Enhance your coaching efficacy with new skills in these affordable multi-week classes. Deepen Your Coaching Efficacy With New Skills Design Coaching Continuing Education Update Facilitator: Angela Miller Barton Date/time: 4 p.m. ET Thursday, August 13 At Wellcoaches, we make it easy for coaches to earn continuing education all year long. From our membership program and multi-week courses to workshops, on-demand content, and advanced training, there's something for every stage of your professional journey. And the best part? Many of our courses are valuable for a range of professionals, not just coaches. Discover what's coming up over the next couple of months — this is a free, open session for everyone. Facilitator: Seena Haines Workshop Rewriting the Inner Narrative: Coaching with Positive Intelligence Register Today! Dates/time: 7-8:30 p.m. ET Thursday, September 17 and 24 Course fee: $199 CEUs: Wellcoaches 3, NBHWC approval pending This two-part series equips coaches to help clients move from recognizing unhelpful inner patterns to intentionally choosing how they think, respond, and act — building mental fitness for sustainable, values-aligned change. Part 1 — Shift the Inner Dialogue An introduction to Positive Intelligence core principles, with a focus on identifying saboteur patterns in coaching conversations. Participants will explore how saboteurs shape thoughts, emotions, and behaviors — and how to help clients build awareness and strengthen mental fitness as a foundation for change. Participants will be able to: Identify common saboteur patterns that interfere with client insight, decision-making, and progress Explain the concept of mental fitness (PQ) across thoughts, emotions, and behaviors Apply coaching questions to help clients interrupt saboteur-driven patterns Part 2 — Activate the Sage Building on Part 1, this session focuses on helping coaches guide clients toward more intentional, values-aligned responses. Participants will explore how to activate sage perspectives in coaching conversations to support clarity, resilience, and purposeful action — shifting clients from reactivity to choice. Participants will be able to: Describe core sage perspectives and how they support more adaptive, intentional responses Differentiate between saboteur-driven reactions and sage-based responses in coaching conversations Apply coaching strategies that activate sage perspectives to support values-aligned action and sustainable change Group Coaching Basics Register Today! Facilitator: Michael Scholtz Dates/time: Noon- 1:30 p.m. ET Wednesdays, September 23-October 28 Course fee: $500 CEUs: Wellcoaches 9, ACSM 9, NCHEC 9, NBHWC 9 Group coaching is a win-win-win. You expand your reach. Your clients gain access to more affordable, high-quality coaching. And everyone benefits from the energy, accountability, and creative power of a supportive community. This 6-week course equips you with the skills to build and lead a thriving group coaching practice — from designing your program and managing group dynamics to marketing with confidence. You'll deepen your core coaching competencies while learning how to apply them in the dynamic, multi-voice environment of a group. What you'll learn: What group coaching is and how it differs from individual coaching How to design a successful group coaching program The logistics of group coaching — group size, session length, pricing, and more How to facilitate group dynamics with skill and intention How to market your group coaching offerings effectively Facilitator: Michael Scholtz Nature-Based Coaching: Using the power of the natural world to help heal, inspire, and challenge Register today! Offered next in summer 2027 CEUs: Wellcoaches 6, NBHWC 6, ACSM 6, NCHEC 6 Want to learn more? Watch this informational sessio n hosted by Facilitator Michael Scholtz. This course explores the growing body of scientific evidence demonstrating the powerful effects of nature on emotional and physical well-being. From exposure to beneficial soil microbes, to inhaling the aromatics of plants and trees, to listening to birdsong, nature has measurable and meaningful impacts on our health. We will review compelling research and discuss practical, coach-ready strategies to help clients reconnect with nature in ways that soothe, restore, and heal. Beyond its health benefits, nature can also serve as a catalyst for inspiration and growth. Time outdoors can help clients access positive emotions that broaden perspective, spark creativity, and reveal untapped strengths and resources. Nature also offers a natural arena for challenge and adventure—experiences that build resilience, confidence, and personal expansion. Together, we’ll explore how to help clients design growth-promoting outdoor experiences that align with their goals and values. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Describe the scientific evidence supporting nature’s impact on physical and emotional well-being. Share practical tools and resources that help clients engage with the healing aspects of the outdoors. Explain how nature fosters inspiration, creativity, and expanded vision. Guide clients in using nature-based experiences to access positive emotion and a sense of possibility. Group Coaching Basics Nature-Based Coaching RewritingInnerNarrative

Wellcoaches training is science-based & innovative health, wellness and personal coach training. Flexible options ranging from in-person to 100% on-line. Endorsed by American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Coach Training. Life-changing. Evidence-based. Coaching excellence. Become a National Board Certified Coach & Become an ICF Credentialed Coach Free Information Session Register and Get Started Train where coaching science began - and history is still being made. 24 peer-reviewed studies. The field's textbook. CEO Co-Founder of the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching and the Institute of Coaching. 94% board exam pass rate. And the first AI Coach Assistant . Video didn't open? View it here . Register for classes now Register for a free information session 1. Begin with Wellcoaches Health & Well-being Coach Training & Certification Foundational coach track for those who want to master coaching competencies. There are three pathways: Certified Health and Well-being Coach (a Wellcoach®) Certified Health and Well-being Coach with a Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine Requirements, Costs & Timelines Register for a free information session 2. Next, earn the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching Certification Once you have achieved the Wellcoaches Certification, you may be eligible to become a National Board Certified - Health and Wellness Coach. Requirements, Costs & Timelines 3. Then, earn the International Coaching Federation Certification Once you have achieved the Wellcoaches Certification and completed our Advanced Coach Training and Certification, you may be eligible to earn an ICF Certification. Requirements, Costs & Timelines When you invest in a coaching credential, you want to know it means something. Wellcoaches is the school behind the science, the textbook, the national standards, and the future of the profession — so your credential carries weight from day one. Register Now Get more info Why Wellcoaches The Science of Coaching How Coaching Works Coaching Excellence We collaborate with partners, including the American College of Sports Medicine and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, to help everyone who works in healthcare and wellness learn how to coach to improve health, well-being, and quality of life. We are also an approved training program for the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching. Together, let's create a world where everyone welcomes change, enjoys growth, and is good at both. Statistically significant positive outcomes 211 coaches, 31,060 patients/clients, 128,676 coaching sessions The Wellcoaches Protocol of health/well-being coaching is the most thoroughly tested coaching protocol in the healthcare and well-being domains, resulting in positive, statistically significant outcomes in all 24 peer-reviewed studies . Wellcoaches Research How Coaching Works video The Science of Coaching Learn More About Your AI Coach Assistant Testimonials I studied Athletic Training in my undergraduate years, then went on to become a graduate assistant where I was able to use my athletic training skills as a Certified ATC while obtaining my Master’s Degree in Human Services: Health and Wellness. I chose Wellcoaches for my road to the NBHWC because I really wanted to be a part of the best of the best! I wanted a program that really cared for its student success, was life and health-changing for future clients, and used evidence-based practice and research while always being open to learning! I’m in Module 2 currently and so far, Wellcoaches has far exceeded my expectations! Nicole Dowman Continuing Education For coaches: ICF and NBHWC For physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants: AAFP For health educators: NCHEC For RNs, APRNs, and LPNs: ANCC For exercise science professionals: ACE , ACSM and NASM For RDs, RDNs, DTRs and NDTRs: CDR I'm a Physician. Is coaching right for me? I'm a Nurse. Is coaching right for me? Get Hired. 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For only $30 per month, our Wellcoaches Membership enables you to be a confident, masterful, and successful coach. Learn more about membership benefits. Become a Member - A Community of Thousands Three Ways to Join! Wellcoaches Membership includes several one-hour classes each month on: Business development class (classes such as creating policies and procedures in your business, how to be HIPAA compliant, etc.) Coaching specialty (highlighting topics such as cognitive resilience, mindfulness in coaching sessions, etc.) Coaching skills in action (Each month, a specific theory, skill, or approach will be highlighted by a Wellcoaches faculty member to help coaches continue to hone their abilities.) These sessions will include a detailed review time followed by a coaching demonstration that utilizes the skill or theory covered.) Access a recorded library of more than 200 past member classes. Earn continuing education credits when participating in monthly Member Classes. Coaches can earn credit toward Wellcoaches recertification (or other organizations' credential renewal). Purchase monthly subscription Purchase Unlimited Membership Purchase annual subscription How to Enroll Join Membership Upcoming Classes Here are the classes our members will enjoy in August! * Grand Rounds- The Productivity Illusion: A Coach's Guide to Procrastivity with Barrett McBride * Coaching Skills in Action: Live Coaching Supervision with Simon Matthews * Stocking the Pantry: Resilience in Uncertain Times with Jami Scholl * August Coach Chat Be Our Guest! Each month, Wellcoaches offers an open member class. This is a chance to experience a session and learn more about membership and coaching. Grand Rounds The Productivity Illusion: A Coach's Guide to Procrastivity With Barrett McBride 2-3 p.m. ET Wednesday, August 12 Register for free session Registration with Education Credit ($10) Open Member Class Want to Know More? Join us for our Monthly Membership Update. This session is open to members and those interested in membership. It's a great way to ask questions, request class topics, and learn more about the program. For more information, contact Angela Miller Barton at amillerbarton@wellcoaches.com or call 866-932-6224 ext. 715 JOIN US Our next membership update is at 9 a.m. ET Tuesday, September 1. If you cannot attend live, go ahead and register. We will email you the recording. Monthly Membership Updates Wellcoaches Membership The science foundation for mindset and behavior change is growing and evolving quickly. Our Wellcoaches Membership enables you to be a confident, masterful, and successful coach: be well-informed and up to date upgrade your skills continually expand your tools and resources be inspired by thought leaders get support in building a coaching business earn continuing education credits Our Membership provides an affordable, cost-effective option for National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches to earn continuing education hours each month for courses that meet their continuing education content requirements. Sample Classes You're Certified, Now What? with Cynthia Luna, NBC-HWC How to Have a Good Day with best-selling author Caroline Webb Coaching Demonstration with Michael Scholtz, Wellcoaches Faculty, PCC, NBC-HWC Why are Contracts and Terms the Foundations you Need for your Coaching Business? with Sarah Waldbuesser, Esq., NBC-HWC Business Start-up Membership subscription also includes: Monthly business development classes focused on key topics important to the entrepreneur coach Once you become a Certified Wellcoach®, your membership provides the additional benefit of using Wellcoaches-branded tools: 1. Wellcoaches marketing website for your coaching business 2. Listing in Find-a-Wellness Coach search option 3. Use of the Wellcoach trademark 4. Wellcoach email address 5. Networking with other coaches for support, business building and practice Each month, one of our Wellcoaches facilitators, or seasoned coaches, will host a member class highlighting what they view as best skills, techniques and tips for becoming an even more masterful coach. Each session will include a live coaching demonstration. Coaching Demos Help Clients Find You Our Certified Wellcoach® Members are listed at the "Find-a-Coach" site, a searchable page that enables potential clients to search for coaches by name, state, zip code, licenses, education, price, specialities and certifications. The search links to a uniquely branded marketing site for you to share more about your unique talents and skills. Start growing your coaching business today. Wellcoaches has partnered with RoundTable Health to help provide business support to our coaches! RoundTable Health helps health, wellness & life coaches create successful businesses and get a steady stream of new clients. Through their online courses, guided group coaching, and 1:1 business mentorship with industry experts, you’ll gain the exact tools, strategies, and support needed to attract clients, deliver impactful services, and build long-term stability in your business.Our Wellcoaches' members will receive a 25% discount on RoundTable Health offerings, both live and recorded options. Wellcoaches has also partnered with Zoee , a coaching business platform built specifically for the practicing professional. Scheduling, secure client messaging, video sessions, packages and subscriptions, invoicing, intake, and progress tracking — integrated into a single workflow designed around how coaches actually deliver care. You practice at the highest standard of evidence-based coaching. The platforms supporting that work should meet the same bar. What this means for you: A coaching business platform purpose-built for solo and small-team practitioners — not adapted from a generic CRM. 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Karla Arancibia, MD, MPH CHEF Coaching Faculty Karla Arancibia is a lifestyle medicine physician and health and wellness and culinary coach providing services in Latin America, Europe and the United States. She is the co-founder of the Latin American Lifestyle Medicine Association (LALMA). She is a graduate of the CHEF Coaching program and is co-founder of the Lifestyle Medicine Clinics in Latin America and owns her own health and wellness coaching practice Healthview Lifestyle Institute in the U.S. Karla has also served as professor at Ricardo Palma University in the first accredited specialty in Lifestyle Medicine in Latin America for physicians and health professionals, where she was director of the culinary medicine workshops. She has been a speaker at several international symposiums, on radio, and on television. Jane Barg, NBC-HWC, Chef CHEF Coaching Faculty Jane Barg is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness coach and a chef. She received her health coach training from Duke Integrative Medicine, Durham, NC. Jane oversees the education for the CHEF Coaching Program and serves as a member of the program faculty. She provides patient education as part of the CHEF Coaching study. In her private practice, Jane works with individuals and groups to help them make the changes needed to live healthier lives. She offers both culinary and health coaching programs in person and remotely. She is the founder of the Artful Palate catering company and has taught culinary classes in the Philadelphia region. Laura Klein, MBA, Chef, Health Coach CHEF Coaching Faculty Laura Klein is the owner of Well Seasoned Coaching and faculty for the CHEF Coaching program. As a Culinary Coach, Laura focuses on the challenges of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in today’s busy world. Through a combination of nutrition education, healthy goal setting and home cooking skills Laura helps her clients achieve their wellness goals. Laura’s coaching credentials include certifications from the Coaches Training Institute, Wellcoaches, The American Council on Exercise and Genavix Wellness Corporation. Additionally, Laura holds a certificate in culinary nutrition from the Natural Gourmet Institute and is a graduate of the CHEF Coaching program and the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. Laura collaborates with physicians to teach healthy cooking classes to their patients and the public, both live and virtually. Laura is also a chef instructor at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. Rani Polak, MD, Chef, MBA, ICF-PCC Director, CHEF Coaching Program Culinary Medicine Training Lead, Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health Dr. Rani Polak is the founding director of both the Culinary Healthcare Education Fundamentals (CHEF) Coaching program at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, and the Center of Lifestyle Medicine at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. His work, alongside lipid clinical care, focuses on translational research related to the Culinary Coaching method, which combines culinary training with health coaching principles. Dr. Polak is the principal investigator of the Culinary Coaching research group, which was the first to demonstrate the impact of a culinary medicine intervention on weight in a bi-center randomized controlled trial. After over a decade at Harvard Medical School, he now leads the CHEF Coaching program through Wellcoaches and directs culinary medicine training through the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, helping to disseminate culinary medicine to thousands of clinicians and health coaches worldwide. Dr. Polak’s work has been featured in many media outlets, including Scientific American, the International Herald Tribune, U.S. News & World Report, and USA Today.

Our CDR continuing education courses are for: Registered Dietitians (RD) Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR), and Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR) If you're seeking to expand industry knowledge and meet your professional development requirements in the nutrition field, our courses are for you! Our teachings are evidence-based and will lead you and your clients to feel confident, inspired, and ready to take action. View our CDR approved courses below. CDR Continuing Education Courses for Dietitians Core Coach Training: Module 1 - Cohorts prior to July 2026 - 27.5 CPEUs Cohorts after July 2026- 38.75 Attend in our virtual classroom with real-time instruction Wellcoaches supports dietitians throughout their careers by providing high-quality, engaging continuing education that meets CDR accreditation standards. Completion of Module 1 (including 100% attendance, completion of all lesson feedback surveys and a score of 80% or greater on quizzes) is required for course completion and to receive a Certificate of Attendance. See all upcoming classes. Lesson topics include:​ ​​Differentiating the coach from the expert How to establish growth-promoting relationships Coaching presence Expressing compassion through empathy Building positive emotions for resilience Eliciting motivation Building self-efficacy Readiness to change Building powerful visions Crafting designs for behavior experiments Creating generative (ah-ha!) moments Appreciative goal review Coaching habits e-course "I personally had such an amazing experience, I honestly didn’t want it to end! Thank you for your time and dedication to our training. You created a welcoming and comforting environment for all of us, which I believe was a crucial part of the training success and how we all felt as participants. I am very excited to have had this opportunity and look forward to continuing to grow and expand my knowledge in the coaching area. I also hope to continue working with you!" - Erica Cook, Wellness Program Coordinator, Clinical Exercise Physiologist Core Coach Training: Module 2 - Cohorts after July 2026 - 19.25 CPEUs Module 2 consists of 9 courses designed to deepen your coaching skills through demonstration, practice, and real-world application. You'll begin by strengthening core coaching abilities through hands-on practice in Organizing Your Emotions, Organizing Your Mind 1 and 2, Wellness Visions, and Generative Moments. These classes explore strategies based on brain science, steps based on coaching science, habits based on self science plus help develop the student's awareness of the connection between emotions and needs, while taking a new look at additional ways to create visions with clients that enable them to tap into the most creative process for creating a picture of their best life From there, you'll build the skills to support the whole patient — developing awareness of mental health conditions, cultural dynamics, and the broader environmental forces that shape health behaviors. You'll learn to recognize mental health warning signs and make appropriate referrals, develop cultural competence and humility, examine your own biases and assumptions, and explore how Social Determinants of Health and ecological systems shape a patient's perspective and well-being. Through self-reflection, skill-building, and practical application, you'll emerge equipped to practice with greater cultural responsiveness, psychological awareness, and respect for each patient's unique lived experience. A Certificate of Attendance is awarded upon completion of class attendance, all 7 feedback surveys, and a score of 80% or higher on all knowledge assessments. Professional Coach Training - 95 CEUs (Pending Prior Approval for 2027 cohort) This advanced program is specially designed for Certified Wellcoaches®, or Nationally Board Certified Coaches or ICF-ACC/PCC/MCC Coaches only Attend in our virtual classroom with real-time instruction and two on-site sessions Once you have completed our Core Coach Training & Certification program, start making plans to lift your coaching mastery to a galactic orbit with our nine-month advanced Professional Coach Training & Certification Program. This program is developing the future leaders of the health and wellness coaching industry. We built and continue to upgrade an innovative, science and neuroscience-based, robust coaching framework we call the "Onward & Upward Model" designed to enable Certified Wellcoaches® to help clients optimize mental and physical well-being. This is a hit-the-ball-out-of-the-park opportunity for Certified Wellcoaches®, Nationally Board Certified Coaches or ICF-ACC/PCC/MCC Coaches who want to be masterful coaches. The Professional Coach Training course includes: Two 2.5 day on-site sessions in January and September each year 32 ninety-minute virtual classes with the ability to practice new tools and skills in class, including 8 group coaching sessions. Six private mentor coaching sessions with feedback from coaching masters regarding the application of Wellcoaches protocols and International Coach Federation Competencies A reading list of over 20 carefully chosen books written by scientists and psychologists with a strong evidence basis Cost: $4100 A "Certificate of Attendance" is provided following class attendance, completion of a feedback surveys and all mentoring sessions. "The great thing about the PCT is not only the professional growth that you get from all of the tools and skills that you learn from all of the mentor coaching, and from all of the great Wellcoaches faculty, but the greatest value is the personal growth. The books that you read and the way that you process all of the new information is truly life-changing and transforming. It makes you a better professional but, more importantly, it makes you a better person." - Noah Gentner, PhD CDR Continuing Education Requirements Once all requirements are complete, a Certificate of Attendance will be provided to the dietitian professional. Participants will use this certificate to report completion of the course to CDR for continuing education credits Have questions about a course? Your Coach Concierge, assigned by the first letter of your last name, is here to support you: Telephone: (866) 932-6224 (866 WE-COACH) Your Last name A - G: Julie Cummings [ext 712 ] Your Last name H - O: Joanna Thomas [ext 743] Your Last name P - Z: Angela Carter-Lanon [ext 742]