Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Addressing Your Queries

Addressing Your Queries

Explore what health and wellbeing coaching is, what it takes to be a great coach, the benefits of our specially curated course, our accreditations and much more. If you still have any other questions or need any further information, you’re welcome to get in touch:

The awareness of the importance of wellbeing/mental health and how it underlies all personal/work areas makes this an inspiring time to join this supportive profession.

This course is for people in both the public and private sectors, who want to work privately or within organisations. We have trained people from all walks of life and all ages; all of whom wish to support holistic wellbeing.

Graduates include those working in the corporate, education & charity sectors adding to their current qualifications, support & care workers, therapists & holistic practitioners who wish to complement their existing skills and individuals looking for a new rewarding career.

Within the UK, we also work with NHS practitioners (doctors, nurses, therapists etc) and hospital Trusts.

The opportunities opening for Health and Wellbeing Coaches are widening immensely and include:

  • Organisation HR departments
  • Organisation Training departments
  • Medical Practices (as staff or consultancy)
  • Hospitals for both staff & patients
  • Education facilities (schools, universities for both students & staff)
  • Charities
  • Councils
  • Care providers
  • Fitness centres & personal trainers
  • Yoga teachers & studios
  • Spas & wellness facilities
  • Holistic therapists

Career prospects are great. Our graduates have gone onto set up their own private practices and niched into areas such as parenthood, menopause, anxiety, fitness, stress management, food relationship, addiction and more.

Other graduates have taken wellbeing into the corporate world, the educational system, the medical arena and the charitable sector. 

Equally, some individuals choose to do this course for their own personal development and to help support family and friends.

Yes, our Health and Wellbeing Coach Training Course is accredited and approved by highly respected global organisations within both the coaching and wellbeing fields:

  • The Association for Coaching (AC) - the leading international coaching body &
  • The Personalised Care Institute* (PCI) - setting the standards for evidence-based care training in England.

This shows that both our course content and delivery method is of the highest training standard as it has gone through rigorous, detailed review and approval by both associations.

By gaining recognition of your training in this way, you become a skilled professional coach with quality credentials and real credibility.

These accreditation benefits also include:

  • AC + PCI endorsed Certification,
  • Membership with the AC + PCI,
  • Support from events, webinars, coaching supervision and more.

We understand the importance of choosing an accredited coach training course that has been validated and endorsed by highly respected professional organisations within the coaching and wellbeing fields.

Read more about our accreditations here…

* The Personalised Care Institute was commissioned by NHS England in 2020 to set the standards for evidence-based training in personalised care.

The simple answer is YES, you will learn all you need in 5 days.

There are other courses out there teaching how to be a coach over longer periods of time, but we strongly believe that a coach does NOT need to learn coaching theory for an entire year.

Our 5-day immersion training is specifically curated to give you all the information & confidence you need to start as a coach.

The main difference between our 5-day course and longer versions is that we provide all the learning in an intensive full-time week of live teaching whereas the other courses stretch this out with only a few hours per session, often pre-recorded.

Our experience shows that it’s better to have all the learning and theory in place first, as you can then practise your new skills in a cohesive, inclusive and effective approach.

This course has also been rigorously evaluated & accredited by 2 world-renowned institutions: The Association for Coaching and The Personalised Care Institute*  which ensures it is of the highest training quality.

It was very important to us that you are ready and confident. With Dr Maguire’s many years of running her own private practice, she knows what is needed.

Plus her teaching style actually coaches you too, so all the course is around you receiving practical experience in using coaching skills.

Our retention rate is 99%, which is way above the average for the longer courses. This means you will be ready to use your knowledge immediately to start helping people.

So yes, in one week you have all you need to change your life and be a Health and Wellbeing Coach.

“The Wellbeing Coaching Programme at Raw Horizons is by far one of the best training programmes I have attended and I have attended many.
The course is extensive; covering all aspects of wellbeing and there is plenty of opportunity for practice; which of course, leads to greater confidence in delivering the programme.
Claire has an excellent manner of delivery; ensuring that you are confident and well learned while at the same time maintaining a professional and extremely engaging programme. Her knowledge of the subject comes through clearly through her training style.
If anyone is interested in becoming a qualified Wellbeing Coach then Raw Horizons is the place to go... I am glad I did!”

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* The Personalised Care Institute was commissioned by NHS England in 2020 to set the standards for evidence-based training in personalised care.

Coaching is about your passion to empower people to live the life they desire.

You do not need any existing degree or qualifications. You do not need to be any specific age. People from their 20’s through to their 60’s make excellent health and wellbeing coaches.

You just need the right attitude and qualities to be a great coach, such as:

  • Passionate: your wish to help people reach their full potential.
  • Empowering: you enable people to have self-belief for future success.
  • Good communicator: you have the ability to listen fully.
  • Non-opinionated: you encourage people to shape their own solutions.
  • Non-judgemental: you do not judge the decisions or actions of others.
  • Integrity: you instil mutual respect and trust.

These traits together with the life coaching skill sets and wellbeing coaching techniques that we teach enable you to become a skilled certified coach.

Our students include professionals who wish to add to their current expertise, care workers, yoga teachers & holistic practitioners who wish to complement their existing skills and individuals looking for a new rewarding career.

If you already specialise in a coaching area, such as a relationship coach, business coach, corporate coach, parenting coach etc, then by adding wellbeing coaching expertise together with your existing skills, you can support and nurture your client more effectively in reaching their goals.

Do you have what it takes to be a great health and wellbeing coach?
Download our Coaching Skills Checklist to discover if you have the qualities…

Yes, our course is deliberately designed to give you all the skills, tools and confidence you need to start immediately as a coach. There is NO further training needed.

Plus there’s more...

Since we really wish to help you start supporting people quickly, we also give you:

  • The practical aspects of setting up and running your business.
  • Bonus business modules to help make the transition to entrepreneurship less daunting for those with little experience.
  • The integrity & recognition of completing a course accredited by The Association for Coaching (AC) & the Personalised Care Institute (PCI).
  • Membership with the AC & PCI.
  • Ongoing support from us, the AC & the PCI.

In more detail, the practical aspects of running your coaching business cover:

Your Coaching Practice: Getting Organised

  • How to hold a discovery call
  • The Welcome Pack to send out to new clients
  • Discovering your coaching niche
  • Pricing your services
  • And more…

“The course offers so much and more for anyone wishing to pursue a career in Wellbeing.”

Plus the Bonus Business Modules are there for you to follow at your own pace after your course and include:

Bonus Modules: Setting up your Business

  • Data protection requirements
  • Insurance Considerations
  • Ways to market yourself
  • Easy website creation
  • Business Plan Guidelines specially for your wellbeing coaching business

“The business modules were a great bonus to the Wellbeing course. It lays all the foundations for starting a new business and makes the transition to entrepreneurship less daunting.”

We are here to help you however we can and look forward to following your coaching journey.

See all the course modules covered here…

As our course is accredited with both The Association for Coaching (AC) plus the Personalised Care Institute (PCI)*, it has been validated and endorsed by highly respected global organisations within both the coaching and wellbeing fields.

This means that BOTH our course content and delivery method is of the highest training standard as it has gone through rigorous, detailed review and approval by both associations.

Whereas the IARC & ICOES are generic organisations that just review the delivery method of a course. They are NOT qualified to assess the actual content of any course as they do not have the required expertise in any specific fields.

As such, our course accreditations with both the AC & PCI gives superior recognition of your training and you are set to be a skilled professional coach with quality credentials and real credibility.

Read more about our Course Accreditations here...

* The Personalised Care Institute was commissioned by NHS England in 2020 to set the standards for evidence-based training in personalised care.

Our course is accredited with both The Association for Coaching (AC) plus the Personalised Care Institute (PCI)*, which shows our training is of the highest standard for Health and Wellbeing Coaching.

The Association for Coaching (AC) is the largest and most recognised international coaching association. It is a global association with members in over 80 countries.

The ICF however is the American association and as such more USA based.

As the majority of our graduates are UK, European, Pacific region or Middle East based we chose to affiliate and be accredited with the Association of Coaching plus the Personalised Care Institute.

As your qualification is accredited by the AC & PCI, you are recognised & registered with both. This gives you all the benefits of both associations plus support from their numerous events and workshops.

Read more about our course Accreditations here…

* The Personalised Care Institute was commissioned by NHS England in 2020 to set the standards for evidence-based training in personalised care.

With our course, you learn all the life coaching skills plus the additional expertise of coaching for wellbeing.

We believe that one’s wellbeing impacts all areas of life and traverses across both personal and professional spheres and is a very important factor in living to one's full potential.

Hence, our Health and Wellbeing Coach training gives you the foundations of Life Coaching, with the added emphasis on personal wellness.

Our course teaches you how to coach your client to reframe and re-interpret, to establish the way forward, and then empower long-lasting changes in behaviour & habits to ensure they reach their goals.

You can read more here...

Yes, we can help your personal development and here are two options:

Option 1:
By participating in our Health and Wellbeing Coach training, you are also gently coached throughout the journey. As Dr Maguire likes to say: You are your first client!

So, not only do you learn about wellbeing coaching and practise the techniques, you also benefit personally. Plus you are qualified to support family & friends with your new wellbeing skills or to pursue a new fulfilling career.

"This course has also had a wonderful impact on my personal wellbeing journey. Not only am I taking much better care of myself and seeing my own value, I now understand my mind and behaviour in a totally different way. Thank you so much for a life changing time."

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Option 2:
Dr Claire Maguire, besides specialising in training courses, is also an outstanding transformation coach and is available for private 1:1 coaching (by Zoom, WhatsApp, Skype etc).

With private coaching, Dr Maguire’s focus is entirely on you, your situation, your lifestyle, your dreams, challenges and opportunities.

Here is Claire’s simple explanation:
“Private coaching empowers you towards implementing and achieving your vision. We work in confidence to create consistent results. To instil motivation, encouragement and accountability into what it is you want to achieve. I will help you identify what is holding you back and uncover how to gain crystal clarity to move forward. Together we will create a plan which is workable and enjoyable.”

“I coach intuitively which means I laser into what it is that you most need. You will have time to ask questions and I will always ensure you have the time to be heard. The programme also involves ‘homework’, extra reading or watching relevant videos as necessary.”

Read more about Dr Maguire here.

You’re welcome to chat with Claire on a free discovery call. This no obligation call serves as a space for you to find out more, to discuss your needs and how coaching will work for you.

From a coaching client:
'I spent 40 years in therapy trying to solve the wrong problem. Thank you Claire for this life changing experience. So much has changed in my thinking & beliefs.' Cathy H.

If this interests you, just Contact Us to find a time that suits you both to chat.

We hope we've answered all your queries but if you still have any other questions or need any further information, you’re welcome to Contact Us.