Wellness Coaching Process
May 9, 2009 by mariamonet
Filed under Wellness Coaching
The Three Month Program
Client provides background information through a comprehensive online questionnaire and during the first coaching session, so that their coaches are well-informed on the key issues, including medical limitations.
During the first one-hour coaching session, clients and coaches commit orally to a wellness vision and three-month coaching program. Clients confirm that they are ready to make changes in at least one area. A personal wellness plan: wellness vision, three month priorities and realistic goals are reviewed and agreed in detail. Clients also commit to 3-5 goals, or small steps toward the three-month behavioral goals, for the following week.
In each subsequent 30-minute coaching session, each week or as needed, coaches and clients review the progress towards the last week’s goals, learn something new or develop a solution to overcome an obstacle, and then agree on a set of goals for the following week.
After a few weeks of coaching sessions, clients begin to notice improvements in how they feel and look, and their motivation to continue efforts to change increases.
Typically in the second and third months, clients hit one or more obstacles. Both coaches and clients work hard to find solutions to overcome each obstacle to reach the goal of establishing new lifestyle behaviors.
By the end of the three months, clients typically reach more than 70% of their three-month goals and are energized and confident to commit to the next stage.
