HEALTH & WELLNESS PARTNERS
At NUYU, we know that real, lasting change doesn't happen in isolation.
That's why we've built a community of trusted health and wellness professionals who share our values. No judgement, no one-size-fits-all thinking, just genuine expertise and a whole lot of heart.
These are the people you might meet along your NUYU journey. Specialists, practitioners, and passionate humans who, like us, believe that your goals are valid, your path is your own, and that the right support makes all the difference. They bring the knowledge; we all bring the care.
Because when it comes to your health and wellbeing, you deserve a whole team in your corner.
Help Yourself
Dietitians
Accredited Practising Dietitian
Alongside our medical team, NUYU clients have access to personalised nutrition support from Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), Dr Kerith Duncanson and her team.
Kerith understands that every person has a unique relationship with food, different health goals, and their own journey to better health. Her approach combines evidence-based nutrition care with empathy, helping clients develop sustainable eating habits that support long-term weight loss, improved health and lasting confidence.
Expertise with Empathy
Kerith brings extensive dietetic experience, along with advanced training in motivational interviewing and counselling. She and her team provide evidence-based nutrition support tailored to each individual’s needs. Beyond simply advising on nutrition, Kerith can guide NUYU clients to understand and optimise their relationship with food, make sustainable changes, and build the confidence to maintain new lifestyle habits for life.
Each of us has unique food preferences, and a different food journey. The aim is to build your kitbag of skills and resources to nurture new food-related habits - from purchasing food to meal prep, balancing energy and nutrient intake, mindful eating and meal-time routines.
Exclusive NUYU Client Support
As well as easy access to Kerith during NUYU clinic days and coffee mornings, NUYU clients can access additional dietetic support designed to maximise results and create sustainable, long-term change.
✓ Comprehensive nutrition assessment
✓ Personalised nutrition guide and recommendations
✓ Evidence-based strategies tailored to your goals and lifestyle
✓ Nutritional analysis and practical food education
✓ Resources, recipes and ongoing support
✓ Guidance to build healthy habits that last for life
Capital Chemist
Hamilton
Your Local NUYU Pharmacy Partner
Led by managing partner Amanda Ritzau and supported by pharmacists Tommy Metcalfe and Tim Mizzi, the Capital Chemist Hamilton team are friendly, experienced and genuinely invested in the wellbeing of every person who walks through their door. For NUYU clients, having a knowledgeable pharmacy team who understand medical weight loss medications means you have expert guidance right in your corner from day one.
Expert Support For Your Medication Journey
Starting a new medication can bring questions and the Capital Chemist team are here to help you navigate it with confidence. From understanding how to administer your medication correctly to managing injection site reactions and knowing what's normal versus what needs attention, their pharmacists are trained to provide clear, practical and reassuring support every step of the way.
A Welcoming Space For Everyone
Capital Chemist Hamilton is proudly multilingual and LGBTQIA+ friendly, offering a safe and inclusive environment for all members of the community. Located at 83 Beaumont Street Hamilton, they are conveniently placed to support your NUYU journey with the kind of personalised care and continuity that only a long-standing local pharmacy can offer.
One Tribe
A Whole-Body Approach To Weight Loss
One Tribe's team of experienced coaches bring serious credentials to the table, with expertise spanning nutrition planning, strength and conditioning, exercise science and weight loss programming. With trainers holding qualifications in Exercise and Sport Science and collectively bringing decades of industry experience, NUYU clients can feel confident they're in knowledgeable, capable hands. Whether you're just starting out or looking to push further, One Tribe's coaches meet you where you're at and programme around your goals.
More Than A Gym
Located on Hannell Street in Wickham, One Tribe is a bright, modern facility with state-of-the-art equipment, on-site physiotherapists, an infrared sauna, ice bath and a café to refuel after a session. For anyone on a medical weight loss journey, having access to recovery and rehabilitation support alongside structured training is a genuine advantage. The 24-hour access means it works around your life, not the other way around.
Safe, Inclusive and Real
One Tribe was built on the belief that all ages, sizes and shapes are welcome, no judgement, no ego, just people training hard and cheering harder. That kind of environment matters enormously when you're working through a transformation. For NUYU clients looking for a fitness community that gets it, One Tribe is exactly that.
Donna Gunn
At NUYU, we believe that the most powerful guides are the ones who've walked the road themselves. That's exactly why we're proud to have Donna Gunn of DG Fitness as part of our community.
Transformation From The Inside Out
Donna brings almost a decade of experience in personal training, health coaching and Rapid Transformational Therapy but what truly sets her apart is her lived experience. Having lost 75kg and rebuilt her relationship with food, movement and mindset from the ground up, Donna understands that weight is rarely just physical. It's emotional. It's layered. And it deserves to be treated that way.
A Holistic Approach To Strength
Donna's qualifications are as intentional as her philosophy, combining fitness training with Rapid Transformational Therapy (drawing on hypnotherapy, CBT, NLP and psychotherapy), integrative nutrition health coaching and ongoing study in hormones, neurodiversity and nervous system health. Her approach blends evidence-based training with bio-individual nutrition and deep personal growth work, because she knows that lasting change needs more than a workout plan. It needs the right tools, the right environment and someone in your corner who genuinely gets it.
A Safe Space To Change
Together with her partner Layth, Donna has built DG Fitness on trust, resilience and the belief that strength changes everything. For anyone navigating their NUYU journey who wants movement, mindset and momentum to work together, Donna is your person.
Manisha Fitness
Strength For Real Life
Established in 2022, Manisha Fitness is Hamilton's strength and conditioning centre built for busy people who want results that last. Their adaptable yet challenging programs are designed to fit real life, focusing on functional strength, mobility and stability. Whether you're just starting out or are a seasoned lifter, the programs grow with you and are built to support long-term health outcomes, not just short-term wins.
A Space Where Everyone Belongs
Manisha Fitness runs on one simple idea: no egos, everyone welcome. The professional coaching team have created a genuinely supportive and non-intimidating atmosphere where people show up as their full selves and keep coming back because of it. For anyone navigating a weight loss journey, that kind of environment isn't just nice to have, it's everything.
Movement That Works With Your Goals
Strength training is one of the most effective tools to support sustainable weight loss and Manisha Fitness understands how to program it in a way that complements your overall health journey. For NUYU clients looking to build strength, improve their metabolism and feel confident in their body as it changes, Manisha Fitness is exactly the kind of place you want in your corner.
Boogie Bounce
The Science Behind The Bounce
Boogie Bounce uses a mini trampoline and gravity as resistance, combining high intensity interval training principles with the unique benefits of rebounding. By dipping in and out of aerobic and anaerobic energy systems, your body achieves maximum calorie burn during the session and continues burning calories for up to three to sixteen hours afterwards. All of this while being low impact, protecting your joints and building muscle and bone density at the same time. For anyone on a medical weight loss journey, it's a genuinely powerful tool.
Results Without The Grind
Because rebounding harnesses gravity as resistance, you need less time to achieve significantly superior results compared to conventional exercises like jogging. Sessions run for just 30 to 45 minutes and deliver a full body cardiovascular workout that challenges your fitness, stimulates the lymphatic system and floods you with endorphins. No experience needed, every level welcome and every session designed to meet you exactly where you are.
Community, Energy and Pure Fun
Located at Adamstown Heights, Boogie Bounce has built something special beyond just the workout itself. It's a vibrant, welcoming community where the energy is high, the atmosphere is inclusive and cardio actually feels like something to look forward to. For NUYU clients looking for movement that supports their goals and lifts their mood, this is exactly it.
IKON Hair
Expertise You Can Trust
Ikon Hair is led by owner Bianca, who brings over 20 years of hairdressing experience and a creative pedigree that includes not one but two appearances at New York Fashion Week. The team invest heavily in ongoing education and staying current in their industry, ensuring every client receives nothing but the best. For NUYU clients ready to celebrate their transformation with a look that matches how far they've come, Ikon delivers.
A Philosophy That Aligns With Ours
What drew us to Ikon Hair is simple: their ethos mirrors our own. It's not about changing who you are, it's about becoming you, defined. Whether you're looking for a colour transformation, a new style, hair extensions or event styling, the Ikon team approach every client as an individual with their own unique vision of their best self.
The Finishing Touch To Your Transformation
Located on Darby Street in the heart of Newcastle, Ikon Hair is the kind of salon where you walk out feeling like a whole new version of yourself. And for our NUYU community, that feeling is everything.
Rejuv Skin & Body
Built From Passion, Delivered With Purpose
Rejuv Skin & Body was founded by Kel, a dermal therapist with over 18 years of experience and a story that's anything but ordinary. Kel built this clinic from the ground up while working in the mines, training, investing in TGA approved equipment and backing herself every step of the way. That same determination and dedication shows up in every treatment and every client interaction. This isn't your typical skin clinic and Kel wouldn't have it any other way.
A Team That Genuinely Cares
Kel is supported by Amanda, Senior Dermal Therapist, and Molly, Dermal Therapist, who both bring a calm, nurturing and holistic approach to every appointment. Molly brings a deep personal understanding of skin struggles and a love of skin science, while Amanda's soothing energy makes every treatment feel like a moment just for you. Together, the Rejuv team create personalised treatment plans tailored to your unique concerns and are genuinely invested in walking alongside you through every step of your skin journey.
Skin That Reflects Your Transformation
Significant weight loss can bring incredible changes but it can also bring new skin concerns including laxity, texture changes and loss of volume. Rejuv specialises in advanced non-invasive treatments designed to address exactly these kinds of concerns, from HIFU and skin tightening to advanced facials, pigmentation treatments and skin rejuvenation. Every treatment is tailored to you because no two skin journeys are the same.
A Plan, Not Just A Treatment
What sets Rejuv apart is their structured approach to skin health. Rather than one-off appointments, the team designs personalised treatment plans that combine proven treatments in the right sequence to deliver visible, long-term results. For NUYU clients looking to support and celebrate their transformation from the outside in, Rejuv offers a clear, considered pathway to feeling confident and completely yourself.
Avery
A Practice Built On Care
Located on Newcastle's historic Watt Street, Avery is a practice where clinical excellence, honesty and integrity are delivered with genuine warmth and respect. Dr Avery and his dedicated team understand that when you walk through their door, you're sharing your story, your hopes and your fears and they embrace all of it with compassion and understanding. For NUYU clients who have worked hard to reach their goals, that kind of environment matters enormously.
A Team That Walks Alongside You
What sets Avery apart is the quality of care that surrounds you at every stage of your journey. From your first consultation through to surgery and recovery, you are supported by a skilled and cohesive team of registered nurses, a dermal therapist, care coordinators and support staff who each play a meaningful role in making your experience seamless and personal. Authentic human connection is central to everything they do and you feel it from the moment you arrive.
Aesthetics That Complement Your Transformation
Beyond surgery, Avery Aesthetics offers a comprehensive range of medical aesthetic treatments addressing skin concerns including ageing, skin tone and texture, volume and scar optimisation. For NUYU clients looking to complement their weight loss journey with skin and aesthetic care, Avery's experienced registered nurses and dermal clinicians bring the same standard of clinical expertise and personal care to every treatment.
Where NUYU Journeys Can Continue To Evolve
For clients who have achieved significant weight loss and are considering the next chapter of their transformation, Avery offers a trusted, compassionate space to explore your options with confidence and care.
Kate Kohler
At NUYU, we understand that a weight loss journey is about so much more than the number on the scale. It's about reconnecting with yourself and feeling like you again. That's exactly why we're proud to have personal stylist Kate Kohler as part of our community.
Style As Part of Your Transformation
One of the most common and least talked about experiences after significant weight loss is opening your wardrobe and not knowing who you are anymore. Kate gets it. As a personal stylist, her whole approach is built around helping people find their spark again, creating a wardrobe that reflects who you are at your core so that getting dressed each day feels good, not overwhelming.
Confidence From The Outside In
Kate's styling services go far beyond shopping. She helps clients cut through the noise of trends and fast fashion to shop with intention, buying pieces that fit properly, feel exciting and actually get worn. For anyone whose body has changed through their NUYU journey, that kind of guidance is genuinely transformative. No more settling for things that don't fit or don't feel right. Just a wardrobe full of options that make you feel fabulous, exactly as you are.
Your Hype-Girl In Your Corner
Kate brings warmth, enthusiasm and a real gift for helping people reconnect with their confidence and sense of self. Whether it's refreshing your everyday wardrobe or putting together a head-to-toe look for a special occasion, Kate meets you where you are and helps you see what we already know. You are fabulous, exactly as you are. Sometimes you just need someone in your corner to remind you of that.
