Health Coaching

Making change is hard. Making sustainable change is even harder. Whether you are seeking to implement dietary changes recommended by a practitioner, finally following through with your own health goals, or just need some education about creating a healthy lifestyle, our health coach works with you to create and reach realistic, attainable goals.

What Is a Health Coach?

A health coach is someone who guides and supports you to help you achieve your optimal wellbeing. This is typically done through intent listening, understanding your current lifestyle, setting goals, and helping you to find — and maintain — your motivation to reach them. A health coach will work with you to co-create a plan with your goals in mind then support you every step along the way.

A common misconception is that your health coach just hands out a meal plan or exercise plan. Although there are certainly people who do these things, it should be reserved for registered dietitians and those with degrees in exercise science. When a plan is co-created, you find you are more invested in it, and it is something that you feel is attainable.

How Can a Health Coach Help?

• Educating about behavior change, diet, lifestyle, and other pillars of health
• Assisting in implementing care plans prescribed by healthcare providers
• Motivating using positive psychology
• Providing tools and accountability to implement changes
• Guiding through dietary changes
• Celebrating each success and encouraging forward progress
• Helping you maintain the progress you’ve already made, and for some, to dream even bigger and set higher goals

If all that sounds too “lofty” and you’re curious about the more nitty-gritty difference health coaching can make, this part is for you. Studies have shown that health coaching makes a big difference on patients’ physiological, behavioral, and psychological wellbeing, especially with weight management and increased physical activity. It’s also shown to have a positive impact on social life and mental health status.