Health Coach
What health coaching is (and isn’t)
As a Health Coach, I bring together years of experience as a Mental Health Nurse with a Master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology.
Health coaching sits where those two worlds meet: it takes the evidence-based science of what helps people flourish and applies it to the very real, very personal business of looking after your body.
I want to be upfront about what this is, and isn’t. I’m not able to diagnose, prescribe or treat a medical condition, and health coaching is never a substitute for medical care. What I can offer is dedicated, one-to-one support to help you take ownership of a health challenge, build habits that actually last, and feel less alone while you do it. If it becomes clear that a different kind of support, medical or therapeutic, would serve you better, I’ll say so and help you find the right place to go.
Who I work with
Taking care of our health has increasingly become something we’re expected to manage ourselves, and that can feel overwhelming when you’re navigating it alone, often while still trying to hold down a job, a family, or simply an ordinary week. I work with people managing a wide range of health challenges, including:
● Long Covid and its lingering effects on energy, concentration and daily life
● Weight loss, approached in a way that’s realistic and free of fad-diet thinking
● Nutrition, and finding an approach to food that genuinely fits your life
● Living well with chronic conditions
● Living well with chronic pain
● Adjusting to life after a major health diagnosis
● Living with cognitive impairment
How a programme works
Every programme starts with a careful, unhurried conversation about where you are and what you actually need, because no two people arrive at a health challenge the same way.
From there, we build a dedicated plan together, typically running over 6-8 weeks, with weekly one-to-one sessions, structured workbooks, so the work continues between our calls and not just during them.
This isn’t generic advice pulled from a template. My nursing background means I understand the clinical realities of what you’re dealing with, while my training in Positive Psychology means our sessions focus on your strengths, your values and what’s already working, rather than dwelling only on what’s going wrong. We look at motivation, resilience and the mindset shifts that make new habits stick, because willpower on its own rarely carries anyone through eight weeks of change.
My approach
Clients tell me I’m warm, straightforward and easy to be honest with, and I think that matters enormously here.
Health struggles are often tangled up with fear, frustration or grief, and I want our sessions to be a space where you can bring all of that, not just the practical side.
We’ll set goals that are genuinely yours, track what’s working, adjust what isn’t, and by the end you’ll have tools you can keep using long after our sessions finish.
Health coach FAQs
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Book a discovery call
If you’re managing a health challenge and want support that treats you as a whole person rather than a diagnosis, I’d love to hear from you.
Book a free discovery call and let’s talk about whether we’re a good fit.