The manual Consultation Skills for Dietitians highlights how a professional can develop and cultivate a counseling approach, as well as adopt the appropriate counseling skills to overcome the communication difficulties faced by dietitians and those involved in helping clients change their dietary habits.

Effective communication is at the heart of both dietary practice and counseling. The counseling approach fosters an environment in which the individual receives information and learns how to apply it. Counseling skills are the tools to provide support during this process.

The book showcases how dietitians will be able to integrate the counseling approach and counseling skills into their work. In the revised second edition, an extensive section on patient interviewing has been included, which covers motivation assessment and the application of CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) theories, as well as a new section related to personal development that includes examples and discussion on issues of interprofessional communication and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Nutrition educators will find a useful tool in the book's exercises.

The author, Judy Gable, trained in dietetics before training as a counselor and has trained dietitians in communication skills for many years. She currently works as a certified counselor in primary care settings.