Health and wellness coaching is a partnership where the client is considered the expert in their health and wellness. You know what it is that you want to achieve better than anyone else.
The role of a health and wellness coach is to support you to develop the future vision that you have for your wellbeing and from there support you to develop goals in order to achieve that vision.
Change isn't easy and set-backs usually occur and a health and wellness coach can help you to work through these moments when they occur.
And sometimes we need to be challenged, whether it's to expect less from ourselves, or sometimes expect more. A health coach is there for this purpose as well.

Health and wellness coaching is an expanding area of health care in Australia. There is growing evidence of the benefits of health and wellness coaching. website. This article from Harvard University provides a good overview of health and wellness coaching. You can also find out more on the HCANZA website.

It is important for us to have a discussion about how we can work together before any payment is made. It is important that the coaching service offered is a good fit for what you are after as a client. In some situations another coach or service may be more appropriate, especially if there are underlying medical conditions.

Dr Deb Carnes has extensive experience working in health, education, policy and research. This includes supporting individuals in both the health and education sectors relating to workload, workplace safety and wellbeing.
As an academic she was part of a teaching team that developed an innovative breadth unit on the topic of resilience in emergencies.
She is a certified health coach (Wellness Coaching Australia) and professional member of Health Coaches Australia and New Zealand Association (HCANZA).
Deb's other formal qualifications include post-graduate qualifications in health promotion, education and her PhD which related to safety climate.