What can I expect from health coaching?
A Coach is a partner in your care team, coaches help guide your self-exploration to improve your overall health and well-being. Coaching partnerships require role and responsibility agreement. Read our health coaching agreement below.
What is a NBHWC (National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach) why work with a Nationally certified Health and Wellness coach?
National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches are coaches that have passed a rigorous final examination following their training program. The NBHWC is a trusted governing body that sets the international standard for the quality and qualifications of health coaching.
There are a lot of health coaches out there. Why would I want to work with a coach who is a registered nurse?
There are many gifted coaches working from a variety of backgrounds. However, as a health and wellness coach and also a Registered Nurses, I bring a unique combination of education and experience to health and wellness coaching. Coaching is a natural extension of nursing practice.
Our clinical expertise includes an understanding of both the science of the human body–in both disease and healthy states–and the daily health challenges that many people are living with. We are aware of the latest research regarding the stages of behavior change, the science of craving & addiction, the effect of mindfulness on the human brain, and the benefits of integrative practices. Just as importantly, we are grounded in the values of caring, healing, and compassion. The nursing profession is consistently rated #1 or #2 ‘most trusted professions’ regarding honesty and ethical practices — our professional licensing holds us to high standards of care.
What is the difference between therapy, counseling, and coaching?
Health and Wellness Coaches help identify strengths and values, help you focus on goal setting, help motivate, guide and support you to work towards your goals, support you to build the kind of life you wish to build. Health and wellness coaching with a coach who is a nurse is not therapy, counseling, or medical treatment.
Therapy, counseling, and coaching can all be beneficial, depending on the situation and the degree of emotional/psychological distress involved. In general, psychological counseling or therapy helps clients to recover from their past wounds and move towards the healing of distress and freedom from psychological pain. Progress tends to be slower, as the client is dealing with issues that are often subconscious and complicated. Coaching helps clients learn new skills and tools to build a more satisfying future. It focuses on hope and resilience and is goal-oriented towards healthy behavior change. Growth and progress tend to be more rapid and enjoyable.
What are typical issues that people focus on in coaching?
Working with a health coach has been shown to significantly increase the success rate for making health and life changes that last.
Many people have benefited from short-term support for things like:
- Healthier eating habits
- More regular fitness
- Mindful ways to manage daily stress
- Clarity and focus on life goals
- Navigating the challenges of chronic illness,
- Better self-care for busy people and caregivers.
What is Aromatherapy?
Aromatherapy is a complementary practice based on the use of the oils of extracted plants made by steaming or pressing various parts of the plant (flower, bark, leaves, or fruit). Essential Oils can be applied in a variety of ways including diffusing, sprays, roll-ons, and nasal atomizers. The therapeutic benefits noted includes improvement of certain psychological and physical ailments.
What is Energy Healing?
Energy Healing is a holistic practice where energy healers work with the universal life force energy of a person to help balance, harmonize, assist with healing and removing blockages from the body. Energy healing has been around for thousands of years, including Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Native American practice Healing Hands. Energy healing is a practice that is completely natural.
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