What is the Coaching Starter Pack Workshop?
The Coaching Starter Pack Workshop is a 2-part live training designed for nutrition professionals who want to expand their skills beyond traditional MNT and into the dynamic world of coaching.
These sessions will walk you through the “how” and “why” of integrating coaching into your client sessions—whether you work in private practice, outpatient care or PHP setting. You’ll learn how coaching provides meaningful support for behavior change, emotional processing, and food/body healing, alongside nutrition education.
We’ll also cover ethical considerations, examples of client application, and give you access to helpful client tools and marketing materials to get started confidently.
Who is it for?
This workshop is for registered dietitians (RDs), certified nutrition specialists (CNSs), and other aligned healthcare professionals who want to expand their scope of practice and improve client outcomes.
Whether you work with clients navigating eating disorders, disordered eating, food allergies, GI distress, chronic disease, or general wellness goals, coaching offers a flexible and client-centered approach that can be used across all levels of care!
If you’ve ever felt stuck in traditional MNT or are curious how coaching can enhance your nutrition therapy approach—this is for you!
Why does this matter?
Clients are complex. Their needs go far beyond meal plans, lab values, or standard food tracking. Coaching allows you to support the full human experience, as it is happening, dynamically! Coaching involves understanding emotions, belief systems, and behavior patterns that shape a person’s relationship with food and their body.
Adding coaching to your practice doesn’t just help your clients make lasting changes—it helps you feel more confident, creative, and connected in your work. Plus, as the landscape of nutrition and healthcare continues to shift, building skills in coaching gives you an ethical, effective, and sustainable edge in your practice!
This Workshop is for You If You’re Wondering:
“What exactly is coaching, and how is it different from therapy or MNT?”
“How can I use coaching to support my clients’ long-term goals?”
“Can coaching help me create better client outcomes and business sustainability?”
✔ What You'll Learn...
✅ How to ethically implement coaching alongside nutrition therapy.
✅ Why adding coaching to your services is a smart business move!
✅ Case studies and real-life examples of coaching in action.
✅ Common myths and truths about coaching vs. therapy vs. MNT—and how to confidently communicate the difference.
✅ How to navigate coaching with eating disorder and non-eating disorder clients.
✅ A ready-to-use toolkit of coaching forms and client resources you can plug into your practice right away!
What's Included✨
- 2 Live 60-minute sessions (recordings available if you can’t attend live!)
- Access to recordings for 2 years in Teachable
- 7+ Downloadable handouts, client tools, and forms
- BONUS: Get $ off a 1:1 consulting session if bundled with your workshop!
👉 2 CPEUs—pending approval.
Session 1: Foundations of Nutrition Coaching & Scope of Support
Outline:
- Welcome & Purpose
- What Makes Coaching Different
- Scope, Ethics & Boundaries
- The Business of Coaching
- BONUS: AI & The Coaching Boom
Session 2: Coaching in Action: Tools, Frameworks & Application
Outline:
- Foundational Skills for Effective Coaching
- Frameworks & Personalization
- Review and application for Coaching Tools provided
- Case Study Walkthrough
With This Workshop, You’ll Be Able To...
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Confidently integrate coaching into your nutrition support plan. Walk away with a clear framework for how and when to apply coaching techniques that support sustainable behavior change, emotional resilience, and deeper client trust—without overstepping your scope or second-guessing your approach.
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Transform your care process with powerful, ready-to-use tools. From client prep forms to processing handouts, you’ll get plug-and-play materials that immediately enhance your sessions—so your clients feel seen, supported, and ready to take action (and keep coming back!).
- Elevate your role as a trusted guide. Learn how to skillfully navigate the grey areas of nutrition care—where food, emotion, identity, and behavior intersect—so you can show up with confidence, clarity, and compassion in even the most complex client sessions.
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Expand your impact—and your income. Learn how to ethically package and price coaching as a service, create stronger client retention, and position yourself as the go-to expert in a saturated wellness space.
Author: Megan A. Kniskern
MS, RD, LD/N, CEDS-C
Megan is the owner of MAK Nutrition Services, LLC working with clients, providing professional consulting, and precepting future registered dietitians. She is also a Associate Teaching Professor at Arizona State University (since 2014) teaching management, leadership, professional preparation, and basic nutrition courses along with a graduate eating disorders and substance use disorder course which she developed.
Megan’s strengths are working with complex eating disorder clients, providing RDs supervision in the areas of eating disorders, substance use and mental health nutrition support; educating through a non-diet, weight inclusive, client-centered lens to help improve food dynamics and body connection.
As co-author of the Revised 2020 Eating Disorder Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Practice (Nov 2020), Megan has loved serving in past leadership roles with the Behavioral Health Nutrition (BHN) DPG and continues to be involved with the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians (IFEDD).
Policies & Questions
How long is the training available to me?
The recordings will be available for 2-years in Teachable so you can revisit the material anytime.
Who is this training for?
This training is designed for registered dietitians (RD, RDN), certified dietitian nutritionists (CDN), certified nutrition specialists (CNS), and health professionals working in outpatient to PHP levels of care. It's especially relevant for those providing weight-inclusive care, eating disorder support, or traditional MNT who want to deepen client work through coaching frameworks.
Are CPEUs offered with this training?
2 CPEUs are pending!
Policies: Each course purchased is available only to 1 professional. Login, videos and documents are NOT to be shared with anyone other than the individual who purchased the workshop. Failure to follow these copyright policies will result in being immediately terminated from access to the workshop and workshop materials.
Please contact [email protected] with questions.
