FOR HEALTHCARE PARTNERS

Extend Behavior Change Support Beyond the Visit

Help your patients turn healthcare recommendations into realistic actions they can follow through on.

Rosanne O'Connor, M.Ed., NBC-HWC, FMCHC | Health & Wellness Coach

REFER A PATIENT

WHAT YOU MAY BE SEEING

The Recommendation Is Clear. Following Through Is Another Story.

Your patients understand the recommendation. They want to make the change. But it still isn't happening.

They start, then find it hard to keep going. They come back to the next appointment facing many of the same challenges. And there often isn't enough time in a visit to explore what's getting in the way.

AFTER THE VISIT

The Challenge Often Begins When Patients Go Home.

Work. Family. Stress. Schedules. Fatigue. Old routines. Competing priorities.

Here is what patients may be thinking:

  • "Where do I even start?"

  • "I don't have time."

  • "How am I supposed to fit this in?"

  • "I was doing well, but then..."

  • "What do I do when my plan doesn't work?"

This is where health coaching can help.

HOW COACHING SUPPORTS FOLLOW-THROUGH

Dedicated Time and Support for Putting Recommendations Into Practice

  • Identify what's getting in the way. We explore the barriers, patterns, strengths, and resources that affect follow-through.

  • Turn recommendations into action. Patients choose realistic next steps that fit their priorities and their lives.

  • Support follow-through. Through reflection, planning, and problem-solving, patients try changes, learn what works, and adjust as life changes.

You provide the clinical care and recommendations.

Health coaching doesn't diagnose, prescribe, or replace medical or mental health care. It offers client-centered support for putting your recommendations into practice between visits.

The patient sets the direction.

Patients Who May Benefit

• Know what to do but struggle to follow through consistently

• Feel overwhelmed or don't know where to begin

• Start making changes but have trouble continuing

• Are working on nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, or other health behaviors

• Want to take a more active role in their health and well-being

WHAT YOUR PATIENT RECEIVES

Three Months of Personalized Coaching & Support

One-on-one health and wellness coaching, online. Each patient begins with a complimentary 20-minute call, then works with me on what matters most to them.

  • A 90-minute foundation session and five 45-minute coaching sessions over three months

  • Support between sessions for brief questions and check-ins

  • Personalized resources and worksheets when helpful

  • Optional collaboration with you, only with the patient's permission

YOUR PARTNER

Rosanne O'Connor, M.Ed., NBC-HWC, FMCHC

I'm a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach. I coach privately and as part of a hospital-based intensive cardiac rehabilitation program, and I'm an experienced educator.

Health and wellness coaching is supported by a growing body of research. The Compendium of Health and Wellness Coaching, a series of systematic reviews begun in 2017, now includes more than 480 articles, among them over 140 randomized controlled trials, across a range of health conditions and settings.

VIEW THE RESEARCH

REFERRALS

A Simple Way to Refer a Patient

Copy the message below and paste it into your email or patient portal.

What happens next: Your patient schedules a complimentary call. If coaching feels like a good fit, they enroll. With their permission, I can stay in touch with you.

Referral message

I'm sharing a health coaching resource that may help you put some of the changes we've discussed into practice.

Rosanne O'Connor is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach who can help you explore what's getting in the way, choose realistic next steps, and find ways to follow through.

If you'd like to see whether coaching is a good fit, you can schedule a complimentary conversation here: https://tinyurl.com/MeetWithRosanne

PREFER TO HAND YOUR PATIENT SOMETHING?

Download a Patient Handout

A one-page handout your patients can keep. It explains coaching in plain language and shows how to schedule a complimentary call. Print it, or send it with your after-visit summary.

Download Patient Handout

Common Questions

  • Only if the patient agrees. With their permission, I can share updates or coordinate with you.

  • They bring specialized clinical expertise. Coaching focuses on behavior change, helping patients put their care team's recommendations into practice. It complements their care and doesn't replace it.

  • Patients enroll privately: $595, or three monthly payments of $210.

  • I use Practice Better, a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform, for scheduling, virtual sessions, messaging, and client records. I share information with you only with your patient’s written permission.

  • I'm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and offer virtual health and wellness coaching to clients nationwide.

    In-person coaching may also be available in the Milwaukee area by arrangement. An additional travel fee may apply depending on the distance.

PREFER TO TALK FIRST?

Let's Talk About How Coaching Fits Alongside Your Care

Have a question, or want to think through whether health coaching suits your patients? I'd be glad to talk it through.

TALK WITH ME FIRST