Q: What is a health coach?

A: A Health Coach is a wellness professional whose main goal is to guide clients to reach their health and wellness goals, whether that’s sleeping better, boosting energy, weight loss, stress management, and so much more.  We help connect your doctor’s orders with real life (i.e., lose weight, decrease blood pressure, blood sugar, or inflammation, etc.).  We help you execute a plan to improve lifestyle and health in accordance with your individual goals and your health practitioner’s instructions. Using their nutrition and coaching education, Health Coaches help their clients discover which foods and lifestyle choices makes them feel best.

Q: What's the difference between working with a health coach and say, a doctor, a Registered Dietician, etc?

A: Health Coaches play an integral role in preventive care. As the health of the population continues to decline due to chronic disease, there are gaps that must be filled in the current healthcare system. Doctors receive less than 25 hours of nutrition training during their four years of medical school, and that’s if the school even requires nutrition programming (about 80% of medical schools have no such requirement). Doctors and physicians also have little time to spend with patients, who are left to figure out how to implement important lifestyle changes that are critical to improving their health.  Registered Dietitians are overseen by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and must therefore follow a certain set of guidelines in terms of the recommendations they can make to patients. While this ensures a certain level of standard practice, it leaves less room for individualized support and does not take into account the non-dietary aspects of life that facilitate or prevent healing (such as anxiety about work, lack of sleep or adequate hydration, or time for relaxation). Read this article from Harvard Health about the effectiveness of health coaching!

Q: What do you specialize in?

A: I am a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, 200-hr yoga/meditation instructor, and I have my advanced certification in hormonal health and I am best served to support you in your health journey with anything related to hormonal health, gut health, and the effects of stress/anxiety on the body (nervous system regulation). I have supported clients create healthier lifestyle habits with conditions such as PCOS, perimenopause, fertility, weight loss, trouble sleeping, PMS, fertility, gastrointestinal issues, and many women who just need help + accountability with their overall wellness. 

Q: What can I expect when working with you?

A: We will do a full audit of your health history, going back to your parents' health (if you have any of that information). We will go over your current health concerns (if any), your health goals, and then put together a course of action. Every client has unique needs, therefore every plan is different, but it might include a meal plan, exercise plan, meditation plan, and more. I do NOT do calorie counting and a big part of the work we will do together is helping you create a healthier relationship with food through building balanced meals + intuitive eating. We meet every 2 weeks (either in person, zoom or phone call) to check in and I'm available to you via text, voice note, Voxer or phone outside of those anytime during normal business hours. I'll be your biggest cheerleader in your journey!

Q: I am looking to lose weight. Is your health coaching right for me?

A: If you are just trying to lose weight quickly at any cost, the answer is probably no. I take a holistic approach with my clients and we will work on improving all areas of your health, to help you not only REACH a healthy weight, but MAINTAIN it for the long term. If creating healthier habits that support a healthy weight sounds like something you want, then it's a HECK YES!


Q: How do I know if health coaching is right for me?

A: If you are ready to go 100% in on your health this year, let's talk! Health coaching is an intimate and transformative experience. If you're ready to go ALL IN with your health, I invite you to apply to work with me!
If you're interested in health coaching, but right now is not the right time, you can subscribe to my email list at the bottom of the page to keep in touch with me!

Q: Can you tell me more about your credentials?

A: I am a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach (INHC), Certified International Health Coach (CIHC) and I have my advanced accreditation in hormonal health from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. As part of my schooling I had to study over 125 dietary theories,  listen to 400 lectures from thought leaders and practitioners in the health/wellness space, pass 4 tests, complete 6 health histories and participate in health coaching calls with an IIN health coach.
I am also a 200-hr Yoga/Meditation Instructor verified by the Yoga Alliance. 
View my credential verification here.