Health and Wellness Coaching for Chronic Illness

Rita Thompson

National Board and Mayo Clinic-Certified Health and Wellness Coach

Chronic illness often requires lifestyle and behavior change, which is why Health and Wellness Coaching can be a helpful tool for people with chronic illness.

People with chronic illness often have a lot to manage between doctor’s appointments, movement practices, sleep hygiene modifications, and new dietary practices.

How can Health and Wellness Coaching support people with chronic illness?

Health and Wellness Coaching can help people with chronic illness to feel more confident in how they can implement a personal wellness plan using science-backed, behavior-driven lifestyle modification practices.

Health and Wellness Coaching is about coaching the individual, and not the illness itself. Health coaches do not give advice, prescribe a plan, or tell their clients what to do. The focus is not on disease treatment but rather, on improving one’s quality of life with whatever their given health circumstances are. ​