If you had told me in January 2007 that a poster on the wall of my local village hall would change the direction of my life, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. At the time, wellbeing coaching wasn’t part of some carefully thought-out career plan. In fact, I didn’t have much of a plan at…
If you’re considering training as a Health and Wellbeing Coach, one of the questions you’ll naturally want answered is how much you could earn once qualified. The answer depends partly on the career you want to build. Some coaches choose employment, while others build their own practice, work with businesses, run group programmes or bring…
Understanding the scope of practice is an important part of becoming a professional Health and Wellbeing Coach. Because coaching takes a whole-person approach to wellbeing, conversations may naturally include nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress, emotional wellbeing and other aspects of a client’s lifestyle. This can sometimes create uncertainty about where coaching ends and the work…
No. You do not need a psychology degree — or any university degree — to become a health and wellbeing coach in the UK. The behaviour-change theory and coaching methods you need, including motivational interviewing, habit formation, goal setting and structured coaching models such as GROW, are taught as part of professional coach training. You…
A health and wellbeing coach certification can lead to employed roles in NHS primary care, education, the charity and third sector, and corporate wellness, as well as to self-employment in private practice. Health and wellbeing coaching is now a recognised NHS role, employed directly within GP surgeries, and demand is growing across every sector as…
“I want to show up as my authentic self” is a phrase I hear constantly in my coaching sessions, across social media, and in self-help books, so much so that it feels as if this search for authenticity is the gold standard of personal growth. But what are we actually looking for? What does it…
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