Early career nutritionist online group: Mentor and supervision courses 2026
Find your tribe * Gain support * Build your toolkit
With NSNZ Registered Nutritionist Sheena Hendon
These group mentoring/supervision sessions provide nutrition practitioners with monthly sessions of accelerated post-graduate education and clinically relevant skill development. Join my 2026 STAGE ONE (Transition to Professional Personalised Nutrition Practice) and/or STAGE TWO (Advanced Personalised Nutrition & Complex Case Practice) online 10-month programme of like-minded professionals to develop your confidence, skills and knowledge.
Stage 1 course: Transition to professional personalised nutrition practice
This STAGE ONE group mentoring course is designed for new and early-career nutrition graduates who want structured support transitioning from study into confident, ethical, and sustainable personalised nutrition practice.
This 10-session online programme supports graduates in developing the practical skills, professional confidence, and applied clinical reasoning necessary to work safely and effectively with clients. A strong focus is placed on the scope of practice, ethical decision-making, communication, and real-world case work.
The bonus with these sessions is that you’ll find your tribe, gain professional support, and rapidly build a practice-ready toolkit you can use immediately with clients.
Please see more details of each session, plus course dates, below
Who is this programme for?
• Newly graduated nutritionists preparing to enter personalised nutrition practice
• Associate Registered Nutritionists transitioning from study into client work. practice (this course may be taken alongside sessions with your mentor or supervisor).
• Early career Registered Nutritionists (0–2 years in practice)
• Nutrition graduates wanting greater confidence with consultations, case reasoning, and professional boundaries
• Nutritionists changing scope or returning to practice
• Nutritionists trained overseas seeking NZ-context professional readiness
• Anyone wanting structured post-graduate mentoring in a supportive group environment
This personalised programme includes:
• 10 live online group mentoring sessions
• Access to session recordings if you cannot attend live
• Practice-focused learning rather than academic re-teaching
• Case discussions using real-world scenarios
• Opportunities to bring questions, challenges, and client cases
• Homework to support skill development between sessions
• Practical tools, templates, and frameworks you can use in practice
• Certificate for continued competency/mentoring/supervision hours with NSNZ
About your STAGE ONE programme
This programme provides:
• Accelerated post-graduate education focused on practice readiness
• A safe environment to ask questions and build confidence
• Support navigating the scope of practice, referrals, and ethical decision-making
• Skill development in consultation structure, assessment, and communication
• Collegial support and peer learning with like-minded practitioners
Progression from Stage 1 to Stage 2
Stage 1 (Transition to Professional Personalised Nutrition Practice) is designed to support graduates and early-career nutritionists to develop confidence, safe consultation skills, and a strong foundation for working with clients.
Stage 2 (Advanced Personalised Nutrition & Complex Case Practice) builds on this foundation and is intended for practitioners who are already seeing clients or who have completed Stage 1 (or equivalent). Stage 2 focuses on deeper case reasoning, managing complexity, advanced personalisation, and long-term professional sustainability, while remaining clearly within appropriate professional scope.
Participants are encouraged to complete Stage 1 before progressing to Stage 2 unless they already have sufficient experience in personalised nutrition practice. Please feel free to discuss this with me by emailing [email protected]
STAGE 2 Course: Advanced personalised nutrition & complex case practice
This advanced programme is designed for nutrition practitioners who are already seeing clients or who have completed Stage 1, or equivalent experience and want to deepen their clinical reasoning, confidence, and sustainability in practice.
This 10-session online programme focuses on more complex cases, advanced personalisation, ethical use of advanced tools, and long-term practitioner development, while remaining firmly within appropriate professional scope.
Who is this programme for?
•Nutritionists currently offering personalised nutrition consultations
• Graduates who have completed Stage 1 or equivalent supervision/experience
• Early-career practitioners wanting support with complex or overlapping cases
• Nutritionists seeking deeper confidence with case reasoning and prioritisation
• Practitioners wanting to refine supplement use, lab interpretation, and collaboration
• Nutritionists looking to build a sustainable, ethical long-term practice
The personalised programme includes:
• 10 live online advanced mentoring sessions
• Access to all recorded sessions
• Case-based learning with increasing complexity
• Peer discussion and reflective practice
• Advanced tools for assessment, reasoning, and client support
• Guidance on professional boundaries and ethical application
• Business and sustainability support for long-term practice
• Certificate for continued competency/supervision hours
About your STAGE TWO programme
This programme provides:
• Advanced post-graduate education focused on real-world complexity
• Structured reasoning frameworks for challenging cases
• Support navigating uncertainty, incomplete data, and client non-adherence
• Guidance on collaboration and referral pathways
• Peer supervision-style discussion and professional growth
Please see more details of each session, plus course dates, below
Your Mentor
Sheena Hendon is a qualified UK Dietitian, NSNZ Registered Nutritionist, as well as a Registered Naturopath and NLP practitioner with over 30 years of experience in private practice, health marketing and communications. She is also a trained supervisor and supervises and mentors a number of allied health professionals
Check out https://sheenahendonhealth.co.nz/about/ for more info
Investment & booking
STAGE 1 courses: Ten x one and a half-hour sessions: Total cost (including all materials) $299
STAGE 2 courses: Ten x two-hour sessions: Total cost (including all materials) $399
BOOK TODAY: To secure your place on the course, please visit https://form.jotform.com/221637682542863. Alternatively, if you have any questions, contact Sheena Hendon at [email protected]. Places are limited to ensure high-quality interaction and support.
Note: To help spread the payment load, payments may be made for five sessions at a time. Stage 1: 5 consecutive sessions = $150, Stage 2: 5 consecutive sessions = $200
Please pay:
Sheena Hendon Health
Bank: 03-0239-0023001-000
Use Name and REF: Online Course 2026 (Stage 1 or Stage 2) as your details
The Sessions 2026
Stage 1 COURSE TIMETABLE: TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL PERSONALISED NUTRITION PRACTICE
| Session | Date & Time (first week of each month, where possible) | Topic |
| 1 | Tuesday 17th Feb 6.30 – 8 pm | From Graduate to Practitioner – Career review session. Identify what you want, what you don’t want, and what’s stopping you. Developing your professional identity, clarifying the direction you wish to take, and building confidence as you transition from student to practitioner, while working with clients. |
| 2 | Tuesday 3rd March 6.30 – 8 pm | Book yourself Solid – Learn the fundamentals of ethical, effective marketing for nutrition practice, including defining your ideal client, clarifying your offer, and communicating your value with confidence. Covers personal branding, low-cost marketing strategies, advertising compliance, online visibility, and practical systems for attracting and booking clients. |
| 3 | Tuesday 7th April 6.30 – 8 pm | Running your clinic Consultation frameworks and templates. Goal setting and programme design: Translating assessment findings into realistic, staged nutrition plans that support adherence and sustainable change. Client Intake and Case History – Structuring a safe and effective client intake, identifying red flags, obtaining informed consent, and gathering relevant health information appropriately. |
| 4 | Tuesday5th May 6.30 – 8 pm | Nutrition Assessment in Practice – Practical approaches to diet analysis, lifestyle assessment, and data interpretation to support personalised nutrition planning. Includes: Person-centred and culturally responsive care (Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles), Competency development, Ethical and reflective practice (scope-appropriate, non-diagnostic) Applying nutrition research to individual clients, managing conflicting evidence, and avoiding overclaiming or unsupported recommendations. |
| 5 | Tuesday 2nd June 6.30 – 8 pm | Nutrition Nitty Gritty Reading blood tests (the basics) Clinical Nutrition in Practice Case studies: Practice what we have learnt in the past 5 sessions by going through case studies – those you have brought to the session, or a topic chosen for you |
| 6 | Tuesday 7th July 6.30 – 8 pm | Behaviour Change in your clients – Addressing resistance, low motivation, and relapse, and developing practical coaching strategies for long-term behaviour change. Motivational Interview Techniques (basics). Developing new habits/behaviours and stronger willpower Clinical Nutrition in Practice Case studies: Practice what we have learnt in the past 5 sessions by going through case studies – those you have brought to the session or a topic chosen for you (if we have time) |
| 7 | Tuesday 4th August 6.30 – 8 pm | Clinical Nutrition in Practice Case studies: Practice what we have learnt by going through case studies – those you have brought to the session or a topic chosen for you. |
| 8 | Tuesday 1st September 6.30 – 8 pm | Ethics, Scope & Referral – Clarifying professional boundaries, ethical decision-making, documentation standards, and appropriate referral processes. Culturally safe and inclusive nutrition practice in the NZ context, including Māori health perspectives and working with diverse populations. Clinical Nutrition in Practice Case studies: Practice what we have learnt in the past 5 sessions by going through case studies – those you have brought to the session, or a topic chosen for you |
| 9 | Tuesday 20th October 6.30 – 8 pm | Professional Communication – Developing confidence in client reports, progress notes, and effective communication with GPs, including GP referral letter writing. Clinical Nutrition in Practice Case studies: Practice what we have learnt in the past 5 sessions by going through case studies – those you have brought to the session, or a topic chosen for you |
| 10 | Tuesday 3rd November 6.30 – 8 pm | End-to-End Consultation – Applying learning through a full client case from intake to follow-up, with guided discussion, reflection, and next-step planning. |
STAGE 2 COURSE TIMETABLE: ADVANCED PERSONALISED NUTRITION & COMPLEX CASE PRACTICE
| Session | Date & Time (first week of each month, where possible) | Topic |
| 1 | Thursday 19th Feb 6.30 – 8.30 pm | Advanced Case Reasoning & Prioritisation – Analysing complex presentations, prioritising key issues and making sound nutrition decisions in multifactorial cases. Client communication. Advanced case study practise |
| 2 | Thursday 5th March 6.30 – 8.30 pm | Reading blood tests (The basics plus more advanced): Reading blood tests requires interpreting biochemical markers to evaluate nutrient status, metabolic function, and early signs of imbalance or disease. Discussion and evidence-based dietary approach to metabolic disease, including The Non diet approach to dieting Advanced case study practise |
| 3 | Thursday 9th April 6.30 – 8.30 pm | Metabolic Complexity in Practice – Advanced clinical reasoning around metabolic complexity (obesity, diabetes, cholesterol and triglyceride etc issues), enabling you to apply metabolic concepts safely, ethically, and within scope. Includes supporting clients using weight-management medications such as GLP-1 and dual agonists. Advanced case study practise |
| 4 | Thursday 7th May 6.30 – 8.30 pm | Session 4: Gut Health & Systems-Based Thinking: Developing a systems-based approach to assess gut health, identifying contributing factors, avoiding oversimplification and exploring Why Gut Health Is Rarely “Just the Gut”. The focus is on pattern recognition, contributing factors, prioritisation, and safety, rather than chasing diagnoses, tests, or symptom elimination alone. Advanced case study practise |
| 5 | Thursday 4th June 6.30 – 8.30 pm | Interprofessional Collaboration & Referral – Working effectively with GPs, dietitians, and other health professionals through clear communication and referral pathways. Case study practice Supplements in Practice: Safety, Evidence & Interactions – Many of your clients will be taking supplements, so we will learn to evaluate supplement evidence, safety considerations, interactions, and effective client communications. Advanced case study practise |
| 6 | Thursday 2nd July 6.30 – 8.30 pm | Session 6: Hormonal Health II – Perimenopause & Menopause: This session examines the hormonal transitions of perimenopause and menopause, with nutrition strategies to support symptom management, metabolic health, and long-term disease risk reduction. Advanced case study practise |
| 7 | Thursday 6th August 6.30 – 8.30 pm | Interprofessional Collaboration & Referral – Working effectively with GPs, dietitians, and other health professionals through clear communication and referral pathways. Case study practice Supplements in Practice: Safety, Evidence & Interactions – Many of your clients will be taking supplements, so we will learn to evaluate supplement evidence, safety considerations, interactions, and effective client communications. Case study practice |
| 8 | Thursday 3rdt September 6.30 – 8.30 pm | Behaviour Change in Complex Clients – Applying advanced behaviour change strategies for clients with entrenched habits, emotional barriers, or inconsistent engagement. Include basic motivation interview techniques |
| 9 | Thursday 22nd October 6.30 – 8.30 pm | Business, Boundaries & Practitioner Sustainability – Maintaining boundaries, managing workload, pricing considerations, and building a sustainable practice without burnout. |
| 10 | Thursday 5th November 6.30 – 8.30 pm | Complex Case Presentation, Reflection & Next Steps – An opportunity to present your complex cases for peer discussion, reflecting on professional growth, and identifying next steps for ongoing development. |