Supercharge Your Impact

In just twelve weeks, become a Nested Health Coach®, and create powerful, lasting change for your nutrition or therapy clients.

Inspire Change

Transform Lives

Feel Confident

You know change is hard.

You’ve watched people struggle to make lasting changes that would positively impact their health. Perhaps you’ve even been challenged making changes in your own life. This work is TOUGH.

But you also know that change is possible! And you’re curious how functional nutrition, mind-body medicine, and evidence-based lifestyle supports might encourage this change.

That’s why we created the Nested Health Coach Certification®. This trauma-informed program will help you gain the knowledge and confidence to support clients in changing how they engage with food, exercise, sleep, and stress!

Why Trauma-Informed Health Coaching?

As Desmond Tutu says, “We need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find why they’re falling in.” The wear and tear of stress contributes to anywhere from 75-90% of doctor’s visits. The symptoms we experience emotionally and physically are intricately tied to the stress response.

That’s why the Nested trauma-informed health coaching model matters. To support clients in developing their own set of tools that positive impact health, we must understand the totality of the impact of stress and trauma.

Nested Health Coaching® is a root cause approach, designed to increase client understanding and self-efficacy, all the while creating big wins.

Introducing

Nested Health Coach Certification® for Providers

Designed specifically for nutrition and therapy providers, in just twelve weeks, transform your practice.

How we’re different

Finish in 12 Weeks

We know you’re busy. You want to learn the material in a way that fits your life, and then get out there and apply it in practice. Transform the way you practice in twelve short weeks.

100% Live Delivery

Many coaching programs require you to watch hours of recorded material to qualify for graduation. We deliver 100% of the material live, which means no homework outside of class time.

Become board certified - the national gold standard in health coaching certification

Clinician's Incubator - Nested Health Coach Certification is an Approved Health and Wellness Coach Training & Education Program by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC). Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for the HWC Certifying Examination to become National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC). 

Exclusive to Providers

You’ll learn with other providers looking to integrate health coaching into their current scope, so the curriculum is customized to you.

Small Cohorts for Individual Feedback

People learn best individually and in small groups. That’s why we offer small cohort sizes, to allow for personalized feedback and support.

Continuing Education

Continuing education credits (CEs) are available for CNSs. At the completion of this program, you can download a certificate with up to 25 CEs. CEs for CHES/MCHES are anticipated by program launch.

Start Accruing Hours

To apply for HWC Certifying Examination, you need 50 documented coaching sessions. In our program, you can start tracking sessions after completing your Practical Skills Assessment in week nine.

We know what’s important to you.

You’ve succeeded through your own journey, it’s time to help others.

Whether you’ve experienced health challenges personally, or have watched friends, family, or clients struggle, you know that anyone wanting to reclaim their health needs support.

And that’s where you come in as a health coach. You’ll have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be a guide for your clients. Experience the joy of watching your clients grow, and work toward health in a way they didn’t think was possible!

Add a health coaching to your clinical toolbox today, and transform lives tomorrow.

Ready to get started?

Investment

Let’s Talk Money, Honey

starting as low as

$225/month* USD

*Use code EARLYBIRD by February 1 and get $800 off the list price.

Split your $5400 investment over 6, 12, or 24-months, plus other pay over time options, starting at 0% APR. For more details click here.

Curriculum

Here’s what we’ll cover

  • In our first weekend intensive, you’ll learn how the coaching model differs from therapy and nutrition counseling, and discover the impact of trauma on health and wellbeing. By the end of this intensive, you’ll be well prepared to bring coaching skills into your practice.

  • In the second intensive, we seek to understand the evidence-based approaches to creating health and improving mood, all the while upping our behavior change skills.

  • In this final weekend intensive, we do a deep dive into how to shift a client’s perspective and build the self-efficacy that we know positively impacts health.

  • You’d be shocked at how much of our health is due to the stressors we experience in our lives. We’ll spend two weekly sessions discussing what health is, how it may show up differently for different people, and discover how social determinants of health like care access and racism impact our wellbeing.

  • There is a difference between nutrition for stress and trauma and trauma-informed nutrition. In these weekly sessions, we’ll introduce you to both. You’ll learn how to eat to lessen the impact of stress and trauma, as well as how to deliver nutrition that takes out shame and judgment.

  • Sleep, exercise, and getting into nature are fundamental building blocks toward health. We’ll explore evidence-based interventions that work, and discuss how to get clients to make changes in these challenging areas.


It’s Time To Make Change Happen!

Client struggle on their own to improve their health behaviors. That’s why they need you! Adding health coaching expertise to your toolbox will result in more engaged and happy clients. Get confident in knowing how to support clients through impactful change.

This Certification Will Change the Way You Practice.

  • Therapists: Broaden Your Scope

    We know you’re already good at supporting clients through change.

    But do you know how to encourage evidence-based food, exercise, and lifestyle interventions to improve both physical and mental health?

    Learn a functional, root-cause approach to mental and physical health from expert health coaching and nutrition faculty, as well as your nutrition peers!

  • Nutrition Pros: Master Behavior Change

    You already know pathophysiology and biochem, as well as the ins and outs of nutrition science.

    But do you know how to get a client who is stuck to take the next step? Do you feel confident in a client-led approach?

    Develop your rapport skills and learn expert behavior change from health coaching faculty and your therapy course peers!

PLUS, you’ll get our Functional Nutrition for Mental Health Training, valued at $2,995 USD!

  • Includes 11.5 hours of video training on how functional nutrition impacts: Mental Health, Neurotransmitters, Inflammation, Gut-Brain Axis, Stress Hormones, Trauma, Vagal Tone, and Sleep.

  • Planning Meals for Mental Health, a 1.5 hour module with 12 downloadable recipe packs you can give to clients.

  • Supplement protocols for Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD

  • Testing protocols for gut, stress hormones, and inflammation

  • Bonus handouts: Recipes and supplementation for kids 

  • 32 CEs available for CNSs

  • "Thank you for everything, you all are the absolute best."

    Laurie P.

  • "This is better than graduate school."

    Jamie K.

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If you think this sounds amazing, but you still need more info – keep reading!

We get it, it is a big shift to integrate a whole new way of working with clients into your current practice.

And you’ll be amazed at the power of the trauma-informed health coaching model. Your clients will feel truly seen and understood, and be empowered to make changes they never thought were possible.

Be a powerful agent for change - become a Nested Health Coach® today.

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Are You Ready To Transform Your Practice?

The first cohort starts September 8, 2023. Don’t miss your opportunity to get early bird pricing, registrations open June 1.

Still have some questions?
We’ve got you covered.

  • Nested coaching is the practice of client-centered, trauma-informed health coaching that empowers whole-person wellness using holistic nutrition, lifestyle, and mind-body practices.

  • Yes! Clinician's Incubator - Nested Health Coach Certification is an Approved Health and Wellness Coach Training & Education Program by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC). Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for the HWC Certifying Examination to become National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC).

  • Three things are needed:

    1. Completed of a NBHWC-approved training program like ours

    2. Completion of 50 coaching sessions (which you’ll get during the course of our 12-week program)

    3. Successfully pass the HWC Certifying Examination, which you’ll be eligible to sit for after completion of this program.

  • We’re aware that you have a busy life. That’s why this course is delivered in only 12 weeks, through weekly 2.5 hour meetings as well as three weekend intensives.

    In just three short months, you’ll have all the requirements you need to apply for the HWC Certifying Examination to become a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBCHWC).

  • The program is designed specifically for nutrition, therapy providers and health educators, as it has a focus on trauma-informed nutritional approaches for mental and physical health.

    Other healthcare providers may inquire on a case-by-case basis.

  • We don’t assign reading homework between class sessions, although we will provide optional reading and listening resources.

    To graduate, you will need to record 3 coaching sessions with a client, and review those sessions live with faculty. This happens independently of class time.

  • To be eligible for the HWC Certifying Exam, you’ll need to complete 50 coaching sessions of at least 20 minutes each. We encourage program participants to start accruing sessions during 12 week course.

    You’ll be eligible to start accruing coaching sessions after your third coaching review with faculty.

    You can still graduate the program without completing the 50 coaching sessions, you just may not be eligible to apply for the HWC Certifying Exam until these sessions are complete.

  • We’re pleased to offer a payment plan through Affirm. Schedule an info session to discuss further.

Meet The Faculty

  • Laura Demeri

    MS, NBC-HWC CCP DipACLM

    Laura is an award-winning educator, national board-certified health and wellness coach, and a diplomate for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. With over 10,000 hours as faculty teaching health courses, physical education, and health coaching content, and over 10K sessions as a health coach for Kaiser Permanente, she seamlessly weaves theory using real-life scenarios. She's delighted to have helped develop the content of Nested's curriculum and to be a part of the team.

  • Meg Bowman

    MS MA CNS LDN CHES

    Meg Bowman is a licensed dietitian nutritionist and Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) specializing in mental health and gastrointestinal wellness through a functional nutrition approach. Drawing from the principles of polyvagal theory, Meg helps clients build resilience and balance by addressing the mind-body connection through nutrition.

    As a co-founder of Clinician's Incubator, Meg mentors and provides clinical supervision for post-graduate nutrition students pursuing their CNS credential. Her mentorship equips emerging professionals with the tools to handle complex clinical cases, build sustainable practices, and grow their careers with confidence.

    Meg is also a co-founder of Nutrition Hive, a medical nutrition therapy group practice specializing in mental health, gut health, and hormonal balance. With a focus on evidence-based, weight-inclusive care, Meg and her team empower clients to achieve improved well-being without the pressures of diet culture.

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Let’s Do This – Together!

If you’ve been considering adding health coaching to your toolbox, now is the time. Join us to become a Nested Health Coach today.

Investment

Let’s Talk Money, Honey

starting as low as

$225/month* USD

*Use code EARLYBIRD by February 1 and get $800 off the list price.

Split your $5400 investment over 6, 12, or 24-months, plus other pay over time options, starting at 0% APR. For more details click here.