Are you ready for wellness coaching?

Some health care professionals are deciding that one-on-one help is called for to treat certain medical conditions By Jan Brogan | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT JANUARY 02, 2012 Wellness coaching - individualized regular sessions to help people achieve better health and lifestyle goals, is not just for executives anymore. Much the same way personal trainers made their way from the elite studio to become a gym staple, wellness coaches are becoming increasingly accessible. In a pilot program begun last fall at Harvard Vanguard in Chelmsford and Medford, individual coaching to patients with weight and health problems at no additional cost. And just last month, Medicare announced it would cover up to 20 sessions per year of intensive behavioral intervention for obese patients.