Alaska Health Coaches
Different Coaches, Different Approaches
Here is an introduction to the diversity of the health and wellness coaching field here in Alaska. The field has unifying principles and professional standards, but it’s not “one thing.” There is diversity!
Health coaches are helping people resolve some of the significant limitations of our systems of medical and behavioral health care. Coaches also work side-by-side with these conventional “providers,” a combination that can be very powerful in resolving illness and improving health.
Modern coaching can be by phone or Zoom, and individual or in group settings. The opportunities to connect can be global; for example, a recent coach training program where the zoom presenter was in Spain. Geographically speaking, it’s wide open. Below are some Alaska-based professional coaches, each with their own approach, training, and lived experience. Please take a moment to learn about their coaching practice — in their own words.
Nicholle Chandler, PCC, NBC-HWC
https://www.colebeecoaching.com/
As a life and well-being coach, I’ve made it my mission to help busy bees start saying “Yes” to what they need and “No” to what doesn’t serve them any longer, allowing you to thrive in your wellness journey and have a better quality of life.
Discovering what is holding you back and uncovering your strengths to help move you forward, we will work together to reveal what changes you want to make and build small, manageable steps to get you there.
I was ambitious and adventurous from an early age. If you looked at my social media profile in my 20s and 30s, you might think I had the ideal life. After all, I traveled worldwide, built two successful businesses, and thought I was well on my way to a life of happiness.
But the reality was very different. I was burned out, and my lifestyle choices were destroying me. I received a list of prescriptions and was sent on my way. That wasn’t going to work for me. There had to be a better way.
So, being an activator, I set out on a journey of self-healing. I left old behaviors, habits, and self-sabotaging stories behind and reconnected to what my body and mind truly needed. I made changes, one by one, and after a year, I was medication-free. I once again started living my truth and honoring my needs daily. And I want that for you!
That is why I am now a National Board Certified Health and Wellness coach who puts mental and emotional health on the center stage. The truth is, you are the expert of your life. As we work together, I will help reconnect with your expertise while supporting you in powerful and insightful sessions and be your accountability partner in the process.
You are worth it. Let’s begin!
Credentials/Certifications:
International Coach Federation – Professional Certified Coach (PCC), National Board Certified-Health & Wellness Coach, ADAPT Functional Health Coach, Professional Food Addictions Coach, Certified Career Coach, Powers of Metaphor Certification, Precision Nutrition Coach, Internal Family Systems Informed Coach, BSW, Minor in Addiction Studies, Certified Meditation Teacher, all-around good human.
“With Nicholle’s supportive guidance and accountability, I pulled myself out of a deep depression and a four-year cycle of anxiety, self-doubt, and lack of self-worth. Traditional therapy hadn’t worked, but her tools and trustworthy sounding board helped me escape mental paralysis, redevelop life skills, and find a job that gave me purpose and reconnected me to my values.
Nicholle is a caring and empathetic coach who gets it. Seeing how she celebrated my challenges and successes allowed me to see their value and what I was capable of. She held space for me when I couldn’t do so for myself, and by asking the right questions, she helped me reframe the experiences and perspectives holding me back and allowed me to become my own cheerleader.” – David S.
Darcie Ziel BSN, RN, NC-BC — Sitka, Alaska
https://darcieziel.substack.com
I am a nurse trained as a coach, so your personalized coaching benefits from my years of nursing experience. This coaching is for anyone willing to take that first step toward the life they would love to be living. It is for anyone ready for transformative change that will last and continue growing.
Coaching is a partnership between client and coach. We work together to identify where you are wanting change in your life and create a strategy to move you toward your vision. The style of coaching that I use includes many modalities with a big focus on nervous system resiliency and somatic body-based work.
Somatic coaching is an approach that incorporates the body’s wisdom into the coaching process. It involves paying attention to physical sensations, posture, emotions, movement, and more to gain insights and create lasting change.
Somatic coaching can help you develop greater self-awareness, reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, and enhance your overall well-being by connecting with your mind and body. I work with healthcare professionals as well as people from any profession and can provide CE for nurses with many of my programs!
