Integrative Health & Well-being Coaching Certificate
Overview
The University of Houston Integrative Health and Well-being Coaching Certificate Program offers online training in behavior change, coaching, and holistic well-being across diverse cultural contexts. Aligned with the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches (NBHWC) standards, this program includes mentorship and prepares students for the national board examination. The certificate program is fully online, beginning with a three-day online intensive and continuing with 36 weeks of online instruction.
Health Coaching is a professional field experiencing tremendous growth in market growth. The University of Houston Integrative Health and Well-being Coaching (UH IHWC) Certificate Program trains and empowers future health coaches to help their clients and patients to develop and design their own path towards optimal health by emphasizing the well-being of the whole person. The UH IHWC Certificate Program provides an opportunity to learn from industry leaders. Our cohort model helps to create an online community and professional support.
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Nationally Approved Training Program
Learning Outcomes
- Recognize signs and management of common chronic diseases.
- Describe the impact of holistic health frameworks on coaching practice.
- Organize coaching sessions, managing time and flow from start to finish.
- Identify and utilize consumer-oriented sources for coaching.
- Integrate personal development and self-care for effective practice and role modeling.
- Use evidence-based techniques for client-centered discovery, self-efficacy, and goal setting.
- Apply an integrative approach considering inclusion, access, trauma, and cultural humility.
- Define and apply Health Coaching theories and skills, including MI, Emotional Intelligence, and TTM.
- Demonstrate business and marketing practices, including an elevator speech and coaching agreement.
Designed by Experts
The faculty leading the program are all certified by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching.
Tailored to Competencies
Designed for students to complete the program with all requirements to sit for the National Board Exam.
Focused on Community
Designed with cultural sensitivity in mind for our region, state, and beyond.
Team
Adam Martinez, EdD, NBC-HWC
Director and Faculty Member
UH Integrative Health and Well-Being Coaching
Director of UH Population Health Education Administrative
Bettina M. Beech, DrPH, MPH, FAHA
Chief of Population Health and Translational Science
Founder of UH Population Health
Clinical Professor
Faculty
Candace Gregory
MS, BSN, RN-C, NC-BC, NBC-HWC
Jamie Hazelton
MA, NBC-HWC
Angelina I. Londoño
PhD, NBC-HWC
Kerri Weishoff
MS, CCC-SLP, NBC-HWC
Program Details
- An Associate Degree or higher in any field (including Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate); or
- A licensed healthcare professional, including those in complementary health fields (such as chiropractic and naturopathic medicine); or
- At least 4,000 hours of relevant work experience; or
- Current University of Houston student in good standing in a Bachelor's degree program
Week 1 and 2:
- Preliminary Module
- Welcome and Orientation Session
- Three-day Intensive
Week 3-12:
- Weekly asynchronous modules
- Synchronous sessions every other week
- Introduction to health coaching fundamentals
- Health promotion and wellness principles and behavioral change theory
- Ethical and legal issues
- Ethical and legal issues.
- Coaching Skills Practice
Week 13-22:
- Weekly asynchronous modules
- Weekly peer-coaching practice sessions
- Synchronous sessions continue every other week
- Practical Skills Assessment (PSA)
PSA must be passed before proceeding to Phase 2
Week 1 and 2:
- Preliminary Module
- Welcome and Orientation Session
- Pre-Planning Session
- Marketing and recruitment of client volunteers, health coaching, and
- Process for health coaching session and mentoring
- Self-evaluations and self-reflections
Week 3-14:
- Client work begins
- Coaching logs every other week
- One-on-one mentoring sessions with faculty
- Complete 50 coaching sessions
- Final Coaching Assessment (FCA)
Week 15
- Online graduation ceremony
- Applicants who have special circumstances may receive special consideration for Phase 1 only. Those accepted under these conditions are classified as Special Admission students
- After completing Phase 1, these students will receive a Verification of Attendance and will not be able to apply for national board certification
- If a student has finished Phase 1, they can reapply through regular admission to proceed with Phase 2 within one year of completion
- For inquiries regarding the special admission application and fees, please email UHIHWC@central.uh.edu
- The fees for Special Admission Phase 1 vary from year to year
Application Deadlines
- Application is Open for the Summer 2025 Cohort ( July 2025 - April 2026)
- Program Fees: $3,250
- Early Registration Fee: $2,925
- Early Registrtion Deadline: March 31,2025
- Registration Deadline: May 31, 2025
