Coaching is a non-judgmental partnership that focuses on strengths and solutions rather than weaknesses and barriers. Pain Coaching specifically supports people living with chronic pain by combining coaching skills with pain neuroscience education. It is built on trust, rapport, and confidentiality.

A Pain Coach partners with clients to help them live more fully, despite pain. Rather than providing medical advice, a Pain Coach helps clients:

• Understand how pain works in the brain and body

• Explore new coping tools and lifestyle strategies

• Build resilience, confidence, and hope

• Take ownership of their health decisions

• Reconnect with activities and purpose that matter to them

A Pain Coach partners with clients to help them live more fully, despite pain. Rather than providing medical advice, a Pain Coach helps clients:

• Reduce fear and catastrophizing

• Improve sleep, mood, and daily habits

• Strengthen supportive habits like movement and stress management

• Find renewed purpose and quality of life

Pain Coaches work with individuals living with chronic pain, including conditions like arthritis, cancer-related pain, CRPS, fibromyalgia, joint pain (lower back, neck, etc), migraine, neuropathy, and more. Coaches also support caregivers, family members, and people adjusting to life with long-term health challenges.

• 17 weeks of training

• 2 live, virtual classes per week (2 hours each)

• Approximately 75 hours total

• Curriculum includes 7 books, the neuroscience of pain, and coaching skills

• Classes are small (around 25 students), encouraging personal interaction

The training is intentionally designed to be rigorous but manageable. Most of our students work full-time and have families. With live classes scheduled in advance and strong faculty support, the program is structured to mirror real-life circumstances.

We understand that things come up along the way. You may miss up to 6 classes in the Health and Wellness training . All sessions are recorded, and you are required to review the recordings for any missed sessions.

Graduates qualify to sit for the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaches exam, and many opt to complete our Advanced Pain Coach Training.

Historically, students have an average of 90%+, well above average compared to other programs.

Our program is a $3,500 investment. With live training, small class sizes, and a high-quality learning experience—plus industry-leading NBHWC exam pass rates and strong career opportunities—most students find the value far exceeds the cost.

Students will be introduced to core theories of coaching, including positive psychology and the stages of change, while exploring evidence-based approaches to facilitate client growth.

Students will examine how the brain processes and maintains pain, with a focus on neuroplasticity and its role in recovery and resilience.

Students will develop professional communication techniques such as active listening, OARS (open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, summaries), and structured strategies for engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning in coaching conversations.

Students will investigate the interplay between physical health, emotional well-being, and cognition, practicing tools such as mindfulness, relaxation, and self-compassion to promote lasting behavioral change.

Students will apply ethical principles, explore case scenarios, and integrate coaching theory into real-world practice through guided exercises and discussions.

Students will engage in supervised practice sessions with classmates, fostering skill development and confidence in a collaborative learning environment.

Each student will receive one-on-one mentoring from highly trained coaching professionals, ensuring personalized feedback, professional modeling, and individualized academic support.

Students will complete open-book reading exams designed to reinforce comprehension, provide practice with Q&A style questions, and confirm mastery of key curriculum content.

Students will learn how to design and conduct professional coaching sessions — including flow, structure, and progression — to ensure they enter the field with clarity, confidence, and readiness for practice.

Students will be trained to recognize and skillfully respond when clients feel resistant or stuck, using evidence-based strategies to maintain progress and empower sustainable change.