What is a Life Coach?
A Life Coach works similarly to a Health Coach, collaborating with clients to create realistic goals and guiding and supporting them to achieve these goals. Life coaches assist with facilitating real, tangible change to improve the outcome of someone’s life – they focus on where their clients are at right now and determine where they want to be in the future, bridging the gap and making their goals become a reality. Life coaches are not counsellors; nor are they trained to treat or diagnose. Their role is to work collaboratively with the client, working together as a team to create the life a client desires.
What does a Life Coach do?
Life coaches are adept at figuring out what their client’s strengths are, the obstacles and challenges they face, and uncovering what drives and motivates them. They work in the same way as a Health Coach, using specialised coaching skills and techniques, to champion and support clients to make positive changes and achieve their goals.
A Life Coach can assist clients with:
- Career progression and job satisfaction
- Achieving work-life balance
- Overcoming life challenges and problem solving
- Building strong relationships with others
- Fulfilling goals and improving quality of life
The main difference between a Life Coach and a Health Coach is that health coaches also support clients with health and wellbeing goals, as well as personal goals. Life coaches focus more on career development, financial goals and relationships (although health coaches also help create balance in these areas).
Both coaches can work online or in person, doing one-to-one coaching, group programmes or working with organisations.
Life Coach Career Opportunities
- Individual or group coaching
- Coaching within a corporate setting
- Career advisor or mentor
- Volunteering and community schemes
- Retreats and wellbeing projects
If you train to become Health Coach, you can extend your offering and support clients with their health and wellbeing goals.
Health Coaches can work within the NHS (in GP surgeries or hospitals), fitness centres, wellness retreats and spas, in private practice or in multidisciplinary clinics. There is a huge demand for health coaches in the corporate world as employers recognise the value of educating staff on how to improve their health and implementing wellbeing programmes for employees.
How to become a Life Coach?
The College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) is the leading training college for natural therapies in the UK and Ireland. CNM offers a unique type of training that incorporates both life coaching and health coaching skills into one diploma. When you graduate with a CNM Health Coach Diploma, you will be equipped to assist clients in all areas of their life – their health, work-life balance, career, relationships, home life, finances and long-term life goals.
CNM’s comprehensive training provides students with all the tools, know-how and practical experience to start a prosperous coaching career and build a flourishing business.
You can study online from the comfort of your home or in-person at the London college.
Become a qualified coach in 6 – 12 months, studying either full or part-time.
Why study at the College of Naturopathic Medicine?
- Reputable and trusted training college with more than 20 years’ experience in natural health education.
- CNM has 10 colleges around the UK and Ireland for in-class study and offers a cutting-edge virtual training platform for online students.
- All courses are recognised by leading professional associations in the UK and internationally.
- Lecturers are experts in their fields with extensive clinical experience, teaching up-to-date material that exceeds industry standards.
- Flexible study programmes and fee payment plans.
- CNM graduates are highly sought-after in the industry and 80% are practicing full or part-time.
Health Coach Graduates
‘I got my life back I’m now happy and healthy’
Camille Pierson – Health Coach Graduate
‘I have been seeing clients from all over the world’
Emily Grace – Health Coach
‘I got my life back I’m now happy and healthy’
Claire Farrell – Health Coach Graduate
‘I can really help people with their wellbeing’
Jessica Keplinger – Women’s Health Coach
‘Helping others achieve their health goals is my dream job’
Ioana Akdogan – Health Coach
‘I have been seeing clients from all over the world’
Lauren Lewis – Health Coach
‘I created my dream job within a year!’
Marie Frost – Health Coach Graduate
‘Helping others achieve their health goals is my dream job’
Jasmin Corbett – Health Coach Graduate
Contact Us
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