FAQs
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have a Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology, which I received in 2003. I also hold the following certifications: • ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) Certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP) • National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) • International Coach Federation Associate Certified Coach (ICF ACC) • Wellcoaches Certified Health & Wellness Coach • Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor I've been a personal fitness trainer since 1995, working with clients in their homes or workplaces. I began coaching in 1998 in fitness, moving into coaching around overcoming emotional eating and making peace with food and body in 2005. I've also worked in physical therapy as an exercise physiologist and in corporate wellness as a health & wellness coach as well as counseling employees on the results of their health screenings. I have extensive training and experience (as well as personal experience) in overcoming disordered eating, emotional eating, chronic dieting and body image issues. I'm very interested in helping women in perimenopause get through this transition without additional stress and further food and body issues, which is rampant in our culture and makes this time of life even more difficult. I am 5 years into perimenopause myself and my experience has taught me this isn't something that needs to be "fixed," it's an opportunity to tune into and work with our bodies to get them exactly what they are asking for.