Focused around the 8 dimensions of wellness (Emotional, Physical, Intellectual, Occupational, Social, Environmental, and Spiritual), Peer Wellness Coaching gives students the opportunity to reflect and have supportive discussions about their wellbeing with their Peer Wellness Coach. Every student faces challenges in college. This program is centered around each student being knowledgeable about their own wellbeing, and with a little support/resources, students can then decide what is best for them.
All Western Peer Wellness Coaches are NASPA-certified and have completed extensive training in wellness principles, campus resources, mindfulness, and more. We offer one-on-one sessions that are free for all Western Students.
Note: Wellness coaching is a program for currently enrolled Western students who may be self-referred or referred from a campus partner. Individuals who are not Western students are not eligible for wellness coaching.
What is a Peer Wellness Coach?
Wellness coaching is…
- Focused on holistic health & wellbeing.
- Centered on the participant’s strengths, interests, and personal goals.
- Uses principles of motivational interviewing, goal setting, stages of change theory, positive psychology, appreciative inquiry, nonviolent communication, social cognitive theory, mindfulness, and self-determination theory.
Wellness coaching is not...
- Personal training
- Mental health therapy
- Mental health assessment, diagnosis, or treatment
