Clinical Nutrition Program
Clinical Nutrition Program
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Take advantage of this unique Black Friday 2026 offer. You receive the full Clinical Nutrition Program and its 10 certifications with 3 year access.
Think a career as a Clinical Nutritionist is out of reach because of the cost or the time commitment? This Black Friday, discover a more flexible, accessible pathway to build your expertise.
The Program at a Glance:
- 8 Core nutrition Specialisations: Develop your knowledge across eight key areas of clinical nutrition, from nutritional therapy and clinical weight loss to gut health, stress management, dietary supplementation and advanced research techniques.
- Advanced Clinical Skills Training and Practice: Complete 30 guided learning hours and 60 hours of independent practice focused on client sessions, consultation planning, communication and practical application.
- Behaviour Coaching Skills for Health and Nutrition Professionals: Develop your coaching skills through 40 guided learning hours and 40 hours of independent practice, with ICF Continuing Coach Education (CCE) accreditation.
- 1 Elective Specialisation: Deepen your knowledge in an additional area aligned with your professional interests.
- AI-powered Clinic Toolkit Pro: Access 35+ professional apps with unlimited seats, plus 700+ client resources to help you organise and support your client work.
- Live Client-Practice Masterclasses with Alex Ruani: Learn through demonstrations, client scenarios, group activities and opportunities to refine your communication and session-delivery skills.
- Flexible Online Learning: Study around your existing commitments, with the flexibility to plan your learning without putting your work or personal life on hold.
Please note: Private one-to-one sessions with Maurice Castelijn and the THSA team are not included. Optional support packages are available separately.
Learn how experienced practitioners think and work
By the end of the program, you’ll have developed knowledge and practical skills across clinical nutrition, personalised client support, behaviour coaching, specialist health areas and scientific research.
Clinical Nutrition Practice and Client Skills
1. Apply clinical nutrition skills to individual client needs
Apply clinical nutrition knowledge and personalisation strategies to support specialised health outcomes, including client assessment, nutrition planning, implementation and progress tracking.
2. Design and deliver structured nutrition programmes
Learn to create and deliver nutrition client programmes, structure a sequence of consultations, establish session themes and goals, conduct initial and ongoing sessions, and plan appropriate tasks for clients between appointments.
3. Develop your practical consultation skills
Strengthen your approach to client assessments, dietary planning, behaviour implementation and outcome tracking through feedback on your practical work.
4. Conduct nutrition risk assessments and recognise referral needs
Use health and nutrition risk assessments, discuss sensitive findings with clients, understand when to refer to a medical doctor or another qualified professional, and incorporate relevant biometrics and body composition measures into programme design.
5. Evaluate dietary patterns and nutritional adequacy
Assess clients’ past and current eating patterns, consider individual nutrient requirements, and develop evidence-based strategies to address nutritional insufficiencies, excesses and overall dietary adequacy.
6. Develop personalised nutrition recommendations
Create individualised dietary recommendations and work collaboratively with clients to revise nutrition plans and strategies so they can be implemented in everyday life, incorporating behaviour coaching techniques where appropriate.
7. Translate nutrition advice into everyday action
Plan practical implementation strategies, including meal planning, shopping lists, food label reading, food preparation guidance and other forms of tactical client support.
8. Monitor client progress and health outcomes
Establish appropriate tracking systems to monitor eating practices, progress towards client goals and relevant changes in health parameters, symptoms, body composition and other outcome measures.
9. Support clients with a range of health and wellbeing goals
Help clients work towards individual mental and physical health goals, which may include symptom management, weight management, stress resilience, gut and brain health, cancer risk reduction, healthy ageing, improved nutritional status and appropriate nutrient supplementation.
10. Recognise potential nutritional deficiencies and adapt plans
Identify potential nutritional deficiencies, develop and adjust personalised nutrition plans, support practical and behavioural implementation, and monitor changes in dietary practices and relevant health outcomes in cooperation with medical professionals where appropriate.
Scientific Foundations and Specialist Nutrition Knowledge
11. Understand human biology across the life cycle
Develop an understanding of molecular biology, human physiology, body systems and organs, and the role of nutrition in health and disease risk throughout life, from pregnancy and infancy through adulthood and later years.
12. Understand pathophysiology and physiological imbalances
Explore the causes and consequences of pathophysiological mechanisms, including biochemical and endocrinological imbalances relevant to health and nutrition.
13. Identify lifestyle factors that influence health
Recognise modifiable influences on health and wellbeing, including dietary and environmental factors, relationships, societal influences, attitudes and health-related practices.
14. Apply principles of lifestyle medicine
Understand the evidence and application of lifestyle medicine in clinical nutrition and medical practice, and recognise when and how to make appropriate lifestyle recommendations to support physical and mental wellbeing.
15. Apply nutrition science to weight management
Explore appetite neurochemistry, hunger hormones, food addiction and eating psychology, and understand how these concepts inform personalised weight management strategies, behavioural implementation, motivational tools, body composition monitoring and long-term weight maintenance.
16. Assess gut health and develop personalised strategies
Explore digestive discomfort, gut microbiota, intestinal hyperpermeability and the gut–brain axis. Learn to conduct gut health risk assessments and develop a structured, personalised four-step gut health plan to address relevant gastrointestinal concerns and support overall wellbeing.
17. Understand stress, mental wellbeing and resilience
Explore how psychological distress and perceived stressors influence health. Examine evidence-based coaching strategies to support resilience and coping skills, while recognising when collaboration with or referral to a psychological professional is appropriate.
18. Explore cancer biology, nutrition and healthy ageing
Investigate the metabolic and molecular basis of cancer biology, carcinogenesis, tumour development and human ageing. Examine dietary and lifestyle strategies relevant to cancer risk reduction and healthy ageing.
19. Understand safe and personalised supplementation
Develop the knowledge to consider appropriate supplementation for individual clients, including relevant doses, formulations and timing, while recognising risks such as toxicity, side effects, harmful combinations and contraindications.
Research, Evidence Evaluation and Misinformation
20. Evaluate scientific research and recognise misinformation
Apply advanced research techniques to investigate nutrition-related questions. Learn to identify and use reputable databases and sources, review and critique scientific papers, navigate conflicting information, and recognise and counter misinformation risks — supporting safer nutrition practices and more responsible health communication.