Health & wellness coaches support 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.

-National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches

Jewel is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach.

The National Board Certification credential (NBC-HWC) represents the profession’s highest standard and was developed in collaboration with the National Board of Medical Examiners - the same entity that administers medical licensing exams to assess the knowledge of physicians in the United States.

This certification signifies a nationally recognized rigorous and comprehensive level of education that distinguishes NBC-HWCs from typical health coaches, providing clients with assurance of their advanced training and qualifications in the field of health and wellness coaching.

A mental health coach is a health coach who helps his or her client to make healthy behavioral changes in regard to the client’s mental health and general emotional wellness.

Jewel’s mental health coaching techniques draw on principles and practices from evidence-based therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)

-Lyra Health

A mental health coach may be a good fit for an individual who fits the following criteria:

• The mental and emotional health challenges you’re dealing with are on the mild end of the spectrum.

• You want to build healthy mental/emotional habits and advance your personal growth using a series of short-term goals.

• You want to improve your stress management, anxiety, burnout, or work-life balance

• You want help in clarifying your values, goals, and purpose.

• You’re interested in learning practical, actionable ways to address your personal and professional challenges.

• You’re willing to complete self-assessments, reading, journaling, or other simple tasks to help overcome personal challenges.

-Lyra Health

Mental health coaching may be a good fit for you if

• You want to build healthy mental/emotional habits and advance your personal growth using a series of short-term goals.

• You want to improve your stress management, anxiety, burnout, or work-life balance

• You want help in clarifying your values, goals, and purpose.

• You’re interested in learning practical, actionable ways to address your personal and professional challenges.

• You’re willing to complete self-assessments, reading, journaling, or other simple tasks to help overcome personal challenges.

-Lyra Health

Health coaches focus on helping clients establish better lifestyle habits.

Unlike physicians or nurse practitioners, health coaches in and of themselves do not have the medical authority to diagnose health disorders, treat illnesses, or prescribe medication.

Health coaches do often work ALONGSIDE these professionals to establish more holistic and well-rounded care for the client.

No. Mental health/emotional wellness coaches are not, in and of themselves, licensed mental health professionals. Professionals or psychotherapists such as psychologists and mental health counselors may typically treat and diagnose complex mental health disorders with professionals such as psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners having the additional authority to prescribe medication.

Mental health coaches may work ALONGSIDE these professionals to provide more holistic and well-rounded care to the client.

Nutrition and dietetics can play a major role in the overall mental and physical well-being of any client.

Dieticians and some types of nutritionists can create specific, nutrition-based guidelines for clients to address specific health issues. They can prescribe certain diets, specific meal plans. and supplement protocols based on client lab tests, as well as develop specific meal plans for clients to monitor symptoms, bloodwork, etc. They often care for individuals experiencing eating disorders, substance abuse issues, or medical conditions with symptoms that can be improved or managed with diet.

Health Coaches focus on a holistic approach to health, exploring all the other areas of a client’s life that affect well-being. They utilize goal-setting and accountability-based coaching strategies to help clients understand and address their health issues from a holistic perspective. Coaches can provide information on different types of diets and supplement options to explore, but do not prescribe these types of protocols to clients.

Health coaches can work ALONGSIDE nutrionists and dieticians to establish more holistic and well-rounded care for the client.

-Institute of Integrative Nutrition

No. Alway seek guidance from a licensed medical provider as necessary.