Penny Vlachou
BSc (Hons); MSc, PG cert (Hons)
Specialist areas:
Penny has 10 years of clinical experience as a Registered Dietitian and can empower you to implement dietary changes in simple and realistic steps and experience the positive difference in your quality of life. Our food choices are typically driven by our emotions, environment, and habits that we've created over time. Penny is flexible and person centred with her treatment approach, as no two recovery journeys are the same.
Penny offers up to date, comprehensive, evidence-based advice for both adolescents and adults, across several areas:
Background Information:
Penny has worked as a Lead Eating Disorders Dietitian with adult inpatients and outpatients with eating disorders since 2016. She also worked with a Digital healthcare company specialising in Diabetes and Weight Management, alongside her private practice, managing clients with various health concerns. She currently works as a Lead Eating Disorders Dietitian with children and adolescent outpatients in the NHS Glasgow team.
Penny has significant experience working with clients with may also have co existing difficulties such as anxiety, depression, OCD, mood difficulties, personality disorder, trauma, ensuring a holistic approach. If you are seeing a psychologist as well for your condition, they will be working closely with Penny to ensure an optimal for you treatment plan. Penny has received additional training in CBT, DBT and motivational interviewing which is integrated in her clinical practice.
Penny is registered with the Health Care Professions Council HCPC, British Dietetic Association. Penny is an active member of several specialist dietetic groups (Mental Health, Diabetes, Weight Management, Obesity and Weight Management) and regularly contributes with case study presentations, reviewing patient resources and policies.
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Testimonials
‘I have overall better understanding about my condition because of information received from Penny. She was knowledgeable, compassionate and helpful.’
‘The support offered was friendly, efficient and very educational - Penny was great and excellent at keeping me on track.’
'My experience of working with Penny was fantastic, and life altering in many ways. The service felt tailored towards my specific needs - the concerns and issues I raised were always explored further and worked on. Penny would often go above and beyond, sending me additional resources and supplementary guidance and advice outside of the sessions.'
‘Penny was always positive & encouraging in her feedback & never at all judgemental.’
'Very supportive without being intrusive. It was very helpful to have access to reliable, simple advice and support.’
‘I found Penny very easy to talk to and she truly cared which meant I was open and honest with how i was feeling, particularly when i was struggling.'
For more information or to arrange an appointment:
07715 405 307
Where to find us
67 Hilton Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 4HA
To book a consultation, please telephone 0800 690 6838.