What is health coaching?

Why would I need a Health Coach?


This is a great question as health coaching is a fairly new healthcare option.


Here’s an example ... Many people (including myself) have struggled with health ​challenges such as navigating menopause, body acceptance, food fears and ​intolerances, diet culture and more.


Our struggle to find a healthy, balanced relationship with food and our body is ​not due to lack of information. We can go online and find a plethora of ​information on our health concerns as well as medical advice and tools to help us ​meet our health goals.


So, with all that information at our fingertips, what gets in our way? We often get ​stuck when trying to actually implement beneficial changes into our lifestyle and ​maintain these changes long-term. This is where health coaching can help.


As an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, I partner with my clients to help them ​reach their health and wellness goals. Through individual sessions I guide my ​clients to figure out (for themselves) where they’re stuck — which often means ​examining other areas of life that could be affecting their health progress. I help ​my clients find personalized tools and strategies to benefit their unique lifestyle, ​way of learning, and desired health outcome.


I hope this lends a bit more clarity to health coaching. If not, reach out to me ​with any questions — I’d love to hear from you!


In addition ...


Defined by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching: Coaching is a ​specific methodology that enables long-term changes to behaviors and attitudes, ​which improve lifestyle choices, habits, and actions.

What can I expect from my Health Coach?


To help clarify my scope of practice, here are some of my Dos & Don’ts as a Health Coach:

What I Do:


  • Provide a safe space for my client to share and be heard;
  • Guide clients toward realizing a health pathway and lifestyle that works best ​for their unique bio-individuality;
  • Guide clients to find the personalized tools and strategies that work best for ​them in reaching their health goals;
  • Provide weekly follow-up support and additional resources;
  • Allow my client to navigate the direction in which they’re most comfortable ​exploring;
  • Support my client on a pathway to feeling empowered about their health.


What I Do Not Do:


  • Prescribe medications or supplements;
  • Prescribe diet plans;
  • Tell my clients what they should or must do in order to meet their goals;
  • Implement one-size-fits-all guidance into the health coaching program.