Reignite your passion for helping people
Discover new ways to help clients heal.
Elevate Your Skills. Empower True Change.
You entered this field to make a meaningful difference—to walk alongside people as they work toward healthier, more connected lives. But if you’ve ever felt stuck, wondering whether your current approach is enough to support deep, lasting transformation, you’re not alone.
Nested Health Coach Certification was created for professionals—therapists, nutritionists, and other care providers—who are ready to go further. This training doesn’t replace your clinical skills; it enhances them. You’ll gain practical coaching tools, behavior change frameworks, and mind-body strategies that help your clients take action, follow through, and truly grow. All without starting from scratch.
Two Powerful Phases. One Career-Defining Certification.
Part I: The Foundations of Trauma-Informed Behavior Change
In Part I, you’ll build a strong foundation in the science of safety, regulation, and behavior change. Through a trauma-informed lens, we explore how nervous system states shape readiness for change and how to foster trust, autonomy, and resilience in client sessions. Topics include nervous system regulation, trauma-informed nutrition, self-determination theory, non-violent communication, and neuroplasticity. This part includes six live classes and asynchronous content to support flexible learning.
Part II: Advanced Approaches to Behavior Change
Part II focuses on building practical coaching skills through live, interactive sessions. You’ll deepen your understanding of motivational interviewing, client-centered communication, goal setting, and behavior change theories. This part includes coaching labs, practical skill assessments (PSAs), and sessions on legal and ethical considerations, coach self-care, and professional development. You’ll practice real coaching scenarios, receive feedback, and gain confidence in your ability to support clients through meaningful change.
Why do you need a health coach certification?
If you’re already a therapist, nutritionist, or healthcare provider, you may be wondering—do I really need a health coach certification?
The truth is, clinical knowledge alone isn’t always enough to create lasting change. Clients often know what to do, but struggle to follow through. That’s where coaching comes in. A health coach certification gives you the tools to bridge that gap—offering evidence-based behavior change techniques, motivational interviewing skills, and mind-body practices that help clients take action, stay accountable, and sustain progress over time.
Nested Health Coach Certification is designed specifically for licensed and emerging professionals. It builds on the expertise you already have, so you can expand your scope, enhance your impact, and bring a coaching lens to the work you're already doing—without starting over or going back to school full-time.
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What to expect
At Nested, we only enroll health care providers and providers-in-training. Your knowledge and experience allows us to build an advanced curriculum specific to your needs. Our faculty is comprised of coaches and clinicians with years of experience.
Exclusive to providers
So you’ll learn with your peers. Providers-in-training welcome.
Test Prep Included
Online review module for the NBHWC exam is included
Approved by NBHWC
You’ll be eligible to sit for your NBC-HWC upon program completion.
Top Notch Faculty
Learn about Nested faculty members here
Clients Provided
All clients needed for in-class assignments are provided
CEUs are Included
Receive up to 75 continuing education units upon completion of the program
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We’ve included turnkey practice and marketing tools:
Client lead magnet + 6 email nurture campaign
Client onboarding program
Client intake and legal forms
Charting note template
200+ page workbook with coach and client tools
Summer/Fall 2025 Schedule
Part I: The Foundations of Trauma-Informed Behavior Change
Wednesdays, July 9 - August 13 from 12:00-2:30 EST
Topics include nervous system regulation, trauma-informed nutrition, self-determination theory, non-violent communication, and neuroplasticity.
Part II: Advanced Approaches to Behavior Change
Select Wednesdays and Fridays, September 3 - November 21 from 12:00-2:30 EST
This part includes coaching labs, practical skill assessments (PSAs), and sessions on legal and ethical considerations, coach self-care, and professional development.
Want to see how deep we’ll dive? Download the fall schedule here.
BONUS: Nested Nutrition CE Bundle
Want to support mental health using nutrition? We got you.
By now you’ve seen the studies about how food and nutrition can positively impact mental health. You’ll receive comprehensive online training course, valued at $2,995!
Invest in Your Practice
Starting as low as
$192/month* USD
Split your $4,600 investment over 6, 12, or 24-months, plus other pay over time options, starting at 0% APR. For more details click here.
Get certified as a NBC-HWC, 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).