Frequently Asked Questions

What is Health and Wellness Coaching?

Health and Wellness coaches extend your provider’s reach by offering individualized guidance and support in implementing therapeutic plans and working through the day-to-day challenges that arise in a client’s journey toward health and well-being.

How Long Should I Anticipate Working with a Coach?

Depending on your goals and consistency, working with a coach from 2-6 months is average, with bi weekly visits. - For those wanting to invest in their lifestyle change, I’ve created bundle deals at a discounted rate.

  • 1 Session- $75

  • 3 Session Bundle - $195 - Breaks down to $65 per session

  • 6 Session Bundle - $360- Breaks down to $60 per session

Why isn’t coaching covered by insurance?

At the moment, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches can practice under a Category III Taxonomy code. That means that insurances are recognized as helpful in their system. Right now the codes are  in a “trial period. In 2025 they will re-visit the codes and hopefully move them into Category I which mean they will be reimbursable through insurance.

What’s the difference between coaching and therapy?

Both coaching and therapy provide therapeutic benefits for clients. A health and wellness coach does not assess, prescribe, diagnose, treat, or interpret results. Successful coaching process empowers clients to draw on internal strengths, develop self-knowledge, and embrace self-management strategies in order to make the often-challenging lifestyle changes necessary for optimal health.

What are the do’s and don’ts of health and wellness coaching?

Do’s:

  • Lets clients define their ideal of “optimal wellness as it applies to their life and support clients in defining a clear vision of where they want to go.

  • Help clients identify the changes they need to make in lifestyle habits

  • Help clients build confidence in their ability to make the desired changes

  • Encourage clients to set their own goals that are specific and achievable.

  • Help clients come up with strategies to overcome obstacles that might get in the way of their desired change. 

  • Inspire by truly believing in their client’s ability to change and imparting this belief

  • Encourage the client to take responsibility and make choices that they have come up with

  • Ask more questions than provide answers

  • Refer clients to appropriately trained health professionals for specific advise or consultation

  • Guide, advocate for, and support clients.

Don’ts:

  • Suggest what the client  should be doing such as prescribing meal plans or dietary modifications

  • Tell their client what steps are necessary

  • Encourage the client to adopt the coaches own nutritional philosophy, exercise program or other behavioral routine that they may be passionate about and has worked for them

  • Take on the responsibility of the client’s results and disempower them in any way

  • Judge a client by their own standards and beliefs

  • Coerce or control the client in any way

  • Use their own experience to influence the client to adopt any particular regime

  • Educate the client in an area that they are not suitably qualified to speak on

  • Modify or alter IFM Food plans, resources, etc.

  • Diagnose or treat symptoms or medical conditions

  • Prescribe, interpret, or recommend food plans, supplements, lab tests, or exercise programs.

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