SUPPORT YOUR CLIENTS TO STOP EMOTIONAL AND BINGE EATING.

The only program of its kind. A compassionate approach based on neuroscience, psychology, and functional medicine to transform your client’s unhealthy relationship with food and achieve recovery.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

This course has been designed as an advanced program of training for currently certified Health and Wellness Coaches, Addiction Recovery Coaches, Addiction Workers, Substance Abuse Workers, Nutritionists, Dieticians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Physicians, Functional Medicine Practitioners, Personal Trainers and others interested in supporting clients struggling with food, weight loss or compliance to prescribed medical protocols.

If you are interested in growing your skillset, earning more money and building a fulfilling business around helping others overcome food addiction once and for all - we have a seat for you.

PROFESSIONAL FOOD ADDICTION COACH (PFAC) CERTIFICATION

FOOD ADDICTION IS SOMETHING MANY PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH.

According to estimates by David Kessler, professor at UCSF and former commissioner of the FDA, there are more than 70 million food-addicted adults in the United States alone.

This is not a pre-recorded course, all the sessions are held live, giving you immediate access to the answers you are searching for in regards to why your clients get stuck with yo-yo dieting, the neuroscience behind the addiction to food, the myths and realities about stress, its influence over brain chemistry and so much more.

Become the solution that your client needs to create long-lasting change with food. Learn how to create real recovery strategies to professionally and confidently support your clients to achieve their desired health and wellness goals successfully.

Join the next cohort now and take a deep dive into personal yet evidenced based science conversations on this topic with other coaches and professionals working in the health and wellness industry.

*Graduates may apply for consideration to work as PFACs (Professional Food Addiction Coaches for the Unalome Agency to fulfill corporate contracts and/or work as moderators and program facilitators in our public support community.

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WORDS DIRECT FROM GRADUATES

“I am walking away with an elevation of my coaching skills in all areas and especially around the complexity of food addiction. I have a heightened self awareness which I foresee translating into a deeper empathy and ability to foster change with my clients. Shelly-Anne is the the most valuable asset of this course. Her demos are priceless. Her reflections and questions are beyond powerful. To be exposed to her level of coaching on a weekly basis is magical. Her personal experience on this topic gives her a unique and powerful perspective."

MaryAnn Jones - Functional Health Coach
“One of my first clients struggled with food. She came to me for career coaching and weight loss. We did 15 sessions, and when it finally came to coaching around her diet, I feel like I lost her. I really wish I had these tools when I was working with her. So, walking away from this program, I now feel like I have amazing tools in my toolbelt. Instead of looking at the FOOD as the "problem" or "willpower" or "insert whatever client thinks they are lacking", we can really navigate to the root, the emotional need, and find solutions to fulfill it without a bag of oreos".

Nicholle Chandler- IFS & Health Coach
“This course really opened my eyes and heart to a better understanding of how difficult it is for people who have a food addiction to change some eating habits that they may sincerely want to change and why it may be difficult for their changes to be sustainable. I believe I have a greater understanding that this is a process and I have more empathy for the times that my clients grab back on to their survival mechanism of the food. I love that I have the tools to help them find their unmet needs that they are attempting to meet with the food".

Barb Woods - Functional Health Coach
“I think this is THE course to take if you are a coach that is either struggling with food issues and/or working with clients that struggle with them. Shelly-Anne is passionate about this material and shared openly and honestly about her food journey--which made it feel very safe for us to share and feel supported. The materials that she developed felt extremely comprehensive. I left with lots of great tools and ideas to work with clients. And her demos were so masterful and inspiring! Lastly, I appreciated Shelly-Anne repeatedly soliciting our feedback to make her course even better and seeing how quickly she implemented our suggestions.”

Claire Coppel - Functional Health Coach

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Learn how to REALLY support your client’s who struggle with food addiction, emotional and binge eating.
Obtain official certification as a Professional Food Addiction Coach (PFAC) through this 13 week course.
Have a clear understanding around the ethical and professional considerations that coaches need to be aware of, when working with clients struggling with food addiction and emotional eating.
Learn the neuroscience behind addiction and brain chemistry as it relates to food.
Learn how to support clients to create awareness of the underlying mental and behavioral health aspects that are driving their food addiction; and support them to create personalized strategies to manage in a healthy way.

PRE-REQUISITE & COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

Coaches and other professionals must have already completed prior certification and/or training; as this is an advanced area of specialty.

Time Commitment Required: Two-hour weekly live sessions and one hour reading/listening for each weekly module. There are optional client demo videos and exercises for deeper learning that can be done at your own pace.

Text Books: No required textbooks to purchase, a module based guide will be provided each week (audio version available). Additional resources will be shared for ongoing learning or a deeper dive, but are not required reading.
Recording Replay: YES there will be a recording for replay.
Exams: There will be a multiple-choice quiz at the end of each module that requires a 100% score; can be taken as many times as needed. All must be completed for program completion and to obtain certification and claim (26) CE’s.
Attendance: Must attend each weekly session live. Maximum two sessions in the series may be completed through the video replay option to be considered full participation for attendance along with completion of the quiz and still obtain CEs.

FORMAT: LIVE Online via Zoom and Highly Interactive

DURATION: 13 Weekly Sessions x 2 Hours per Session

RECORDED: YES - Video Replay Access

COMMUNITY: YES - Interaction and connection between weekly sessions for questions and discussion on content, personal and client situational challenges.

*26 CECs qualify for NBHWC / HCA

MODULES

MODULE 1: Ethical & Professional Practices in Addictions Recovery
MODULE 2: Neuroscience & Root Causes of Food Addiction
MODULE 3: It’s Not Lack of Willpower; Understanding Food Addiction
MODULE 4: Past, Present & Future; it All Plays a Role in Food Addiction
MODULE 5: What Your Client is Really Hungry For; Exploring Eating Cycles and Needs
MODULE 6: Pathways to Recovery - Part I
MODULE 7: Pathways to Recovery Part II
MODULE 8: Functional Medicine Approach to Food Addiction Recovery
MODULE 9: Recovery Planning & Goal Setting
MODULE 10: Stage Appropriate Strategies for Food Addiction Recovery
MODULE 11: Supporting Food Addiction Recovery Through Deeper Self Understanding
MODULE 12: Closing the Coaching Relationship & Maintenance Planning