Health & Wellness Coaching

Wellness Coaching FAQ

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No. Coaching is a non-clinical service focused on behavior change. Coaches can support students with adherence to medical recommendation but cannot provide recommendations themselves. Coaches can work with students with mental health concerns as long as they are not addressing those as their primary form of treatment (i.e., helping someone who is also being treated for depression work on their time management skills).

Coaching is free! This service is provided to students at no cost by the Health and Wellness Promotion team.

Coaches are professional staff members and graduate students who work in Health and Wellness Promotion. The coaching is one-on-one and takes place in the Campus Center suite 350.

There are no session caps. We typically offer four to six meetings at one hour each, moving to monthly meetings or phone/email check-ins during the goal maintenance portion of coaching.

No. Health and wellness coaching can focus on any of the eight dimensions of wellness—physical, emotional, social, spiritual, occupational, intellectual, environmental, and financial.