what is a health and well-being coach?
As a certified health & well-being coach, I am a behavior modification specialist who helps clients make lasting, positive behavior change that improves their health, vitality, joy and well-being. I use an evidence-based, client-centered change process model and tools developed by Duke Health & Well-Being designed to support you in making long-lasting, sustainable behavior change.
My role is to partner closely with you to co-create a highly personalized, success-oriented, realistic plan for living in alignment with your values and creating the healthy future YOU want for yourself, and then support and encourage you as you work toward your goals.
Through a structured partnership, we will work together to:
Realize your optimal health vision, whatever that might be for you, and connect it with your personal values
Holistically assess where you are now and where you'd like to be with your health
Identify your focus areas
Set measurable, actionable goals
Identify and overcome barriers, obstacles to change and limiting beliefs
Build and maintain motivation, momentum and confidence
Cultivate deeper self-awareness, discovery and trust
Uncover fresh insights on what works for you and what causes stagnation
Celebrate progress, build on successes and learn from failures
my approach
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Client-centered
Motivation for change is stronger when grounded in your own worldview, values and the context of your own complex life. Our work together is entirely driven by your unique health goals and your ultimate vision for your healthiest, happiest self, which helps us uncover impactful solutions and routines that work for you.
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Integrative
Your health is so much more than just physical well-being. It's about you as a whole person - your values, goals, work, balance, emotional wellness, fulfillment and life purpose. My approach acknowledges and addresses the interdependent roles of the mind, body and spirit in your overall health and well-being.
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Science-backed
I utilize a proven change process model developed by Duke Health & Well-Being that's rooted in research and clinical experience in the neuroscience of change and behavior change theories. Plus, it's been proven that using a process for change is more advantageous than random attempts at change.
COACHING SERVICES
discovery call
Perfect for anyone interested in or intrigued by health and well-being coaching who would like to learn more before proceeding. This complimentary 20-minute video or phone consultation provides an opportunity to meet each other, discuss what to expect, review my approach and style, identify your needs and ask and answer any questions. Coaching is an investment in yourself and your health and well-being so we want to ensure we’re the right fit to work together.
Please note, this is an introductory meeting and can only be booked once.
One-on-one coaching
No matter where you are on your health journey, my one-on-one coaching package helps you identify your personal health and wellness goals and create a clear path to reach them one step at a time, uncovering sustainable, long-term solutions along the way that work uniquely for YOU. Throughout the process of our three-month partnership, I’ll be your ally, mirror, support system and guide through the behavior change process, all while bringing a curious, nonjudgemental attitude, meeting you where you are now and deeply honoring your truths and innate capacity to change. Together, we’ll craft a solid foundation for you to continue building upon long after the end of our partnership.
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Continuous 3-month partnership
Six 1:1 virtual coaching sessions if meeting every other week OR 12 1:1 virtual coaching sessions if meeting every week
A highly detailed, co-created, personalized health plan
Unlimited email and text support along the way
Resources, worksheets and targeted tools
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Bi-weekly meetings (6 sessions) - $700
Weekly meetings (12 sessions) - $1,300
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To get started, please book a free discovery call with me using the black button below.
one-on-one Microsession
In a one-on-one microsession, I guide you through a condensed, abbreviated version of the change process model in a single session instead of over the course of three months. You will leave the session with an established focus, a clear goal, action steps to start on your own, a backup plan for obstacles that may arise and an accountability plan. It’s ideal for those who are short on time, have a specific upcoming challenge or life transition that they are looking for quick support on or are looking to try out coaching without a larger commitment.
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One 75-90 minute intensive session, conducted via phone or video calling
Co-created, personalized health plan based on your goals
Resources, worksheets and tools
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$120
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To get started, please book a free discovery call with me using the black button below.
FAQs
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Health & well-being coaches serve as guides through the complex behavior change process rather than experts who make recommendations on specifically what, when and how changes should happen. Unlike a healthcare professional, I am not an expert in a health-related field but rather, I am an expert in facilitating lasting, sustainable behavior change through a proven change process model that puts YOU at the center.
For example, while a doctor may diagnose you with pre-diabetes and recommend you lose 20 pounds in 3 months through a combination of nutritional and lifestyle changes, I will not make recommendations, suggestions, prescribe medication or give advice on what I think you should do. Instead, by utilizing motivational strategies and communications techniques informed by behavior change theory and providing resources, I will empower you to take a proactive role in your own health, choose your own health priorities based on what’s important to you and uncover and cultivate intrinsic motivation to work toward your goals. When people connect to their own reasons to change, on their own terms, they're more likely to succeed when compared with someone telling them what to do.
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No! You can work with a health and well-being coach whether or not you have a chronic condition. The World Health Organization defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease of infirmity." Studies have shown that health & well-being coaching leads to improved health outcomes for those with common chronic health conditions and can also greatly benefit anyone who has been partially successful or unsuccessful in making lasting changes to any area of their health, including:
Mind-body connection
Community and relationships
Physical environment
Nutrition and lifestyle
Sleep and rest
Physical activity and fitness
Mental and emotional well-being
Fulfillment and purpose
Spirituality
For example, health and well-being coaching might be for you if you've made and broken the same New Years resolution for years, are feeling stuck in a rut with your wellness routines, are navigating a life transition (no matter how big or small), are battling with limiting beliefs and negative self talk, are stuck in a cycle of yo-yo dieting, are seeking a better balance between your priorities, are feeling unfulfilled and uninspired, or know where you want to be with your health but not know to get there.
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Generally, progress toward change can be seen after 3 months. This is why I recommend my 1:1 coaching package
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