Health Coaching

Mark Hyman, M.D.

“The number one obstacle people face on their journey toward better health is lack of support. Everyone wants to get healthy, but we all need someone to hold us accountable and ask the right questions. We need someone to cheer us on and help us create a plan to achieve our goals. That is where a coach with the right training and the heart of a teacher comes in.”

Change is hard!

When a practitioner makes a recommendation to change lifestyle habits, it can be difficult to accomplish on one’s own. It can seem overwhelming and there may be uncertainty about where to begin. A health coach offers a safe, supportive environment to explore health issues, find motivation, educate and provide the accountability to create lasting behavior change. Coaches partner with clients looking to enhance their well-being through self-directed lasting changes, aligned with their values. In the course of their work, health coaches display unconditional positive regard for their clients and a belief in their ability to change, honoring the fact that each client is an expert on their own life while ensuring that all interactions are respectful and non-judgmental.

Utilizing a holistic approach to health, Functional Medicine looks at not just the food on your plate, but also how you nourish yourself through other areas of your life, such as relationships, career, and spirituality. With this approach, a Functional Medicine Health Coach partners with individuals to build tiny habits and create sustainable behavior change in the areas of Diet, Stress, Sleep, Movement and Relationships. Whether it’s eliminating a food, managing stress, getting better sleep, prioritizing self-care or creating better boundaries in relationships, a health coach supports clients in activating internal strengths and external resources to make sustainable and healthy lifestyle behavior changes.

Health coaches use a client-centered approach wherein clients decide their goals, engage in self-discovery or active learning processes, and self-monitor behaviors to increase accountability, all within the context of an interpersonal relationship with a health coach. Whatever goal the client sets, the health coach ensures that they are supported until the desired outcome is achieved.

Evidence shows that patients have better clinical outcomes when a health coach is involved in the care process. A coach can work collaboratively with your practitioner to provide coordinated care or with you individually to address health issues and wellness goals.

  • "I went into my coaching experience feeling depleted and emotionally exhausted. I was mentally and physically drained from focusing all my energy on my loved ones and my corporate career. Everyone else came first. Through my work with Kelli, I realized that I had allowed myself to get lost. With her compassionate guidance, I have begun to put myself first in a healthy and empowering way. I'm working out regularly, making healthier food choices, and setting boundaries that work for me. I can feel positive change all around me and I'm motivated to keep it going!"

    Cynthia

  • "When I first began coaching my goal was to stop ignoring myself, lose weight and get rid of my brain fog. I was exhausted emotionally and physically and felt like my body was betraying me. Kelli helped me establish a self-care routine that began with the simple task of washing my face before bed. Caring for myself in small ways coupled with weekly accountability, empowered me to take on larger goals.  I went from not wanting to get off the couch to walking 3 miles a day. With Kelli's guidance and support, I began a 30-day elimination food plan, and lost 10 stubborn pounds in the process. Kelli opened my eyes to new possibilities and helped me approach challenges with a different point of view. I now have a better handle on my autoimmune disease, think more clearly, and enjoy newfound energy. I finally feel the sense of self-worth and empowerment that has escaped me my whole life. I started out totally depleted and now feel on top of the world."

    Stephanie

  • "As a nurturing and supportive health coach, Kelli has helped me to co-create wellness goals that have absolutely changed my life. I started coaching with her during a time of incredible change and was feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Kelli’s warm and nonjudgmental approach allowed me to dive into underlying issues blocking me from moving forward to take control of my health. Kelli can take complex situations and distill them down into clear and attainable steps, which increased my self-confidence to do more! She has a way of asking the perfect questions to guide me to the answers that are within ME, and as she whole-heartedly listens, she reminds me that I am the expert of my own life. But most of all, what makes Kelli so special is her authenticity. She shows her love and kindness in each interaction, helping me to live a more healthy and fulfilling life."

    Julie