There are many advantages of health coaching. It is patient-centeredness. …show more content…
It is usually high cost. Most Health Coaches offer monthly pricing based on a variety of packages. Generally, a basic monthly package will cost around $200/month. Premium packages can cost $500/month or a few thousand for a 6-month program.
The coaches must be professional and high requirement. It is because the coaches need to remember all clients’ individual information to offer an individualized plan. All of the clients will have their different and specific problem. It will not all the same situation. They need to spend a lot time to customize the health plan that aimed for each client. Therefore, the health coaches will be having the heavy workload to memorize and handle the every unique situation.
Although there are different ways of health coaching, those have inconvenient side. As telephonic coaching for the example, some clients may not be able to recognize the phone number lead to they doesn’t receive the call and miss the consulting. Also, it can’t sure that the clients are really focused on and listening the advice through the phone. Besides, as peer coaching for the example, clients may feel shy and discomfort to speak out their story. Not everyone is willing to tell their problem to others due to privacy