Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why have coaching with Nyomi at Nyomi's Wellness Coaching?
2. Who could benefit from coaching with Nyomi?
3. How is coaching different to counselling?
4. How is coaching similar to counselling?
5. What can I expect from coaching sessions with Nyomi at Nyomi's Wellness Coaching?
6. How many coaching sessions do I need?
7. What is the difference between a nutritionist and a dietitian?
2. Who could benefit from coaching with Nyomi?
3. How is coaching different to counselling?
4. How is coaching similar to counselling?
5. What can I expect from coaching sessions with Nyomi at Nyomi's Wellness Coaching?
6. How many coaching sessions do I need?
7. What is the difference between a nutritionist and a dietitian?
1. Why have coaching with Nyomi at Nyomi's Wellness Coaching?
Have coaching with Nyomi:
Have coaching with Nyomi:
- to be more happy, healthy, fit, successful and confident
- to have personalised one-on-one expert help with your eating habits, lifestyle and/or weight loss
- to have a registered nutritionist, with university qualifications and years of experience in health, nutrition and weight loss, as your coach
- because dieting is not working for you
- because, with my support and guidance, you are willing to set wellness goals, and make the effort to achieve them
2. Who could benefit from coaching with Nyomi?
Many of us could benefit from coaching.
Choose Nyomi's Wellness Coaching if you:
Many of us could benefit from coaching.
Choose Nyomi's Wellness Coaching if you:
- want more energy
- want to be happier, healthier and more successful
- are willing to set goals, and do your best to achieve them
- are willing to put in the time and effort needed to improve your life
- are willing to accept that change is not always easy, but you will persist through hard times
- want more self-belief, self-confidence and self-esteem
- want a coach who is your cheerleader, on your side to support, motivate and inspire you
- want to change your life to become who you want to be
3. How is coaching different to counselling?
Below are some of the key differences between counselling and coaching.
Counselling
Coaching
Below are some of the key differences between counselling and coaching.
Counselling
- Focuses on coping.
- Focuses on problems.
- Often focuses on the clients’ past to help clients solve their problems.
- The counsellor mostly or solely gives solutions, recommendations and advice.
Coaching
- Is solution-focused. Coaches help their clients set and achieve goals in order to help solve clients’ problems and improve their lives.
- Focusses on the present and future to help clients move forward in life.
- Coaches encourage their clients to find the solutions to the clients’ problems, and the strategies to achieve these solutions. This is because a number of experts believe that people are more likely to change if they come up with the answers to their problems themselves, rather than having others simply tell them what to do. Coaches do still provide ideas and advice to their clients when required, but this is given in particular ways that enhance effectiveness, build trust between the client and coach and so on.
4. How is coaching similar to counselling?
Good coaches and counsellors:
Good coaches and counsellors:
- ask good questions
- are good listeners
- create a non-judgemental, supportive, caring and trusting environment for you
- help enable you to make positive lifestyle changes by helping you change your beliefs, attitudes and/or behaviour
- have a key goal of helping you overcome your problems to improve your health/life/happiness
5. What can I expect from coaching sessions with Nyomi at Nyomi's Wellness Coaching?
As your coach, I’ll encourage, motivate and support you on your wellness journey.
In a nutshell, I will help you to:
In between coaching sessions, should you have any questions and/or need advice from me about coaching, nutrition, and so on, I am happy to answer a few brief emails from you, and speak briefly on the phone to you, as part of your coaching session payment.
As your coach, I’ll encourage, motivate and support you on your wellness journey.
In a nutshell, I will help you to:
- set and achieve your wellness goals
- find and put to use the strategies that you need to achieve your goals
- overcome obstacles in the way of your goals
- find and use the resources that you need to achieve your goals
In between coaching sessions, should you have any questions and/or need advice from me about coaching, nutrition, and so on, I am happy to answer a few brief emails from you, and speak briefly on the phone to you, as part of your coaching session payment.
6. How many coaching sessions do I need?
To run through and complete all of the stages of coaching takes at least a few coaching sessions, as mentioned above.
The exact number of coaching sessions that you might need depends on various things, such as:
To run through and complete all of the stages of coaching takes at least a few coaching sessions, as mentioned above.
The exact number of coaching sessions that you might need depends on various things, such as:
- what you want to achieve from coaching
- how complex your goals are
- your budget
- your lifestyle and
- how much time and effort you put into making your desired life changes
7. What is the difference between a nutritionist and a dietitian?
According to the Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA), "Nutritionists may design, coordinate, implement and evaluate a range of population health interventions to improve the wellbeing of individuals, communities and the population as a whole, through better food and nutrition."
Nutritionists can become, for example, nutrition consultants, nutrition communicators, food technologists, and researchers.
Dietitians Australia says, "In Australia all dietitians are nutritionists however nutritionists without a dietetics qualification cannot take on the expert role of a dietitian."
Nutritionists who are not dietitians are not qualified to provide medical advice/medical nutrition therapy nor create nutrition plans/menus to treat specific health problems. Dietitians, however, are qualified to perform such duties. Dietitians are allowed to prescribe dietary treatments.
Nutritionists who are not dietitians can say what might be causing people’s food-related health problems, and provide ideas to help improve people’s diets and eating habits.
For more information about the roles of nutritionists and dietitians, go to the Nutrition Society of Australia’s Frequently Asked Questions page and click on the heading titled What is the difference between a nutritionist and a dietitian?: www.nsa.asn.au/about-us/faqs/. Also visit Dietitians Australia.
According to the Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA), "Nutritionists may design, coordinate, implement and evaluate a range of population health interventions to improve the wellbeing of individuals, communities and the population as a whole, through better food and nutrition."
Nutritionists can become, for example, nutrition consultants, nutrition communicators, food technologists, and researchers.
Dietitians Australia says, "In Australia all dietitians are nutritionists however nutritionists without a dietetics qualification cannot take on the expert role of a dietitian."
Nutritionists who are not dietitians are not qualified to provide medical advice/medical nutrition therapy nor create nutrition plans/menus to treat specific health problems. Dietitians, however, are qualified to perform such duties. Dietitians are allowed to prescribe dietary treatments.
Nutritionists who are not dietitians can say what might be causing people’s food-related health problems, and provide ideas to help improve people’s diets and eating habits.
For more information about the roles of nutritionists and dietitians, go to the Nutrition Society of Australia’s Frequently Asked Questions page and click on the heading titled What is the difference between a nutritionist and a dietitian?: www.nsa.asn.au/about-us/faqs/. Also visit Dietitians Australia.