Nutrition, food and behaviour change for people and organisations, grounded in psychology and lifestyle medicine.
BSc Psychology (first class). Level 5 Nutritional Therapy. Diploma in Public Health Practice, Imperial College London. Qualified lecturer. PhD candidate in Lifestyle Medicine. Project lead on an NIHR funded feasibility study.
For you
If you have tried to change how you eat before and it has not lasted, that is usually a sign the plan did not fit your life, not that you lack willpower. I work one-to-one on Zoom, starting from the foods you already like, and I write plans built for the week you actually have.
For your organisation
Workplace wellbeing, community cookery programmes, talks and demonstrations, and online courses for staff who cannot attend in person. Designed by someone who has taught for more than fifteen years and studied why habits hold and what to do to make them achievable and sustainable. Every programme comes with evaluation you can put in front of a funder or a board.
Also: Community programmes and Speaking and lecturing
Hello, I’m Kim.
I am a nutritionist and educator based in Northern Ireland. I came to this work through a first-class psychology degree and more than ten years of lecturing, and then through a period of burnout that taught me more about behaviour change than any textbook. Since 2018 I have worked with individuals, community groups, councils and employers on how people eat, and I am now completing a PhD in lifestyle medicine on how its principles can be put into everyday practice. I still cook every day, and I am still interested in why the sensible thing is so hard to keep doing. I fundamentally believe that food can, and should, be delicious and nutritious.
Not sure which door is yours? Email hello@kimclose.com and say so. Working that out is usually the first conversation.
Organisations I have worked with
Northern Ireland Public Health Agency · Education Authority · Ards and North Down Borough Council · Colin Glen Healthy Living Centre · Belfast Food Network · Food for the Brain Foundation · South Eastern Regional College