Advanced Diploma in Lifestyle Medicine Health Coaching
Are you ready to take your health coaching to the next level?
Do you want to deepen your coaching skills, facilitate more transformational change, and gain evidence-based skills in lifestyle medicine - giving you greater confidence and capability to work with complex clients and alongside other healthcare professionals.
You already make a significant difference to others; now you can deepen your expertise, expand your professional capabilities and grow your confidence as an advanced Health Coach.
Here’s a new opportunity to do just that.
Introducing the Advanced Diploma in Lifestyle Medicine Health Coaching
We’re thrilled to announce a new education collaboration between Health Coaches Academy and Practice Unbound, bringing together advanced health coaching and lifestyle medicine in one new qualification.
The new Advanced Diploma will provide you with access to the Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine (CertLM) (developed by Practice Unbound and leading experts in lifestyle medicine, Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Dr Ayan Panja).
For HCA Diploma Graduates, we’ve created a 6-month pathway that builds on the qualification and experience you already have. Your 50 hours of comprehensive case studies from your HCA Diploma will be recognised, so you’ll only need to complete a further 35 hours rather than the full 85 hours required and gain your Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine (CertLM) sooner.
Dr Ayan Panja
Dr Rangan Chatterjee
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Unique Dual Qualification:
ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE HEALTH COACHING (AdvDip-HCA)
Advanced Health Coaching qualification, which will be accredited by Association for Coaching
CERTIFICATE IN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (CertLM)
Approved by Crossfields, UKIHCA and NHS Personalised Care Institute (PCI), with CertLM post-nominals recognised by the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine
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“I often talk about how people need a ‘Lifestyle Prescription,’ and not a pill, to help them prevent and potentially reverse chronic lifestyle related diseases. A Health Coach can help you co-create exactly the right Lifestyle Prescription for you, and more importantly, support you to implement new lifestyle choices and overcome any resistance to change you might experience.”
DR RANGAN CHATTERJEE
What you will learn:
GAIN RECOGNISED
LIFESTYLE
MEDICINE EXPERTISE
Gain the CertLM and learn how to apply an evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine framework in your coaching practice.
DEEPEN YOUR COACHING SKILLS
Apply proven behaviour-change psychology and coaching models to develop the wisdom and intuition to support sustainable change.
EXPAND OR RELAUNCH YOUR COACHING BUSINESS
Position your advanced expertise confidently, strengthen your coaching business and expand your opportunities to work alongside healthcare professionals.
Why bring Lifestyle Medicine into your Health Coaching Practice?
Lifestyle Medicine provides an evidence-based framework for understanding and addressing the lifestyle factors that influence health. Combined with deeper, more advanced coaching skills it gives you the confidence and credibility to support more complex clients and work more closely alongside doctors and other healthcare professionals
GAIN CREDIBILITY WITH RECOGNISED POST-NOMINALS
CertLM and AdvDip-HCA after your name.
BUILD YOUR LIFESTYLE MEDICINE EXPERTISE
Learn how to co-create a Lifestyle Prescription with your clients and patients to support personalised lifestyle change.
DEEPEN YOUR COACHING SKILLS:
Develop greater wisdom and intuition, with the skills to work confidently and with a person-centred approach to more complex clients, including those with complex health needs or who feel ambivalent about change.
EXPAND OR RELAUNCH YOUR PRACTICE WITH MORE TO OFFER
Translate your advanced coaching and lifestyle medicine expertise into a compelling client offer and sustainable practice.
DEVELOP YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:
Explore opportunities across clinics, healthcare settings, corporate and private practice and become a member of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
A WIDER PERSPECTIVE
“The biggest change has been developing a broader and more structured way of thinking about a client's health.
Rather than focusing primarily on the issue a client initially presents with, I am increasingly thinking about the interconnected lifestyle factors that may be contributing to their overall health and wellbeing, while still keeping the client's priorities at the centre of the coaching relationship.”
LINDA, HCA
GRADUATE HEALTH COACH
Advanced Diploma Specifications
INCLUDES:
Advanced Diploma in Lifestyle Medicine Health Coaching (HCA)
Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine (CertLM) (Crossfields)
ACCREDITATIONS:
Accredited by the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, NHS Personalised Care Institute (PCI) and approved CPD by UKIHCA. Will be accredited by the Association for Coaching,
COURSE DELIVERY:
Live online mentor sessions via Zoom, self study, coaching practice (Tripods), case studies and business implementation
STUDY MODE:
Part time / flexible 6-8 hours per week
COURSE LENGTH:
HCA Diploma graduates: 6 months
Health Coach graduates from other colleges: 9-12 months
LEARNING HOURS:
HCA Diploma graduates: 170 hours with recognised prior learning
Health Coach graduates from other colleges: 240 hours
COURSE START DATES:
2nd November 2026 and 1st March 2027
COURSE FEES: SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE
HCA Diploma graduates UK: £1950
HCA Diploma graduates South Africa: R 30 000
Health Coach graduates from other colleges: £2670
IT'S GIVEN ME OPPORTUNITIES I DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE
“I feel much more confident working alongside healthcare professionals. I’ve approached doctors in the past and they weren’t keen to engage, but now, with a qualification accredited by the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, it gives me greater credibility.
I was able to open the door to working with a national organisation to help their 1,500 employees understand the benefits of lifestyle changes. They were interested because I said I was a Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner. It has given me much more clout with corporate clients and opened up new opportunities."
LISA - HCA GRADUATE HEALTH COACH
How the Advanced
Diploma is Delivered
TAKE YOUR COACHING TO A DEEPER LEVEL – WITH THE HCA FAMILY ALONGSIDE YOU.
The Advanced Diploma combines live learning, mentoring, practice and reflection. You’ll learn from experienced Health Coaches and specialist Lifestyle Medicine Practitioners, develop your skills through real coaching experience and be part of a supportive community throughout your journey.
WEEKLY LIVE ONLINE MENTORING
Small groups of up to 16 students to practise advanced coaching skills, explore ideas and learn from each other
ONLINE ACADEMY
Through four key learning areas, you’ll expand your nutrition and lifestyle knowledge and confidently apply it in your coaching.
CALENDAR OF LIVE EVENTS
Learn from guest speakers bringing specialist knowledge and real-world experience, specially curated for Advanced Diploma students.
UNIQUE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TOOLS
Expand your coaching toolkit with evidence-based lifestyle medicine approaches including Your Typical Day and the Symptom Web.
REAL COACHING PRACTICE
Apply your advanced coaching skills and co-create a Lifestyle Medicine prescription with volunteer clients and case studies.
BUSINESS MENTORING
Bring your advanced coaching and Lifestyle Medicine expertise together to refresh, reposition or relaunch your practice.
And throughout your journey, you’ll have the HCA Family alongside you – supporting you to develop the confidence and skills to become an Advanced Lifestyle Medicine Health Coach.
I REALLY LIKE THE CONFIDENCE THIS COURSE HAS GIVEN ME TO SUPPORT BEHAVIOUR CHANGE.
“By applying the principles and framework of lifestyle medicine I have been able to find out more quickly some of the real issues which were troubling my clients. This collaborative approach also helped with setting goals and recommendations at the end of each coaching session.
I really like the confidence this course has given me to support behaviour change. Seeing a client finally take action due to this collaborative approach gave me a significant boost in my confidence. I now feel I have the skills to be an evidence-based Health and Stress Management Coach who is taken seriously.”
DR SONIA RUSSELL - HCA GRADUATE HEALTH COACH
Ready to take the next step?
The Advanced Diploma Graduate Pathway has been created especially for HCA Diploma graduates like you - building on the knowledge, coaching skills and experience you’ve already gained through your Level 5 Diploma.
Through recognised prior learning, you can fast-track your Advanced Diploma in Lifestyle Medicine Health Coaching and gain your Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine (CertLM) sooner. Your 50 hours of comprehensive case studies from your HCA Diploma will be recognised, so you’ll only need to complete a further 35 hours rather than the full 85 hours required.
Our first intake starts 2 November 2026, and 40% of places have already been taken.
Places are limited, so if you’d like to join our first cohort, we encourage you to enrol soon to secure your place.
Our next intake starts in March 2027.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE.