Lessons Learned: What Health Coaches Wish They Knew Earlier in Their Careers
Industry veterans offer advice for aspiring health coaches.
What Is a health Coach?
Certified Health Coaches help individuals and groups achieve their health and wellness goals by providing trusted, science-based information, positive encouragement and motivation. Health coaches help clients change their lives, improving their physical health and overall well being. Through coaching, you create solutions that support genuine, lasting lifestyle changes. It’s more than just knowing the science behind nutrition and exercise, it’s understanding how to motivate coaching clients to live happier, healthier lives.
Characteristics of health Coaches
Passionate about Healthy Living
Natural Helpers
Strong Communicators
Lifelong learners
Why are Health Coaches Needed?
Now more than ever, our communities need support to adopt healthier behaviors, prevent diseases, and establish lifelong wellness habits. With 60% of Americans living with at least one chronic disease, the role of health coaches is essential in leading people towards improved health and a better future.
60% of Americans Live with At Least One Chronic Disease
Opportunities You’ll Discover as a Health Coach
Be an Entrepreneur
Drive an income with your passion for encouraging healthier living and make your work fit your life, not your life fit your work.
Discover New Job Opportunities
Join an organization that invests in health. A wide range of organizations are hiring Certified Health Coaches, including corporations, doctor offices, fitness centers, insurance companies, virtual coaching organizations, and many more.
Establish Yourself as a Speaker
Be the voice of health and wellness with speaking opportunities, reaching large and small audiences with valuable information that will open their eyes to improve their overall health.
Expand Your Existing Career
Grow your knowledge and broaden your opportunities by enhancing your offerings to current and future clients.
Specialized Wellness Coaching
Meet the needs of your most unique clients. Through a science-based education, you are better equipped to support those with food allergies, special needs, and other conditions with relevant information for their current stage of life.
Be a Virtual Health Coach
Reach more clients from anywhere in the world. Technology offers you the ability to work virtually with clients by phone, through video conferencing, or our proprietary online platform.
Are you ready to prevent health crises? inspire healthy behavioral change? enhance community health? provide personalized support and guidance?
Health Coach Training Programs
Whether you’re eager to start health coaching immediately, begin a path toward National Board Certification, or pursue both, a DSWI certification aligns with your coaching aspirations.
Health Coach
Certification
Health Coach Certification
$975 $780
6 weeks
Best for: Those looking to quickly launch their health coaching career through a specialty course, equipping them with fundamentals to excel in individual and group sessions, whether as entrepreneurs, part-time coaches, community organizers or group facilitators. Continuing education credits are available for a variety of professions.
20% off with code HCDSWI20
Promo ends 9/9/24
Master Health Coach Certification
$2,875
24 weeks + Self-Paced Practical Skills Assessment
Best for: Those seeking a comprehensive, hands-on training course using evidence-based coaching methods to facilitate lasting behavior changes in one-on-one settings, with a focus on the psychology of health coaching. Graduates fulfill program requirement to sit for National Board Certification Exam.
Health Coach Immersive Training Program
$3,475
30 weeks + Self-Paced Practical Skills Assessment
Best for: Those looking to start coaching in 6 weeks with a Health Coach Certification while pursuing their Master Health Coach Certification and National Board Certification credentials. This training starts with our Health Coach Training and then moves into our Master Training.
Our Accreditations & Approvals
The Dr. Sears Wellness Institute is an Accredited and Approved Health Coach Certification Program by leading organizations in the health and wellness industry. As a pioneer in health coaching, the institute is recognized for their outstanding education, resources and support.
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