Best Lifestyle and Behavior Change Coaches Experts

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

Dr. Chantal Lunderville, MD is a UCSF-trained family medicine physician and nationally recognized expert in medical wellness, aesthetics, compliance, and practice growth. She serves as the Medical Wellness Editor for Lipgloss and Aftershave, a leading spa industry publication with a reach of more than 250,000 readers and followers. She has been mentioned in Forbes, and she has been a featured speaker for global brands including L’Oréal and Epicutis. As the medical director for 20+ aesthetic and wellness practices across California, Dr. Lunderville specializes in helping doctors, nurses, and entrepreneurs build safe, compliant, and scalable practices. She and her team have developed proprietary software that enables medspas to track compliance, medical director oversight, and regulatory requirements- now being made available to the public to elevate industry standards. She has also hosted large-scale women's wellness events and professional trainings with sponsors such as goop Kitchen, AQ Solutions, UnderSkin, South Coast Psychiatry, and Reproductive Partners. A former medical spa owner turned national consultant, Dr. Lunderville empowers women in aesthetics to build legacy-driven, ethical businesses. She is also a leader in longevity and preventive wellness, blending evidence-based lifestyle wellness with advanced regenerative treatments. She is also an aesthetic and womens health trainer focusing on new practitioners. Dr. Lunderville is available for expert commentary on aesthetics, medical wellness, compliance, women’s entrepreneurship, and the future of longevity medicine.

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

Hi, I'm Stephanie. The Anti-Diet Weight Loss Coach. I help people lose weight and keep it off - without diets or drastic changes - so they can feel better in their body and do more of what they love.

Lifestyle System is a comprehensive project that aims to provide a practical model for supporting healthy lifestyles and physical and mental resilience, based on extensive experience in managing complex health challenges. The project does not offer medical treatment, but rather a scientific and practical framework that helps individuals improve their daily quality of life through sustainable habits, stress and energy management, and enhanced self-awareness. Lifestyle System focuses on: Translating real-life experiences into actionable tools Building effective behavior change strategies Supporting individuals in sensitive environments while respecting privacy and professional responsibility This project is offered as a knowledge and consultative resource to help improve lifestyles, not as a replacement for medical treatment, with a clear commitment to professional ethics and the scientific method.

Dr. Leybelis Padilla, MD, FACG, is a Gastroenterologist and Lifestyle Medicine physician who has redefined what it means to heal from within. She founded Unlocking GI, an evidence-based telemedicine program that utilizes her 4 M framework—Medicine, Meals, Mindset, and Movement—delivering personalized and sustainable micro habits that unlock vitality, improve digestive health, and elevate overall well-being. She is also a member of Dr. Joe Dispenza's Inner Health Coalition of healthcare practitioners that incorporate meditation and mindset principles into clinical practice. But her mission doesn’t stop at medicine. She’s also the co-founder of Game Beyond the Game, where alongside her husband, Prince, they curate luxury events designed to help high performers and brands transform their health, wealth, and vision. Whether she’s guiding patients or world-class achievers, Dr. Padilla is on a mission to turn obstacles into opportunities and unlock limitless potential.

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.

Catherine Gallacher is a Global Mental Health Trainer, Senior Accredited Psychotherapist, and Certified Empowerment Result Coach™ with over 25 years’ experience in mental health, empowerment, and resilience coaching. She is the founder of StepUpcmg™, an international brand dedicated to helping individuals and organisations thrive. She is the author of Empower Your Midlife and an Executive Contributor for Brainz Magazine, where she writes on neuroscience, resilience, confidence, power of pause and leadership psychology. Recognised as the Best Empowerment Coach UK 2025 (Best of the Best Awards), She has been published in USAnews and Huffpost amongst many. Catherine has worked with executives, entrepreneurs, and communities worldwide. Her expertise spans stress and anxiety management, narrative therapy, mindset design, confidence building, and emotional intelligence. She has delivered keynotes, trainings, and media commentary internationally, and her humanitarian work across Europe adds unique depth to her perspective. Catherine is available to comment on mental health, resilience, midlife empowerment, confidence design, leadership psychology, and overcoming negative thinking. She is known for "From Warzone to Boadroom". https://www.realisedcatherinegallacher.net

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Lief Hands continued his education following his pre-med studies into perusing his Doctorate of Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College. A combination of working with people to achieve higher levels of health, personal experiences with chiropractic care, and a hands on approach all contributed to choosing chiropractic as his career and passion. Through the Crofton office of Precise Chiropractic & Rehabilitation, Dr. Hands looks forward to serving the community as well as the surrounding communities of Bowie, Odenton, and Gambrills, Maryland. Dr. Hands is active in many fundraising, volunteer, and leadership activities in the immediate community. In addition to his love for a good book, Dr. Hands enjoys experiencing what life has to offer. A phrase that has resonated with Dr. Hands is “Movement is life.” If you are not our living life on a regular basis, experiencing for yourself what this world has to offer, than so much is being missed. This includes exploring cities, small towns, enjoying a drive through the country, attending a function with family or friends, breathing in the fresh air on an afternoon walk, etc… There are many aspects of life that make it what it is. What takes the top step for Dr. Hands however, is his truest of all personal passions, the outdoors. From competing in a sailboat race on the Chesapeake to exploring a new mountain peak, enjoying what life has to offer is of primary importance.

Faysal Abi is a certified bodyworker, posture alignment specialist, and yoga teacher with more than 20 years of experience in movement, pain recovery, and performance optimization. He is the founder of Stretch 360, a digital mobility platform that delivers posture-based routines designed to reduce chronic pain, restore function, and support long-term physical resilience. After surviving a severe car accident that left him with a broken neck and chronic back pain, Abi turned his personal recovery into a professional mission. Frustrated by limited results from conventional treatments, he immersed himself in yoga, massage therapy, posture alignment, and biomechanics to understand how the body heals. Over two decades, he has helped hundreds of clients—from chronic pain sufferers to high-performing athletes—by addressing root causes rather than symptoms. His method integrates structural realignment, therapeutic movement, and nervous system awareness, with a focus on retraining the body back to its intended design. Through Stretch 360, Abi brings this proven approach to a global audience, making corrective movement and posture-based longevity accessible beyond the treatment room.

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

Dr. Julie Donley helps leaders stay calm under pressure, reduce workplace stress, and lead more effectively by understanding human behavior. With more than 30 years of experience in behavioral health, executive nursing leadership, and developing leaders who know how to engage, influence, and get results through people, she brings a rare depth of insight into why people behave the way they do, and what great leaders can do about it. Her career began in psychiatric nursing, where she worked with people in emotional crisis. There she learned that human behavior isn’t logical; it’s emotional. And emotional reactions, unmanaged, are what cause conflict, miscommunication, disengagement, and toxic work environments. Later, as a Director of Nursing in behavioral health, she led teams through rapid change, staffing challenges, and organizational restructuring—real-world pressure that tested every leadership principle she thought she knew. It was there she developed her belief that leadership isn’t about authority; it’s about emotional mastery and relationship intelligence. Today, Dr. Donley coaches executives and leadership teams across industries, helping them lead with emotional intelligence, build healthy team dynamics, and eliminate the friction that slows performance and damages culture. She is also a dynamic keynote speaker known for delivering content with clarity, energy, and substance, blending real stories with practical strategies leaders can use immediately. She is the author of the bestselling book Does Change Have to Be So Hard? and Leading at the Speed of People, a Global Book Award finalist. She is also the creator of the CARE Leadership Model™, a practical framework based on Communication, Appreciation, Respect, and Empathy. Her insights have been featured in Business Insider, MSN, PR News, Authority Magazine, Minority Business Entrepreneur, HR Revolution and other media outlets. Known for her clarity and real-world wisdom, Dr. Donley offers expert commentary on emotional intelligence at work, leadership mindset, psychological safety, change leadership, conflict resolution, communication, and stress in leadership. Speaking topics and signature programs are available upon request and at drjuliedonley.com. For interviews, expert commentary, or speaking invitations: 📩 info@drjuliedonley.com 🌐 drjuliedonley.com

Dr. Gagandeep Singh is a leading metabolic health physician from India, specialising in the reversal of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity and PCOS. With over a decade of clinical experience and more than 1,000 patient transformations, he has helped thousands break free from lifelong medication dependence. He founded Redial Clinic in 2013, one of India’s first root-cause disease reversal centres. His philosophy is simple yet radical: instead of suppressing symptoms with medications, he focuses on restoring metabolic function through nutrition, movement, and behavioural science. His often-quoted line captures the essence of the clinic’s ethos: “We don’t manage illness. We reverse it — with science, soul, and zero fluff.” Dr. Singh’s approach is deeply shaped by his own personal journey—having reversed his own obesity through disciplined lifestyle changes. This experience fuels his mission to offer patients a kinder, more effective alternative to conventional chronic disease management. At Redial, he uses a structured, data-driven program combining dietary protocols, continuous supervision, exercise planning, and lifestyle redesign. His expertise includes Type 2 Diabetes Reversal, Hypertension Reduction, Insulin Resistance, PCOS & Hormonal Balance, and long-term healthspan optimisation. He is also a popular health educator across Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn, where he simplifies metabolic science into practical, actionable insights for the public and fellow clinicians. Dr. Singh continues to champion a movement that places lifestyle, not medication, at the centre of chronic disease care—helping Indians reclaim their health, autonomy, and long-term metabolic freedom.

Life Coach & Personal Development Specialist Richard Gibson is a results-driven life coach who helps individuals achieve breakthroughs through emotional resilience, personal growth, and peak performance. Based in Australia, he combines evidence-based coaching methodologies with innovative digital solutions to deliver measurable, life-changing outcomes. As founder of Primary Self since 2021, Richard specializes in performance coaching, career transitions, and entrepreneurial mindset development. His approach integrates Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (CBC), and structured accountability frameworks that help clients overcome mindset blocks and achieve meaningful progress in both personal and professional life. With a unique background in software consulting and technology leadership, Richard brings analytical precision to his coaching practice. This blend of emotional intelligence and systematic problem-solving enables him to create data-driven coaching approaches that deliver tangible results. He holds multiple certifications in life coaching and specialized training in entrepreneurship and sales. Richard is known for his proactive, empathetic approach and his ability to create emotionally intelligent support systems that foster clarity, consistency, and confidence. Whether working one-on-one or facilitating group sessions, he guides clients through pivotal transitions and helps them build lives aligned with their deepest values and highest potential.