Hi! I’m Coach Rosemarie, the founder of this directory. I love supporting this integrative lifestyle coaching field. If you know an NBC-HWC or Medical Doctor who wants to be added to our directory please have them reach out!

NOW, I am offering a FREE 10 minute Coaching or Hypnosis Consultation for:

  • Those with Type 2 diabetes along with their co-morbidities, as referred to by my Integrative Medical Doctor partner.
  • In addition, I love working with other Caregivers, the senior population assisting them on their health goals, and those looking to find their way like college students or high school graduates. I can support you to reach your goals, whatever they may be. I wear 2 hats: A Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach or as a Certified Hypnotherapist. (2 separate offerings).
  • Click this ‘About’ page link to see how I could help as a Board Certified Coach.
  • As a Certified Hypnotist: I help guide you to facilitate the changes you are making through deep relaxation, guided imagery or visualization. You will tap into your own strengths to deal with life challenges or to help form new habits. (I do not deal with past life regression. Or deep emotional traumas which are beyond my scope of practice).
  • I can help you experience the state of Deep Relaxation for optimal health, Stress Release, Fear, Anxiety, and Form new positive habits, while getting rid of the bad negative habits. With Visualization, I often refer to God’s healing light.
My Background/ Experience:

  • National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC). (Logo)
  • I completed Duke’s Integrative Medicine Program for Health Coaching.
  • MLT – Medical Laboratory Technologist (AAS MLT).
  • BS – Business Management
  • Certified Hypnotherapist: Member of the National Guild of Hypnotists
  • Reiki II
  • Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
  • I have over 30 years in the Medical laboratory related field, either as a Medical Lab Technologist (MLT) or as a Medical related sales consultant representative working for reputable non-profit organizations and a Fortune 500 company. I sold blood and bacterial related products and services that helped identify diseases or save a life. As a MLT, I performed various testing in the Microbiology lab such as identifying bacteria that may cause Sepsis, UTI’s (Urinary Tract Infections), plus COVID testing, FLU A/B, C. Difficile, Mono, MRSA and more! In my earlier career I worked in Hematology performing CBC’s (Complete Blood Counts) and other blood tests, all while rapidly providing these results to doctors and nurses for efficient patient care. In either role, I was happy to be a part of a team that contributed to helping save a life. Although I will need to stay in line within my scope of practice and not interpret your medical results while coaching, my hope is that you have a sense of comfort in knowing I do have a general understanding.
  • I have an entrepreneurial spirit and created a patented product to help others avoid back injury after I had experienced one. I took it from idea to manufacturing, to selling out at a major online retailer. I passionately worked on this in the evening over a number of years. Again, I have compassion and understand pain, as well as taking steps to make things better.
  • I was blessed to be the primary caregiver for my beautiful mother. I helped to manage her health and learned a great deal in the process. I was her personal patient advocate, actively questioning and communicating with her Cardiologist, Pulmonologist, Primary Care Physician (PCP), Hematologist, Orthopedic doctor, Optometrist/ Ophthalmologist, and her Integrative Medical Doctor. I always loved health! This adds another sense of understanding to support you as well.
  • In addition, I use hypnosis techniques to help support a new change in habit, or in some cases, medical assistance. For example: I helped a person’s irregular heart rhythm go back into a normal rhythm with hypnosis techniques. Remember, all hypnosis is self-hypnosis. I act as the guide or facilitator.
  • There is so much to do in life and I love helping others, hence, my diverse background. Each chosen path was an opportunity to grow, learn and expand. While performing patient testing in the lab, I had seen so many positive test results from patients who each made their own decisions and have their own stories that led to their results. This was one of the many motivators for becoming a Board Certified Health Coach.
  • I had a Catholic / Christian upbringing with some amazing experiences there too! Again, I often use God’s healing light as part of the visualizing practice.

  • The American Medical Association granted category III CPT codes for health & wellness coaching in 2019, effective January 1, 2020. To learn more, click here.
  • CPT codes are used in the medical industry to report medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures to entities like physicians, health insurance companies, and accreditation organizations. These codes are used in conjunction with diagnostic codes, and they’re required to get insurance reimbursement. The AMA noted that only health professionals certified by the NBHWC or the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) can use the new codes.
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Is there evidence that coaching works?

Coaching is effective for people managing a variety of health conditions. According to a recent study, coaching “results in clinically relevant improvements in multiple biomarker risk factors (including systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting glucose, body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, and cardiorespiratory fitness) in diverse populations.” Coaching has also helped improve health-related quality of life and reduced hospital admissions in patients with COPD. No wonder some doctors’ offices are offering it, some insurance companies are paying for it, and private companies are even starting to offer coaching to their employees in order to lower their healthcare costs.

Is there evidence that coaching works?

Read the article under the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
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Clinical Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Coaching

Case Study of an Evidence-Based Program

Neil F. Gordon, MD, PhD, MPH, Richard D. Salmon, DDS, MBA, Brenda S. Wright, PhD, George C. Faircloth, MBA, MHA, Kevin S. Reid, MA, and Terri L. Gordon, MPH

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