If you want to be, are training to be, or already are a wellness coach, you should get your hands on a copy of Coaching Psychology Manual, by Margaret Moore and Bob Tschannen-Moran.

Coaching Psychology Manual is designed to be a comprehensive guide for wellness coaches and those looking to get into the field. It comes complete with specific examples and real-life scenarios that can be studied and applied in your wellness coaching practice.

Who Will Benefit From the Coaching Psychology Manual?

This book is for everyone in the wellness coaching field and all other professionals associated with wellness. This group consists of wellness coaches, physical therapists, doctors, nurses, dieticians, nutritionists, fitness trainers, and all other fitness and health care professionals. The book helps teach concepts and techniques to help individuals, patients, and clients in every area of wellness and health.

The book, Coaching Psychology Manual is a great resource for everyone involved in wellness careers. It combines theories and strategies with guidelines, practical tips, and tidbits of information. It is so comprehensive and well-done that it is used in some wellness coach training programs and serves as a textbook for wellness coaches.

The book covers a variety of topics and is quite comprehensive in scope. Here are a few of the topics covered in the book:

• * What is coaching psychology?
• * What brings clients to coaching?
• * Coaching relationship skills
• Establishing trust and rapport with clients
• Helping clients move through stages of change
• The five basic principles of Appreciative Inquiry
• Self-efficacy and self-esteem
• Client assessments and the value of assessments
• Vision, planning, and goals
• Conducting coaching sessions
• Adapt your coaching style to client learning styles

The is only a partial list of topics covered by the book. There are many more! You’ll be amazed at how much ground this one book can cover!

Who Wrote This Book?

The authors are both veterans in the wellness and coaching fields. Margaret Moore was an entrepreneur in the biotechnology industry who switched her focus to prevention and well being. She founded WellCoaches Corporation in 2000 and helped set the standard for professional coaches in healthcare. She also helped build and define the fields of health coaching, fitness coaching, and wellness coaching.

Bob Tschannen-Moran is the founder and president of LifeTrek Coaching International. LifeTrek is a group of diverse, professional coaches who help individuals and corporations to realize their full potential. Bob is an avid and respected writer and speaker in the field of coaching.

If your field is wellness coaching or related to wellness coaching, the book, Coaching Psychology, by Margaret Moore and Bob Tschannen-Moran should have a home on your office bookshelf. It is packed with useful information, strategies, theories, and tips on how to be a better wellness coach. It can help elevate your level of coaching in all areas of wellness, including fitness, nutrition, weight management, and stress management. Most importantly, it can help you elevate your game when it comes to understanding and motivating your clients to reach their wellness goals.

Make your next coaching move the purchase of Coaching Psychology Manual? You’ll be a far better coach when you get your hands on this essential and indispensable book.

Fred Philips
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