NBHWC HEALTH AND
WELLNESS COACHING LOG
To sit for the National Certication Examination, all health and wellness coaches are
required to provide a written log of 50 health and wellness coaching sessions that meet
the following criteria.
Health & Wellness Coaches may begin recording coaching sessions in their coaching log
after they have completed a Practical Skills Assessment (PSA) provided by their NBHWC
Approved Training Program. If you have questions regarding when you passed your PSA,
please contact your program directly.
Only coaching sessions
that occur after passing the
PSA may be included in the
coaching log.
A coded identity for
your client to retain
condentiality.
Coaching sessions can
be paid or pro bono.
A general overview of
the topics discussed
with your client.
Coaching must be facilitated in
person, by phone or using live
interactive technology such as
Facetime or Skype.
Coaching sessions may not
be with friends, family or
classmates.
The length of your
coaching session.
75% of each coaching session
must be devoted to coaching
facilitation and not education.
Each coaching session
must be a minimum of
20 minutes in duration.
The date of your
coaching session.
For each coaching
session your log
must include:
Example:
1
3
2
4
Coaching
Session
Client’s
coded
identity
Date of
coaching
session
Length of
coaching
session
Session #
with coaching
client
Topics discussed
during the coaching
session
Individual/Group
(If you are coaching a
group, please list the
number of participants)
1 X23 Individual 3/3/12 30 min. 6
Test results,
fears, goals
2 X24
Group, 6
participants
6/5/13 60 min. 1 Children and stress
3 X25 Individual 7/ 1 7/ 1 4 30 min. 3
Sleep and eating
habits
