | Chinese Medicine Practitioner BHSc (Acupuncture), Adv. Dip. Fertility Acupuncture
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CONTACT:
email: info@integrativechinesemedicine.com.au
insta: @fertility.acupuncturist
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The Lactation Collective
lactation consultants
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At The Lactation Collective, we’re here to support parents in Adelaide on their feeding and lactation journey - with care, compassion and expertise. We are Internationally Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) who offer gentle and personalised guidance. Let us help you feel confident, empowered, and supported - because every parent deserves care that truly meets them where they are.
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Antenatal Consults
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Initial Postnatal Consults
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Subsequent Consults
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Complete Lactation Support Package: from pregnancy to beyond
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Virtual/phone Consultations
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Postnatal Parent and Baby Groups starting 2026 - weekly session to be held at TVAM
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Antenatal Breastfeeding Group Education Classes - held at TVAM
IBCLC/RM
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CONTACT:
email: info.thelactationcollective@mail.com
phone: 0483 358 463​​
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BOOK:
web: https://www.thelactationcollective.com.au/contact-8
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Jess Hondow
clinical psychologist
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Jess is a Clinical Psychologist with close to twenty years experience in both private and public settings. For much of this time she has worked in health settings with people dealing with health challenges including traumatic injury, illness and chronic pain. For more than five years she has been developing a focus on working with people with a cancer diagnosis.
Jess also values the opportunity to work with family members are carers of those experiencing health challenges, and is also able to offer support to other health professionals to maintain their wellbeing, manage stress and prevent burnout or compassion fatigue. Jess is well versed in working with people through life transitions, as well as helping people to move through grief and loss.
Across all of her experience Jess has had a strong focus on harnessing personal strengths and sources of resilience to support adaptation and recovery. She works with people to help them attain quality of life in the areas important to them. Through her experience Jess has witnessed the powerful human ability to adapt, adjust and ultimately move towards acceptance of the often life changing challenges we are faced with.
Jess is known for her warm, approachable and genuine manner. She deeply values the professional relationships she forms with her clients and believes in the importance of understanding the whole person in order to provide truly person-centred care.
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Carmel Cantone
fertility dietician
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Meet Carmel — Fertility Dietitian Carmel Cantone is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and fertility nutrition expert who helps women and couples feel calm, clear, and confident on their path to pregnancy.
Combining advanced fertility nutrition training with her own lived fertility journey, Carmel offers a compassionate, evidence-based approach that supports every stage of conception — from trying to conceive naturally, to IVF preparation, egg and sperm quality, PCOS, endometriosis, recurrent loss, and unexplained infertility.
Her mission is simple: to turn overwhelming fertility information into clear, practical next steps that actually fit real life.
Clients work with Carmel for:
- Personalised fertility nutrition roadmaps
- Supplement and pathology reviews
- IVF and cycle-specific nutrition planning
- PCOS and endometriosis support
- Weight management (lifestyle, GLP-1, bariatric surgery)
- Emotional Eating Support
- Egg and sperm quality optimisation
- Inflammation and low-tox lifestyle strategies
- Women's Health and hormonal support
- Realistic food plans without perfection or overwhelm
With a warm, judgement-free style, Carmel creates a space where clients feel deeply supported, informed, and empowered. Book directly here at www.nutritionalyou.com.au, and be sure to check out her Fertility RoadMap Ebook Series as well!
