National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach
Healthy for good — without another diet.
One-on-one health coaching for anyone who is done counting calories and ready for changes that actually last.
National Board Certified- 20+ years alongside physicians and midwives
- Institute for Integrative Nutrition graduate
You already know what to eat. That was never the hard part.
You've lost the weight before. It came back. The problem isn't information — it's everything around it: the stressful day that ends in a bag of cookies, the night of tossing and turning that leaves you too tired to move in the morning, the schedule with no room in it for you.
Hopping from one diet to the next isn't the path. Healthy living is about more than what's on your plate.
How coaching works
Small steps. Real changes. Someone in your corner.
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Start with a conversation.
A free consultation: where you are, where you want to be, and whether we're a fit. No pressure.
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Build a plan, not a diet.
No points, no weighing food, no lists of good and bad. We find the basic improvements that fit your life and make them gradually, so they stick.
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Keep going, together.
Regular sessions, and support between them when the question is “what do I do with summer squash noodles?” You leave each session motivated — and accountable.
Ways to work with Laura
One-on-one
Private coaching
Weight, energy, sleep, stress, cravings — we work on the whole picture, at your pace.
Best for: Lasting change you've tried and failed to make alone.
Five days · private
5-Day Whole Foods Reset
Not a starvation diet or a liquid cleanse. Real, delicious food and coaching to reset how you eat.
Best for: A clean start, or a taste of coaching before committing.
“I've spent more than twenty years working alongside physicians and midwives, counseling patients on diet, health and wellness. What I've learned: we can often heal ourselves, and a pill for every ailment is rarely the best cure. Small, simple steps change everything.”
Laura Lesser, NBC-HWC
What “board certified” means
The NBC-HWC credential is issued by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching, in partnership with the National Board of Medical Examiners. It requires approved training, logged coaching sessions, and a national board exam. Most people calling themselves health coaches don't have it.
Client stories
In their own words.
“I lost 8 pounds in about 10 weeks and am the lowest weight I have been in well over a decade. And I haven't counted calories.”
“A new baseline weight 40 pounds less than what it had been. Laura also helped me with stress reduction techniques — this in itself has been life changing.”
“I have incorporated new habits into my life that don't feel overly difficult.”
Individual results vary.
Questions people ask
Is this a diet?
No. Diets dwell on calories, carbs, fats and proteins. We work on basic improvements and gradual changes — and on the stress, sleep and habits that drive how you eat.
Do I have to count calories or weigh food?
No. Neither is necessary.
How long do we work together?
That depends on you and your goals — we'll talk it through on the free consultation. The Reset is five days.
I'm already working with my doctor. Does coaching fit?
Yes. Laura has worked alongside physicians and midwives for over twenty years. Coaching complements medical care; it doesn't replace it.
What does it cost?
We'll go over pricing on the free consultation, once we know what you're looking for.
Curious whether coaching is for you?
Start with a free consultation. No pressure, no commitment.