Health Coaching at MH²
Bridging Clinical Treatment With Real-Life Habit Change
At MH², our Certified Health Coaches bring together deep clinical knowledge, advanced lifestyle training, and hands-on experience to help patients turn treatment plans into real-world change. With backgrounds that span nursing, functional medicine, personal training, culinary arts, and behavior-change science, our coaches offer comprehensive support across movement, nutrition, daily habits, and overall metabolic health. They excel at translating complex medical recommendations into practical, achievable steps—whether that means building strength and mobility, structuring nutrition plans, navigating meal preparation, or creating routines that promote stability and resilience. Compassionate, credentialed, and highly skilled, our coaches guide patients through sustainable lifestyle change while empowering them with the tools, confidence, and accountability they need to succeed.
Health Coaching is designed to help patients actively implement their treatment plans and build sustainable habits that support mental, metabolic, and physical health. Our coaches translate clinical recommendations into practical, daily actions—empowering individuals to make progress at a pace that works for them.
Our health coaching approach includes:
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Hybrid model: Coaching combines patient-led exploration with professional, clinically aligned guidance.
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Collaborative + clinical: Coaches support the goals developed by the MH² multidisciplinary team while helping patients personalize their approach.
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Evidence-informed behavior change: Strategies draw from motivational interviewing, strengths-based coaching, habit formation research, and metabolic health principles.
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Whole-person focus: Coaching supports mental, metabolic, and physical domains simultaneously.
What is Health Coaching?
What to expect
MH² coaches help individuals put their treatment recommendations into action through tailored, practical, real-life strategies.
Core Coaching Domains
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Movement & physical activity
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Sleep and circadian rhythm optimization
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Nutrition support (within clinical guidance)
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Stress resilience & recovery behaviors
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Realistic habit formation and daily routine building
When Health Coaching Helps
Support uncovering the deeper motivations that make change feel purposeful and achievable:
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Accountability and structure
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Help translating clinical goals into manageable steps
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Support navigating complex protocols
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Tools for sustainable behavior change
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Reinforcement across metabolic, mental, and behavioral domains
Services
Individual Appointments
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Coaching Intake: 50 minutes
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Ongoing Coaching Sessions: 20 minutes / 45 minutes
Included in Team-Based Monthly Care Plans
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Wellness Plan: Biweekly Health Coaching (45 minutes)
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Enhanced Care Plan: Biweekly Health Coaching (45 minutes)
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Full Support Plan: Twice-Weekly Health Coaching (45 minutes)
These plans integrate psychiatric care, therapy, coaching, group services, and (when indicated) metabolic interventions for fully coordinated, whole-person support.
Meet our Health Coaches
Jenn Hopkins, BSN, RN, NBC-HWC, ACPT
Health & Wellness Coach / Certified Personal Trainer
Jenn is a Registered Nurse, Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and Certified Personal Trainer with more than 17 years of experience supporting individuals with chronic and complex conditions. She blends clinical insight with coaching, functional movement training, and metabolic health strategies to help patients improve energy, strength, and emotional well-being. With her hands-on, practical approach, Jenn excels at behavior change, exercise programming, and real-world implementation of treatment plans, empowering patients to build sustainable routines tailored to their goals.
Jennifer Bannon, NBC-HWC, FMCHC, CHHC
Health and Wellness Coach
Jennifer is a Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach with advanced training in Functional Medicine and a professional background in culinary arts and education. She specializes in lifestyle interventions that support metabolic psychiatry, offering clear, accessible guidance in nutrition, behavior change, and evidence-based habit formation. With a talent for simplifying complex concepts, Jennifer helps patients understand the “how” behind their plan and turn it into meaningful daily practices. She is particularly passionate about food as medicine, the gut-brain connection, and empowering clients to create lasting, personalized change.
