Health Coaching

What is Health Coaching?

Health coaching is a client-centered partnership that equips individuals with tools and skills to help them achieve their health goals. It is not therapy or counseling, but a flourishing, evidence-based field that can help patients and clients in medical facilities, schools and other organizations.

Due to the growing popularity of health coaching, many individuals may call themselves health coaches without proper education and/or a governing body that regulates their practices. Because of this, do your research before hiring any health coach. Perfect SoundnessTM follows the ethics and standards of the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), and that organization has partnerships with the National Board for Medical Examiners (NBME), the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), and the American Medical Association. Its mission is “to lead the advancement of health and wellness coaching by establishing professional standards and collaborative partnerships.”

What are some benefits of health coaching?

  • Improvement in one’s diet.
  • Incorporation of healthy habits (such as regular exercise).
  • Stress and life management.
  • Help with some health conditions and much more.
  1. American Medical Association [AMA] 2017 – 4 Reasons Why Health Coaching Works.
  2. Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] 2013 – Identification of patients who benefit most from a Health Coaching Program in Chronic Disease Management.
  3. Cleveland Clinic (2021) – Health Coaches: what they do and how they can help you.
  4. Harvard Health Publishing/Harvard Medical School (2020) – Health Coaching is Effective. Should You Try It?
  5. Mayo Clinic (2014) – The Effectiveness of Wellness Coaching for improving Quality of Life.
  6. PLOS One Journal (2020) – Health and Wellness Coaching positively impacts individuals with Chronic Pain and Pain-Related Interference.
  7. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (2017) 89-page download – The Effectiveness of Health Coaching.

If you are ready to make some changes in your life, contact me for a free virtual appointment.

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