FAQ
Here are some reasons to consider working with me:
- I am a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, the largest online nutrition school in the world.
- I have over 18 years of experience in the Events, Food Industry, and NHS, working with more than 500 busy professionals, over 300 NHS patients, and facilitating 6 successful collaborations.
- I help busy individuals struggling with low energy, high stress, and burnout to discover sustainable and consistent ways to eat and live well, to feel health, happiness, and energised. My approach offers the support, encouragement, and accountability necessary for making meaningful, lasting health improvements.
- I provide personalised integrative nutrition health coaching for individuals aged 18 to 96, drawing on my ongoing professional development in nutrition, cognitive behavioural therapy coaching, gut health, healthy weight management, and mental health first aid, all within a trauma-informed framework.
- I was awarded Best Entrepreneur by the UKIHCA for my dedication to enhancing the health and wellbeing of clients, the community, and vunerable groups.
- My personal transformation through health coaching has inspired me to develop HEALTHY HAPPY ENERGISED™ and Workplace Wellness Workshops.
- Since 2017, I have actively engaged in coaching, mentoring, and organising events with the NHS and co-working business spaces to inspire and motivate others towards better health.
I support clients struggling with the following health concerns:
- Overwhelm, stress, and burnout
- Fatigue, low energy, and brain fog
- Sleep issues and insomnia
- Stress management
- Weight management
- Nutrition – unsure on what to eat
- Sugar cravings and unwanted eating habits
- Digestive health (bloating, constipation, IBS)
- Low mood, anxiety, and mental focus
- Trauma recovery – childhood trauma, PTSD, sexual trauma, medical trauma
- Work-life balance
- Immune support
- Accountability and motivation
- Healthy aging and overall wellness
Practice Better is a…
- One-stop, safe solution for clients
- All-in-one platform for live support and accountability
- Secure platform which ensures confidentiality, data protection and security, compliant with gdpr, collects data only when necessary
- Every session note, handout and additional information in one place so you don’t have to find my old emails or figure out where you saved things
- Makes communication easier and safer for both of us
- You don’t need to figure out online signatures, save and edit word documents, or download pdf editors
My coaching service operates on a flexible month-to-month basis, similar to a subscription. Payments are processed monthly via Practice Better, my all-in-one secure platform. You have the freedom to continue for as long as you need, and you can cancel at any time without being locked into a long-term commitment. This structure allows you to tailor your coaching experience to your individual needs and schedule.
Health coaching is great for anyone ready and inspired to make changes in their life but unsure of how to get started. I take the time to listen to your unique concerns and help you identify goals, strategies and behaviour change solutions that work for you. There is no “one size fits all” approach to health. I help you navigate the world of contradictory nutritional advice to identify exactly what will work for your body and your needs.
“Changing our behaviour is the single most important step to help prevent and reverse chronic disease.”
Chris Kesser (expert, leading clinician, and top educator in the fields of Functional Medicine)
Although health coaches are available in the NHS, they are widely dispersed and not available in every GP practice. From my experience working as an NHS Health Coach, wait times can stretch up to two months and calls can be brief. Choosing to work with me means immediate, personalised, and consistent support. I provide dedicated 45-minute biweekly sessions, weekly check-ins and live acccountability inbetween sessions, allowing for in-depth guidance, tailored strategies, and accountability to help you reach your goals.
If you’re seeking individualised support and a coach who will be with you every step of the way, I’m here to make a real difference in your health journey.
Health coaching focuses on setting and achieving specific health goals, such as improving diet, increasing physical activity, and managing stress. In my practice, we also work together on gut health, mental health, and weight management, all with a trauma-informed approach to ensure you feel safe and supported throughout your journey.
While health coaches provide practical strategies and accountability to help you make lasting lifestyle changes, counsellors and therapists typically address emotional, psychological, or relational issues, often exploring past experiences and mental health concerns. Both roles support personal growth, but health coaching is more action-oriented and future-focused, whereas counselling and therapy may delve deeper into emotional processes.
Consider how much you might be willing to spend on midweek snacks, supplements, or drinks on the weekend, all of these quickly add up, yet often they aren’t helping you to reach your goals and feel your healthiest self. We often spend money to make ourselves ‘feel happy’ but are these things helping you to reach your health goals?
Coaching is a process that gets under all of this and creates real shifts in your life that will bring you closer to finding real happiness and contentment.
Often coaching will also touch on financial matters and money mindset too, so sometimes coaching can help you spend less on unhelpful or unnecessary things saving you money in the long run.
Many of my clients are pleasantly surprised by how much money they end up saving!
Online sessions run via video call on Practice Better (accessible through both desktop and app) or over the phone. You’ll receive an email with a link to join 24 hours before your session, or you can easily access our session directly from your client portal.
Coaching over video call is like coaching in person, the only difference is that we’re talking through a screen rather than face to face! This method of coaching means you can work with me no matter where you live and works around your schedule.
In our coaching sessions, you can expect…
Active Listening: I take the time to listen to your story and understand your unique challenges and goals.
Personalised Guidance: Together, we develop personalised strategies that work with your lifestyle.
Actionable Steps: You’ll leave each session with 1-3 clear, achievable next steps to action.
Ongoing Support: I provide accountability and encouragement to help you stay on track inbetween sessions.
I received my training as a Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition‘s cutting-edge Health Coaching Training Programme.
During my training, I studied over 100 dietary theories, practical lifestyle management techniques, and innovative coaching methods with some of the world’s top health and wellness experts.
My teachers included Dr. Andrew Weil, Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine; Dr. Deepak Chopra, leader in the field of mind-body medicine; Dr. David Katz, Director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center; Dr. Walter Willett, Chair of Nutrition at Harvard University; Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating; and many other leading researchers and nutrition authorities.
My education has equipped me with extensive knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and preventive health. Drawing on these skills and my knowledge of different dietary theories, I work with clients to help them make lifestyle changes that produce real and lasting results.
Absolutely! Health coaching sessions can happen via Practice Better on video or over the phone.
If the information on my website has still left you unsure of whether or not you would benefit from health coaching, I recommend scheduling a complimentary 30-minute Health Consulation with me where we can talk more in depth about how health coaching can help you and your goals.
Any other questions?
Feel free to email me at laura@laurawooding.com or whatsapp me on 07984363472.