Academy for Behavior Change

Academy for Behavior Change Member Directory

Human-centered care professionals advancing excellence in clinical and applied behavior change

20 Coaches found

Lisa Jackson profile photo

National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach

4 years of experience

Wayzata, MN, US

Speaks English

Hi, I'm Lisa.

I'm a mom of four and a passionate health coach, and I came to this work the long way around. Through my own family, really.

All four of my kids have struggled with their health at one point or another. Anaphylactic allergies, eczema, failure to thrive, GI issues… we've been through a lot. There were a lot of late nights and a lot of worry.

And while I was in the thick of all that, I was dealing with my own stuff too. Celiac, hormone issues, skin problems. Plus a kind of anxiety and burnout that I don't think I fully understood until I was in the middle of it.

I hit a low point. A real one and then slowly from there, I started to rebuild.

Somewhere in that rebuilding, my whole relationship with health shifted. I stopped seeing it as something to fix or get perfect. I started seeing it as something you just… tend to. A little at a time. In the middle of an already full life.

I'll be honest with you. I'm not an expert who has it all figured out. I'm someone who's lived it. I know what it's like to carry so much for everyone else that you forget to check in with yourself.

What I've found is that the changes that stick aren't the big dramatic ones. They're small. They're nourishing. They fit into the life you're already living. That's the part I love. Getting to walk alongside someone. Listening. Helping them figure out what actually works for them, not what some plan says they should be doing.

A few other things about me:

  • I'm in Minnesota with my family and our two dogs.

  • Nutrition and nourishment are my thing. I could talk about it all day.

  • I really do believe, deep down, that this is the work I'm meant to do.

  • I love to travel, take long walks, laugh hard, watch good comedy, and have the kind of conversations that go somewhere real.

  • Friendship, family, and building a warm community mean everything to me.

I started this business to help women who give so much to everyone around them and maybe quietly they are running on empty.

If any of this sounds like you or anyone you know, please reach out!

Nutrition

Menopause

Sleep Wellness

Stress Management

Wellness

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Erica Durant profile photo

National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)

1 year of experience

Canton, US

Speaks English

With over 12 years of experience in physical therapy and leadership, I transitioned into a proactive health and wellness role after embarking on my own personal wellness journey. This experience led me to reflect on the profound impact of well-being and the importance of taking a proactive approach to health. To further deepen my knowledge and expertise, I enrolled in the University of Vermont's Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching program. Through completing this program, I gained a deep appreciation for the role of health coaches in supporting a client-centered approach to healthcare. I have come to believe that health coaching empowers individuals to tap into their own strengths, enabling them to make meaningful health and behavioral changes. Our optimal selves are within us all, and sometimes, we simply need a supportive partner (or health coach) to help recognize and cultivate these strengths. I am excited to partner with you, sharing my passion for coaching and supporting you on your lifelong wellness journey.

Active Listening

Behavior Change

Compassion

Empathy

Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching

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Amanda Phillips profile photo

Dietitian/Nutritionist

20 years of experience | $150 - $200 per session

US

Speaks English

With over 20 years in the health industry, my work spans corporate wellness, sports nutrition, autoimmune support, clinic management, clinical quality improvement and teaching nutrition at a University. Today, I bring that depth of experience into every client session, blending functional, root-cause nutrition with compassionate, personalized coaching. I believe that healing isn’t one-size-fits-all, it’s a partnership that honors your story, your body, and your goals.

I use personalized, evidence‑based medical nutrition therapy to help people with chronic symptoms finally get clarity, regain energy, and feel like themselves again.

Living with Sjogren’s disease for nearly 30 years and surviving carbon monoxide poisoning, I understand how overwhelming chronic illness, fatigue, and unanswered questions can be. My own healing journey shapes the way I practice — with science, compassion, and truly individualized care.

Whether you’re navigating autoimmune symptoms, unexplained weight changes, hormonal imbalance, burnout, or simply want to feel better in your daily life, I’m here to help you rebuild energy, restore balance, and move forward with confidence.

Aging

Athletic Performance

Autoimmune Disease

Brain Health

Cardiac Disease

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Joel Riciputi profile photo

Integrative Health Coach & Educator, Digital Health Consultant

20 years of experience

US

Speaks English

I'm a health coach who works with people living with chronic neurological and autoimmune conditions like MS, Lupus, and Parkinson's, and the people who support them. We work together to build habits around energy, movement, nutrition, and stress that fit your real life. Living with MS, and having experience as a care manager for family with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, I believe real behavior change happens when you're grounded in what matters most. Through evidence-based, collaborative coaching, I help clients build sustainable health strategies that fit their real lives. No overwhelming overhauls, just meaningful behavior shifts that honor where you are and support where you want to go.

Chronic Illness

Autoimmune Disease

Brain Health

Healthy Habits

Meghan Mitchell profile photo

Soulutions Coach

20 years of experience | $90 - $125 per session

Farmington, US

Speaks English

Have you ever felt like your life looks successful on paper, but something inside still feels unsettled or misaligned?

 

Hi! I’m Meghan “Rev MK” Mitchell, a board-certified health and wellness coach, educator, and founder of Magical Soulutions™, a platform devoted to helping people reconnect with their inner wisdom and live with intention.

My work lives at the intersection of science and soul.

 

Professionally, I serve as lead faculty with the Headspace Training Institute, where I teach evidence-based coaching skills, ethics, mindfulness, and behavior change frameworks to future mental health coaches. I am nationally board-certified (NBC-HWC) and trained in multiple modalities including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral coaching, mindfulness-based approaches, and strengths-based development. I have also studied metaphysics and ancient healing traditions, which inform my ability to support clients from both practical and deeply reflective perspectives.

 

My background also includes leadership roles as a Coach Manager, Project Manager and Sales Executive, where I led teams, implemented strategic initiatives, and supported professionals navigating performance, growth, and workplace challenges.

 

Alongside this clinical foundation, I specialize in whole-person transformation. Clients often arrive when life technically works, when it looks good on paper, but doesn’t feel aligned. They may feel stuck, burned out, disconnected, or uncertain about their next chapter. Together, we gently untangle what’s happening beneath the surface, identify what truly matters, and create practical pathways forward.

 

Many clients find that alongside practical insight, they begin reconnecting with a deeper internal guidance system they didn’t realize they had access to.

In addition to one-on-one coaching, I design courses, teach professional trainings, lead workshops, and host the Magical Soulutions podcast, where each episode explores mindful living, authentic growth, and the art of remembering who you truly are. My work also extends into a growing community devoted to insight, reflection, and sustainable transformation.

 

My path into this work began through my own journey of healing, self-discovery, and learning to bridge logic with intuition. That experience is what allows me to meet clients with both professional skill and genuine understanding.

 

My style is collaborative, curious, and empowering. Rather than fixing people, I help them access the wisdom, resilience, and capacity that already exist within them. Clients often describe the experience as equal parts grounding, illuminating, and surprisingly relieving.

 

For those seeking a coach who blends structure with intuition, strategy with compassion, and professionalism with humanity, I offer a space where growth feels both supported and genuinely possible.

 

Whether supporting individuals, leaders, or teams, my work centers on one goal: helping people move forward with clarity, confidence, and a deeper sense of alignment with who they truly are.

Because when something inside you knows there’s more, it’s often the beginning of finding your way back to yourself.

Life Purpose

Self-Discovery

Spirituality

Mindfulness

Stress Management

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Christian Gabarda profile photo

Health and Wellness Professional

13 years of experience

Pittsburgh, US

Speaks English, Tagalog

Hi, I’m Christian Gabarda—a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach with a deep passion for helping people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. With over 15 years of experience in health coaching, personal training, and group fitness instruction, I specialize in guiding individuals through sustainable lifestyle changes that align with their goals, values, and everyday realities. Whether you're looking to improve your physical activity, manage stress, enhance nutrition habits, or simply feel more energized and balanced, I'm here to support and empower you on your journey. Since 2008, I’ve been leading group exercise classes and personal training sessions, helping people discover the joy of movement. In 2011, I expanded into lifestyle coaching, supporting hundreds of clients in building healthier habits through evidence-based strategies like motivational interviewing and behavior change techniques. My background includes master’s degrees in Exercise Science & Health Promotion and Project Management, and I’ve led wellness initiatives at major health systems and corporations. But what I love most is connecting one-on-one with people, listening to their stories, identifying their strengths, and helping them overcome barriers to well-being. When I’m not coaching, you’ll find me outside with my family—hiking local trails, chasing waterfalls, or training for endurance events. I believe well-being is not just about what you do, but how you live, and I’m committed to helping you find what works best for you. Let’s work together to make your goals achievable, realistic, and meaningful.

Lifestyle Habits

Athletic Performance

Work-Life Balance

Burnout

Sonja Ecklund profile photo

Here to help you do the one meaningful thing you don't want to leave undone in life.

National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach

15 years of experience

Minneapolis, US

Speaks English

Hello, I'm Sonja! Your houseplant-obsessed, pastry-loving, super organized online BFF.

 

I'm a board certified health and wellness coach (NBC-HWC) and a clinical health and well-being coach (CHWC) who brings 15 years of experience in coaching, behavior change, and project management systems to people who want to finish the one meaningful thing they don't want to leave undone in life. My professional experience includes:

 

→ Building products that apply behavior change science

→ Leading learning and development initiatives for large coaching teams

→ Teaching coaching skills to over 200 new health coaches

→ Setting up project management systems for teams of 1-1,000

→ Consulting with CEOs and executive teams

→ Over 5,500 hours of 1:1 and group coaching experience across private practice, small business, and corporate wellness

 

I’ve spent the last decade studying how humans change, how habits truly stick, how identity evolves, and how people can ditch self-limiting beliefs and finally make their dreams a reality. I’ve invested tens of thousands of hours in becoming exceptional at helping people change their lives through the power of coaching, and the depth of that experience allows me to tailor every layer of my coaching framework to your specific story, goal, and life.

 

When I'm not coaching, consulting, or teaching, you can find me:

 

→ Hiking in the mountains (The High Line in Glacier is my favorite trail)

→ Snapping photos of everyday moments (You should see how many snaps of sunlight are in my camera roll)

→ Listening to a podcast while walking my dogs (I've got 2 tiny rescue pups - Maggie and Zoey)

→ Advocating for environmental policy changes that protect people and the planet (Hell yeah to the recent block to mining in the Boundary Waters of MN)

→ Watering my houseplants and replacing my lawn with native plants (The number of native bees and butterflies in my yard makes me so happy)

→ Searching for the best pastries all over the world (if you know of a good bakery, please tell me about it!)

 

Want to know more? Here's where you can find me hanging out online: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube

 

The Behavior Edit Newsletter teaches you how to ditch chronic overthinking, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and procrastination so you can get out of your own way and do the things that matter in life.

*CLICK HERE TO APPLY TO WORK WITH ME*

Purpose

Fulfillment

Strategic Planning

Problem Solving

Strategic Thinking

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Kathleen Meehan Lorenzo profile photo

Health and Wellness Coach and Yoga Instructor

5 years of experience

Seattle, US

Speaks English

I empower women to cut through the conflicting information to decide how they will journey through menopause with clarity and confidence so they can feel energized and excited again.

As a Certified Functional Medicine Coach, I will work side-by-side with you to make your Menopause Journey easier so you can regain your energy and confidence and chart your course for the next chapter of your life. I do not provide medical advise and will, when necessary, refer you to your personal medical practitioner.

Menopause

Wellness

Lifestyle Habits

Women Health

Aging

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Jen McKee NBC-HWC profile photo

Health & Well-Being Coach

National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach

7 years of experience

Silverdale, US

Speaks English

As a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach and a Certified A Nourished Life-Coach, Jen supports individuals in creating sustainable health and behavior change through whole-person nourishment.

With a background in Health Education, decades of experience in the fitness and wellness industry, and a specialization in health behavior change, Jen brings both professional expertise and personal understanding through lived experience to her coaching.

 

She believes in a whole-person, holistic approach and blends compassion and practicality in her coaching style to meet each client right where they are to cultivate supportive habits and routines that fit real life.

 

Jen’s strength lies in her ability to offer fresh perspective and grounded support, helping others embrace change and rediscover what makes them feel strong, capable, whole and happy.

 

Outside of coaching, she enjoys life in the Pacific Northwest spending time outdoors, connecting with friends, and finding joy in everyday moments.

 

For Jen, wellness isn’t about perfection but about creating space to feel good, live fully, and show up well for the people and priorities that matter most.

Lifestyle

Stress Management

Self-Awareness

Mindset

Accountability

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Regina Harris profile photo

Whole-Person Lifestyle Coaching for Real Life

1 year of experience | $0 - $25 per session

Hawaii, US

Speaks English

 

I’m Regina, a certified Health & Wellness Coach with training through the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy (FMCA, training completed February). My style is grounded, compassionate, and designed for real life.


I support people in navigating change across many areas of life — health, habits, stress, transitions, and life direction — by helping them reconnect with what grounds them, clarifies their priorities, and supports meaningful, sustainable change.

 

My work is rooted in whole-person health and well-being coaching. I’m a certified Health & Wellness Coach with training in nutrition, fitness, and holistic health, integrating holistic health, and I integrate evidence-informed wellness principles with compassionate, client-centered coaching. 

Burnout

Work-Life Balance

Sleep Wellness

Career Development

Career Transition

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The Academy for Behavior Change (ABC) is the professional home for the study, practice, and advancement of behavior change. It brings together health and wellness coaches, behavior change specialists, and interdisciplinary professionals dedicated to improving human well-being, and provides advanced training, continuing education, professional specialization, and a trusted interdisciplinary home.