Top Health Coaches Experts 2025

Dr. Basaria is a transformational expert who takes an integrative approach to health and wellness, with a comprehensive focus on a person’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs. Her approach includes using physical activity and food as medicine, working on developing healthy relationships and finding career satisfaction for mental and emotional balance, and using mindfulness, meditation, breathing techniques and yoga- to name a few- as ways to manage stress. To learn more about Dr. Basaria or True Living, visit www.truelivingforlife.com

I’m a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) and ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC). I help adults build sustainable habits for weight management, energy, and confidence using evidence-based behavior change, realistic planning, and supportive accountability. I work with clients nationwide through virtual coaching.

April Likins is a board-certified health coach and nationally recognized stress and burnout expert, triple-trained through Duke Integrative Medicine, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and Precision Nutrition. Her insights and personal story have been featured in Mantra Wellness, Better Humans, Wellbeing Magazine, Authority Magazine, and on 50+ podcasts worldwide. After hitting burnout and experiencing a total health collapse following her father’s death, April turned her pain into purpose. Now, she’s fiercely committed to helping leaders and high-achieving professionals move from burnout and survival mode to clarity, resilience, and vibrant well-being. Learn more at www.aprillikins.com

Experienced Coach and ACSM-Certified Personal Trainer with a demonstrated track record of success. Highly skilled in habit management and change, Sarah helps clients achieve their health and wellness goals via practical steps that are sustainable for them as individuals. Whether it’s weight loss solutions, meal planning, cooking lessons, personal training, accountability . . . or all of them . . . when you partner with Sarah, you’re sure to thrive.

I coach high-achieving entrepreneurs, executives, strivers and leaders to perform at their absolute best, consistently looking and feeling great — without burning out, losing their youthful health, energy and fitness, or living the life where stress is "the new normal" and sleep is something you "don't have time for". My work sits at the intersection of executive performance, health optimization, and system design for consistent behavior change. I don't just help clients set goals and keep them accountable — I help them build the systems, habits, and mindset that make showing up consistently the default, not the exception. What I do: 🔹 Master Health Coaching 360 — A science-backed, 6-month 1:1 program covering energy optimization, sleep, nutrition & fitness habits, stress, recovery, growth mindset & emotional regulation, metabolism & weight management — built around your real life, not an ideal one. 🔹 Executive & High-Performance Coaching — strategic clarity and values alignment, decision-making, leadership presence & communication, and sustainable performance for founders and senior leaders navigating high stakes and high demands. 🔹 Behavior-Change Systems Design — using evidence-based frameworks from behavioral science, change psychology, and neuroscience to close the knowing-doing gap and make the right behaviors your automatic default, not a constant battle. The result? Clients report more youthful, limitless energy, sharper focus and strong priorities, better sleep, ideal weight, and a renewed sense of direction — while performing at their highest level professionally without burnouts. Certified in Health, Nutrition, Fitness, Sleep, Recovery, Stress Management, High-Performance and Executive Coaching, with supporting credentials in Behavioral Science, Change Psychology, Strategy and Decision-Making. 18 years of experience. Lived and worked in 15 countries. Now based in Cape Town.

I am a health and well-being coach with over 20 years of experience helping people improve their lives through health, fitness and personal growth. My background spans philosophy and psychology, alongside extensive work in fitness, nutrition, and coaching, where I have supported thousands of clients worldwide. I also draw on strong expertise in digital communication and programme development, skills that allow me to design, share, and deliver meaningful learning and coaching experiences effectively. My goal is to empower people to think deeply, live healthily, and grow with purpose.

Varsha Khatri is a holistic nutritionist and writer who runs her own health and wellness business, Illuminated Health. She is the author of Think Healthy Choose Healthy, a book that integrates holistic health and Ayurveda. She has a master's degree in holistic health education and nutrition, and is a certified nutritional therapist, senior yoga teacher, ayurvedic consultant, and health educator. With over a decade of experience, Varsha helps people achieve their health goals through her holistic and empowering approach that combines the science of health and nutrition with the wisdom of Ayurveda. She provides one-on-one nutrition consultations, online wellness coaching, and health education classes in both private and corporate settings. She also creates health educational materials, such as brochures, handouts, and flyers. Varsha's mission is to prevent disease and promote a culture of proactive and balanced self-care. She lives in Greater London with her husband and two young children.

Marlena Cunningham, NBC-HWC is a Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and the founder of Balanced-ish Health Coaching, where she helps women build sustainable, realistic health habits without shame or extremes. With expertise in nutrition, gut health, hormone health, stress management, and movement, Marlena blends science-backed education with compassionate, client-centered coaching. Her work supports women navigating burnout, perimenopause, inconsistent routines, and the mental load of “doing it all,” guiding them toward clarity, stability, and confidence in their health decisions. Through 1:1 coaching, group programs, workshops, and corporate wellness initiatives, Marlena translates complex health information into practical, doable strategies that fit real life. Her approach emphasizes self-toleration, accountability, and sustainable behavior change so clients can feel supported, informed, and in control of their health long term. Marlena’s mission is simple: help women stop feeling like they’re failing at health and start building habits that actually stick.

Professional interests: Life coaching, mindfulness, health & wellness coaching

Engineer turned executive healthcare leader with extensive portfolio of relationships in radiology & breast cancer nationwide. 24+ years’ proven leadership with comprehensive understanding of sales, go-to-market strategy, commercial execution, marketing, healthcare technology trends, competitive landscape, and the US regulatory environment. Healthcare experience spans capital equipment, AI, service, digital and architecting complex solutions for national clients that meet their clinical, operational, and financial needs.

Dr. Lillian Liang Emlet, MD MS CHSE CPC ELI-MP FCCM is a critical care and emergency physician, professor, and certified executive coach working at the intersection of healthcare leadership, clinician wellbeing, and innovation. With more than 20 years of experience in academic medicine, she serves as Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and practices clinically as an intensivist at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Dr. Emlet is the founder of Transforming Healthcare Coaching®, an executive coaching and leadership development firm supporting physicians, healthcare executives, and high-performing clinical teams in navigating complexity, stress, and organizational change. Her work is grounded in evidence-based leadership development, emotional intelligence, and the Energy Leadership Index (ELI), helping leaders strengthen decision-making, communication, and resilience in high-stakes environments. Through individual executive coaching and systemic team coaching, Dr. Emlet partners with organizations to build aligned, psychologically safe, high-trust teams capable of sustained performance and cultural transformation. Her expertise spans team dynamics, simulation-based education, and leadership under pressure—bringing a rare combination of frontline clinical credibility and strategic coaching insight. In addition to her work in healthcare leadership, Dr. Emlet is passionate about advising healthcare technology, AI, and startup teams seeking clinical expertise, market-informed perspective, and mission-aligned guidance. She supports innovators building solutions that meaningfully improve the lives of clinicians, patients, and care systems. Dr. Emlet is a proud Ambassador for the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation, a member of the International Coaching Federation, and host of the Transforming Healthcare Coaching Podcast. Her guiding belief is simple: healthcare transforms when leaders are supported to thrive—and when teams are empowered to lead with clarity, courage, and purpose.

I'm the founder of Flourish Health, a Toronto based health coaching service that helps busy professionals rebuild reliable energy and long-term health using their real-world data and actual weekly routines. Over the past several years, I have focused on turning wearable metrics like HRV, sleep, and activity into simple, practical action plans that fit into demanding careers without adding more time to an already full schedule. My work centers on bridging the gap between consumer health data and day to day decision making by combining AI driven analysis with 1:1 human coaching. This includes auditing a client’s schedule, identifying “energy leaks,” and creating step by step routines that improve productivity, recovery, and focus in as little as 10 to 15 minutes per week of active effort. I collaborate with health and innovation partners and support clients across Canada and the United States, with an emphasis on evidence based strategies that are realistic for high performers who cannot pause their careers to work on their health. Through Flourish, I continue to refine a repeatable system that helps professionals build consistent energy, faster recovery, and promotion ready presence, all while protecting privacy and aligning with HIPAA and PIPEDA standards for data security.

So much of the health and fitness industry focuses on the "perfect diet and exercise plan". The problem with that approach is a perfect routine doesn't exist.I've worked in the fitness and wellness industry for 9 years and in that time I've earned 13 certifications in behavior psychology, nutrition and exercise science. While my education is important, what's more important is translating the science into realistic action plans for my clients.And that's what I do for my clients. Together we work through how to implement healthy habits into their lives. During this process a few things my clients learn are: why they crave certain foodshow to improve their relationship with foodhow to manage stress levelswhat motivates them...among many other fitness and wellness skills...If you feel like you need much more than just a few good workouts and a diet plan I'd love to chat!

Currently consulting with corporations, municipalities, and community organizations to develop cutting edge, PPACA compliant wellness programs that will help to create an overall corporate wellness culture and alleviate the escalating costs of health care. For more information about our programs, visit us at: www.Healthyfitfamily.com

Expert in leading change initiatives and identifying areas of opportunity for continuous improvement, both technical and process driven. Skilled at driving teams and individuals to define and achieve stretch goals and identifying the needs of individuals and groups in order to achieve key objectives. Exceptional personal motivation and work ethic. Passionate learner, naturally driven to continually learn and apply new skills and knowledge. Outstanding interpersonal skills, constantly sought by leaders, peers and subordinates for advice and counsel. Experienced manager of engineers, IT professionals, technicians, operators and administrative staff, always driving safety as a key priority.

I am a lifelong health & wellness enthusiast. I was a certified personal trainer while attending college. And, now I am a holistic health nutrition coach. I am a longevity expert!

Amanda Brink Hull grew up just outside of Fenton, Iowa on a small acreage where she was raised with her three younger sisters. Their upbringing was rooted in hands-on experiences; working in their father’s two huge gardens, caring for the family’s chickens, and learning the art of deer hunting. These experiences instilled in Amanda a deep respect for nature, an understanding of the importance of nutritious food, and a strong work ethic; principles that serve as the foundation of her values today. Amanda and her husband, Josh, now live full-time in Florida but remain connected to their Iowa roots. They have two grown children—a daughter working in real estate in Iowa and a son playing collegiate baseball near Chicago. Both enjoy cooking and leading active lifestyles. Amanda holds certifications in nutrition, personal training, and health coaching, along with a Master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She has served on various boards from Iowa to Washington, DC, and has spoken at national conferences alongside Dr. Mehmet Oz. Because of her passion and dedication for overall health, Amanda was nominated to serve as a Hearst Wellness Champion from 2018 to 2021, in addition to her role as General Sales Manager at the Hearst CBS affiliate in Des Moines, IA. Currently, she volunteers as a wellness advocate, serving on the WellWorks! Committee at Strategic America. Amanda founded Hull Health in 2020, initially sharing wellness tips, workout ideas, and healthy recipes through social media. Since then, the mission has evolved to address the vital healthcare needs of individuals, organizations, and communities. She’s excited to release her latest book, Rooted: The Down-to-Earth Basics of Wellness, coming August 2025. Visit the Books page to pre-order your copy and see the full list of upcoming author events.

I am a fitness trainer who specializes in field of fitness and yoga more than 10years, and also help to motivate people for fitness. I writes with empathy and accuracy and has a knack for connecting with readers in an insightful and engaging way. I contributes regularly to FreakToFit.