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Foundations of Health Coaching Practice
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Health coaching is one of the most powerful tools available for helping people create lasting change. This book equips you with the science, skills, and practice framework to become an effective, evidence-based health coach. Drawing on decades of research in behaviour change, lifestyle medicine, and motivational...
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Health coaching is a powerful tool for creating lasting change. This practical guide combines behaviour change science, lifestyle medicine, and coaching skills to help health professionals build presence, listen deeply, support action, and tailor evidence-based coaching to every client.
- The counterintuitive truth about change Most health books tell you what to do, and that is the problem. Backed by neuroscience and behavioural science, this book shows why advice triggers resistance and results in little actual change.Β
- Written by the people who built the scienceProf Grant Schofield, Dr Louise Schofield, Sonya English, and Kayla Lenferna De La Motte bring decades of lifestyle medicine research, 35 years of clinical practice, and thousands of coaching hours into one comprehensive, practice-ready framework.
- The bridge between knowing and doingYour clients already know what they should be doing. This book gives you the skills to close the gap between intention and action.Β
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Description
Health coaching is one of the most powerful tools available for helping people create lasting change. This book equips you with the science, skills, and practice framework to become an effective, evidence-based health coach.
Drawing on decades of research in behaviour change, lifestyle medicine, and motivational science, this comprehensive guide walks you through every stage of the coaching journey. Youβll learn how to build presence and deep listening skills, navigate setbacks, and tailor your approach to each client. Youβll also develop a deeper understanding of the biology of behaviour.
Written by Prof Grant Schofield, Kayla Lenferna De La Motte, Dr Louise Schofield and Sonya English, this is the definitive textbook for the PREKURE Health Coach Programme and essential reading for anyone working in health, wellness, or human performance.
Foundations of Health Coaching Practice will teach you:
- The foundations of motivational interviewing and coaching psychology
- How to listen deeply, ask powerful questions, and build genuine trust
- Behaviour change models and how to apply them in real coaching sessions
- Lifestyle medicine β movement, nutrition, sleep, and stress
- Personalisation strategies across diverse health populations
- The biology of habit, motivation, and lasting behaviour change
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780473787998
Publisher: PREKURE
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 June 2026
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: PREKURE
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 165.0mm
Height: 244.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 218
About the Author
Louise Schofield (PhD) is a behaviour change specialist and the Co-Founder and CEO of PREKURE. With a PhD in Public Health, she has spent two decades studying the science of human behaviour. She is a TEDx speaker and a leading voice in focusing on prevention in healthcare.
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