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How Functional Medicine Health Coaching Can Help
How Functional Medicine Health Coaching Can Help
How Functional Medicine Health Coaching Can Help
How Functional Medicine Health Coaching Can Help
How Functional Medicine Health Coaching Can Help
Jun 30, 2025
We have all been there.
You’re excited to start a new health plan. You’ve got the supplements, the handouts, maybe even a meal prep container or two. You know what you're supposed to do. But life happens! Stress piles up, routines get messy, and despite your best intentions, it all starts to slip.
If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. The truth is, most of us don’t fail at our wellness goals because we’re lazy or unmotivated. We struggle because change is hard, and healing isn’t just about knowing what to do; it’s about having the right kind of support to actually do it.
That’s where functional medicine health coaching comes in.
Real Help for Real Life
At the Center for Natural Medicine, we see many patients navigating complex health issues, including, but not limited to, IBS, fatigue, hormone imbalances, chronic stress, and insomnia. While functional medicine provides a roadmap for healing, many people need help translating that map into real-life, sustainable choices. That’s what our functional medicine health coach is here for.
A coach is your guide, your accountability partner, and, just as important, your space-holder. Coaching sessions are built around you: your goals, your barriers, and the personalized wellness plan that fits your body, mind, and life.
Whether it’s managing a food sensitivity meal plan, addressing hormone shifts, building stress resilience, or navigating burnout, our health coach empowers clients to take control of their own health with clarity and confidence.
From Knowing to Doing
One of the most common frustrations we hear from clients is: “I know what I should do. I just can’t seem to stick with it.”
That’s where health coaching truly shines. It helps bridge the gap between intention and action using a blend of behavioral change strategies, motivational interviewing, and mind-body tools. These aren’t one-size-fits-all approaches. They’re designed to help you uncover your own motivation, overcome internal resistance, and build healthier routines in ways that feel aligned and doable.
Clients often experience not only physical improvements but also measurable gains in emotional resilience, mental clarity, and their ability to tackle life’s challenges with greater energy and ease.
A 2013 review published in Global Advances in Health and Medicine found that health and wellness coaching significantly improves lifestyle behaviors, reduces anxiety and depression, and enhances quality of life, especially when it includes emotional support and personalized strategies (Wolever et al., 2013).
The Role Stress Plays in Your Health
Most health issues, such as gut inflammation, hormone imbalance, fatigue, and sleep trouble, are worsened by chronic stress. And yet, stress is often overlooked in treatment plans.
That’s why our coaching sessions don’t treat stress as a side note. They often start there, because until your nervous system feels safe and supported, real healing struggles to stick.
Each session incorporates stress and lifestyle management tools, helping you regulate your nervous system, shift limiting patterns, and reconnect with your body’s natural healing rhythm. Techniques might include breathing exercises, somatic awareness, journaling prompts, and other mind-body approaches that help calm the chaos and ground you in the present moment.
This personalized, holistic support makes a measurable difference. For example, a 2024 randomized controlled trial published in Medicine found that patients following an elimination diet who also received functional medicine coaching had better diet compliance and showed improvements in both mental and physical health, largely because the coaching addressed not just behavior, but emotional well-being as well (D’Adamo et al., 2024).
What Kinds of Issues Can Coaching Support?
Our coaching services can be helpful for people dealing with:
Digestive concerns like IBS or bloating
Stress-related insomnia or fatigue
Hormonal shifts and perimenopause
Food sensitivity and elimination diets
Fertility journeys or reproductive health
Burnout and lifestyle overwhelm
Through a compassionate, client-centered approach, our health coach offers guided support and emotional encouragement to help you navigate the ups and downs of the healing process. Together, you’ll create a wellness plan that feels truly yours; realistic, empowering, and rooted in both science and self-compassion.
This isn’t just about reaching your health goals. It’s about becoming the kind of person who can sustain them.
Ready to Feel Supported on Your Wellness Journey?
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by your health plan or just need someone to help you follow through, functional medicine health coaching could be the support you’ve been missing.
We offer coaching as part of our care at the Center for Natural Medicine. You don’t have to do this alone. And you don’t have to wait until you’re in crisis to get support.
Book your first session today and take the next step in a wellness journey that feels doable, personal, and empowered.
References
D’Adamo, C. R., Kaplan, M. B., Campbell, P. S., McLaughlin, K., Swartz, J. S., Wattles, K. R., Lukaczer, D., & Scheinbaum, S. (2024). Functional medicine health coaching improved elimination diet compliance and patient-reported health outcomes: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Medicine, 103(8), e37148. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000037148
Wolever, R. Q., Simmons, L. A., Sforzo, G. A., Dill, D., Kaye, M., Bechard, E. M., Southard, M. E., Kennedy, M., Vosloo, J., & Yang, N. (2013). A systematic review of the literature on health and wellness coaching: Defining a key behavioral intervention in healthcare. Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2(4), 38–57. https://doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2013.042
We have all been there.
You’re excited to start a new health plan. You’ve got the supplements, the handouts, maybe even a meal prep container or two. You know what you're supposed to do. But life happens! Stress piles up, routines get messy, and despite your best intentions, it all starts to slip.
If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. The truth is, most of us don’t fail at our wellness goals because we’re lazy or unmotivated. We struggle because change is hard, and healing isn’t just about knowing what to do; it’s about having the right kind of support to actually do it.
That’s where functional medicine health coaching comes in.
Real Help for Real Life
At the Center for Natural Medicine, we see many patients navigating complex health issues, including, but not limited to, IBS, fatigue, hormone imbalances, chronic stress, and insomnia. While functional medicine provides a roadmap for healing, many people need help translating that map into real-life, sustainable choices. That’s what our functional medicine health coach is here for.
A coach is your guide, your accountability partner, and, just as important, your space-holder. Coaching sessions are built around you: your goals, your barriers, and the personalized wellness plan that fits your body, mind, and life.
Whether it’s managing a food sensitivity meal plan, addressing hormone shifts, building stress resilience, or navigating burnout, our health coach empowers clients to take control of their own health with clarity and confidence.
From Knowing to Doing
One of the most common frustrations we hear from clients is: “I know what I should do. I just can’t seem to stick with it.”
That’s where health coaching truly shines. It helps bridge the gap between intention and action using a blend of behavioral change strategies, motivational interviewing, and mind-body tools. These aren’t one-size-fits-all approaches. They’re designed to help you uncover your own motivation, overcome internal resistance, and build healthier routines in ways that feel aligned and doable.
Clients often experience not only physical improvements but also measurable gains in emotional resilience, mental clarity, and their ability to tackle life’s challenges with greater energy and ease.
A 2013 review published in Global Advances in Health and Medicine found that health and wellness coaching significantly improves lifestyle behaviors, reduces anxiety and depression, and enhances quality of life, especially when it includes emotional support and personalized strategies (Wolever et al., 2013).
The Role Stress Plays in Your Health
Most health issues, such as gut inflammation, hormone imbalance, fatigue, and sleep trouble, are worsened by chronic stress. And yet, stress is often overlooked in treatment plans.
That’s why our coaching sessions don’t treat stress as a side note. They often start there, because until your nervous system feels safe and supported, real healing struggles to stick.
Each session incorporates stress and lifestyle management tools, helping you regulate your nervous system, shift limiting patterns, and reconnect with your body’s natural healing rhythm. Techniques might include breathing exercises, somatic awareness, journaling prompts, and other mind-body approaches that help calm the chaos and ground you in the present moment.
This personalized, holistic support makes a measurable difference. For example, a 2024 randomized controlled trial published in Medicine found that patients following an elimination diet who also received functional medicine coaching had better diet compliance and showed improvements in both mental and physical health, largely because the coaching addressed not just behavior, but emotional well-being as well (D’Adamo et al., 2024).
What Kinds of Issues Can Coaching Support?
Our coaching services can be helpful for people dealing with:
Digestive concerns like IBS or bloating
Stress-related insomnia or fatigue
Hormonal shifts and perimenopause
Food sensitivity and elimination diets
Fertility journeys or reproductive health
Burnout and lifestyle overwhelm
Through a compassionate, client-centered approach, our health coach offers guided support and emotional encouragement to help you navigate the ups and downs of the healing process. Together, you’ll create a wellness plan that feels truly yours; realistic, empowering, and rooted in both science and self-compassion.
This isn’t just about reaching your health goals. It’s about becoming the kind of person who can sustain them.
Ready to Feel Supported on Your Wellness Journey?
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by your health plan or just need someone to help you follow through, functional medicine health coaching could be the support you’ve been missing.
We offer coaching as part of our care at the Center for Natural Medicine. You don’t have to do this alone. And you don’t have to wait until you’re in crisis to get support.
Book your first session today and take the next step in a wellness journey that feels doable, personal, and empowered.
References
D’Adamo, C. R., Kaplan, M. B., Campbell, P. S., McLaughlin, K., Swartz, J. S., Wattles, K. R., Lukaczer, D., & Scheinbaum, S. (2024). Functional medicine health coaching improved elimination diet compliance and patient-reported health outcomes: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Medicine, 103(8), e37148. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000037148
Wolever, R. Q., Simmons, L. A., Sforzo, G. A., Dill, D., Kaye, M., Bechard, E. M., Southard, M. E., Kennedy, M., Vosloo, J., & Yang, N. (2013). A systematic review of the literature on health and wellness coaching: Defining a key behavioral intervention in healthcare. Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2(4), 38–57. https://doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2013.042
We have all been there.
You’re excited to start a new health plan. You’ve got the supplements, the handouts, maybe even a meal prep container or two. You know what you're supposed to do. But life happens! Stress piles up, routines get messy, and despite your best intentions, it all starts to slip.
If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. The truth is, most of us don’t fail at our wellness goals because we’re lazy or unmotivated. We struggle because change is hard, and healing isn’t just about knowing what to do; it’s about having the right kind of support to actually do it.
That’s where functional medicine health coaching comes in.
Real Help for Real Life
At the Center for Natural Medicine, we see many patients navigating complex health issues, including, but not limited to, IBS, fatigue, hormone imbalances, chronic stress, and insomnia. While functional medicine provides a roadmap for healing, many people need help translating that map into real-life, sustainable choices. That’s what our functional medicine health coach is here for.
A coach is your guide, your accountability partner, and, just as important, your space-holder. Coaching sessions are built around you: your goals, your barriers, and the personalized wellness plan that fits your body, mind, and life.
Whether it’s managing a food sensitivity meal plan, addressing hormone shifts, building stress resilience, or navigating burnout, our health coach empowers clients to take control of their own health with clarity and confidence.
From Knowing to Doing
One of the most common frustrations we hear from clients is: “I know what I should do. I just can’t seem to stick with it.”
That’s where health coaching truly shines. It helps bridge the gap between intention and action using a blend of behavioral change strategies, motivational interviewing, and mind-body tools. These aren’t one-size-fits-all approaches. They’re designed to help you uncover your own motivation, overcome internal resistance, and build healthier routines in ways that feel aligned and doable.
Clients often experience not only physical improvements but also measurable gains in emotional resilience, mental clarity, and their ability to tackle life’s challenges with greater energy and ease.
A 2013 review published in Global Advances in Health and Medicine found that health and wellness coaching significantly improves lifestyle behaviors, reduces anxiety and depression, and enhances quality of life, especially when it includes emotional support and personalized strategies (Wolever et al., 2013).
The Role Stress Plays in Your Health
Most health issues, such as gut inflammation, hormone imbalance, fatigue, and sleep trouble, are worsened by chronic stress. And yet, stress is often overlooked in treatment plans.
That’s why our coaching sessions don’t treat stress as a side note. They often start there, because until your nervous system feels safe and supported, real healing struggles to stick.
Each session incorporates stress and lifestyle management tools, helping you regulate your nervous system, shift limiting patterns, and reconnect with your body’s natural healing rhythm. Techniques might include breathing exercises, somatic awareness, journaling prompts, and other mind-body approaches that help calm the chaos and ground you in the present moment.
This personalized, holistic support makes a measurable difference. For example, a 2024 randomized controlled trial published in Medicine found that patients following an elimination diet who also received functional medicine coaching had better diet compliance and showed improvements in both mental and physical health, largely because the coaching addressed not just behavior, but emotional well-being as well (D’Adamo et al., 2024).
What Kinds of Issues Can Coaching Support?
Our coaching services can be helpful for people dealing with:
Digestive concerns like IBS or bloating
Stress-related insomnia or fatigue
Hormonal shifts and perimenopause
Food sensitivity and elimination diets
Fertility journeys or reproductive health
Burnout and lifestyle overwhelm
Through a compassionate, client-centered approach, our health coach offers guided support and emotional encouragement to help you navigate the ups and downs of the healing process. Together, you’ll create a wellness plan that feels truly yours; realistic, empowering, and rooted in both science and self-compassion.
This isn’t just about reaching your health goals. It’s about becoming the kind of person who can sustain them.
Ready to Feel Supported on Your Wellness Journey?
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by your health plan or just need someone to help you follow through, functional medicine health coaching could be the support you’ve been missing.
We offer coaching as part of our care at the Center for Natural Medicine. You don’t have to do this alone. And you don’t have to wait until you’re in crisis to get support.
Book your first session today and take the next step in a wellness journey that feels doable, personal, and empowered.
References
D’Adamo, C. R., Kaplan, M. B., Campbell, P. S., McLaughlin, K., Swartz, J. S., Wattles, K. R., Lukaczer, D., & Scheinbaum, S. (2024). Functional medicine health coaching improved elimination diet compliance and patient-reported health outcomes: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Medicine, 103(8), e37148. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000037148
Wolever, R. Q., Simmons, L. A., Sforzo, G. A., Dill, D., Kaye, M., Bechard, E. M., Southard, M. E., Kennedy, M., Vosloo, J., & Yang, N. (2013). A systematic review of the literature on health and wellness coaching: Defining a key behavioral intervention in healthcare. Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2(4), 38–57. https://doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2013.042
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