Services for Individuals

Health Coaching
or Psychotherapy

– which service is best for you?

While health coaching and psychotherapy both utilize similar skills around change facilitation, there are significant differences between the two services. Let’s explore this more so you can decide what service is right for you.

Health Coaching

Health Coaching is best for people who are looking for support around a specific, targeted, health-related goal. It is time-limited, future-oriented, and not considered a mental health service. As such, it is not usually covered by insurance. Health coaching is mostly a virtual service open to anyone, regardless of where you live.

Examples of Targeted Goals: Creating sustainable workout routines, learning how to lift weights, exercise guidance for special populations such as postpartum people or older adults, intuitive eating, and managing a new health diagnosis with extra support alongside a medical team.

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is a mental health service where clinically oriented assessment, diagnosis, and interventions can be used to support healing. Psychotherapy includes exploring the past, present, AND future… a key difference from health coaching. Therapy can include elements of self-care and support for the body, but the focus is on your mental health and using clinical interventions that support healing.  Psychotherapy is covered by insurance. We currently only work with Massachusetts residents for this service. 

Examples of Issues Addressed in Therapy: Eating Disorders like Binge Eating, Orthorexia, Bulimia, Anorexia, Body Image, Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Health Status Changes, Life Transitions. 

HEALTH COACHING

Redefine health and wellbeing, your way.

At Body Peace Therapy, we understand that a weight-centric diet and exercise programming is exhausting and makes you feel bad about your body. As mental health professionals, we also know that studies show shame is a terrible motivator for sustainable change-making.

That’s why we take a weight-neutral approach to health coaching and empower you to build sustainable habits for wellbeing that are not defined by the number on a scale.

Examples of Targeted Goals:

  • Creating sustainable workout routines, including some personal training sessions

  • Movement support for special populations such as postpartum people or older adults

  • Meal Prep Tips and Inspiration

  • Intuitive Eating Support

  • Managing a new health diagnosis and needing extra support to do so alongside a medical team

PACKAGE 1

Custom Workout Design 

  • Free consultation to discuss your exercise goals via email or face-time.

  • Comprehensive intake that includes a movement assessment to ensure plan design is custom to you!

  • Personalized movement plans delivered conveniently every week through our App.

  • App also includes other helpful tools, such as exercise demos and text/video messaging.

  • Motivational support along the way! I’ll be checking in on your progress throughout the week and help you stay on plan.

  • Video analysis of lifts to check proper form, progress, and weight selection. 

Pricing: 

  • $475 for 12 Weeks ($40 per week)

  • $1860 for 1 year (save $200 or 10% off)

* Some space available for in-home personal training sessions. Please inquire further if interested. 

PACKAGE 2

Individualized Health Coaching Sessions 

  • Free consultation to discuss your goals via email or face-time.

  • Comprehensive intake and assessments along the way to provide targeted support.

  • Session Summaries and reflective exercises so you have additional to keep you engaged outside of sessions.

  • Examples of Areas We’ve Worked Support Clients:

    • Intuitive Eating

    • Meal Prep Support & Planning

    • Mindset Work Around Exercise

    • Medical advocacy skills to feel more empowered when seeking care 

Pricing: 

  • $75 per 30-minute session

  • $825 for 12 sessions (one session free!)

Location:

Most health coaching sessions are virtual with some in-person sessions available for Western MA Residents.

What Clients Are Saying

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Psychotherapy

At Body Peace Therapy, we believe that mental health is part of total health.

We take an integrative approach to therapy that includes the mind and body. We utilize a combination of interventions tailored to each individual client that are trauma-informed and draw on Somatic Experiencing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Positive Psychology, and Eco-Therapy to facilitate healing.

We specialize in supporting individuals facing challenges in the following areas:

  • Chronic Dieting

  • Binge Eating 

  • Orthorexia

  • Body Image and Self Esteem

  • Health Status Changes

  • Depression/Anxiety

  • Postpartum Mental Health 

  • Burnout

  • Trauma

  • Life Transitions

Pricing: $150/session, 50-60 minutes in length. Please see the section labeled “Insurance” to learn more about insurance coverage.  

Location: Telehealth, Office, or Walk-Talk Outdoor Sessions (upon availability)  

Finding a therapist who is right for you is kind of like dating… you may have to try a few before you find “the one”.  Set up a Free discovery call so you can learn more about whether we’re a good fit to support you in your healing journey.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • This term can mean different things for different folks, but to us it means this: you are worthy of unconditional kindness, compassion, and respect – from both yourself and the world around you - regardless of what your body looks like.

    We also believe that supporting the physical body to find peace is integral to a mental health journey, and as such, utilize somatic approaches to healing in our psychotherapy services. This makes our definition slightly different from others you may have heard (body respect, body positivity, HAES, etc).

  • Weight-Neutral is the idea that a number on a scale does not define who you are or what your health status is. We do not use a scale or track weight as part of coaching work. For people looking to shift habits around health through our coaching services, we focus on behaviors rather than a # on the scale.

    Why? Because things like eating a variety of foods, sleeping well, connecting with humans you love, moving your body consistently, and ending systemic oppression all have a greater impact on your health than weight alone.

  • While health coaching and psychotherapy both utilize similar skills around change facilitation, there are significant differences between the two services.

    Health coaching is time limited and not considered a mental health service. It is generally not covered by insurance but is open to anyone regardless of where they live.

    Psychotherapy is a mental health service that utilizes clinical intervention, assessment and diagnosis to treat mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, ptsd, eating disorders, and grief.

    Currently, we only work with Massachusetts residents for therapy.

    For more on this, check out the “Individual Services” Section of our website. This scholarly article is also helpful for professionals looking for more information: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3833547/

  • Set up a free discovery call if you’re still unsure which individual service is best for you!

  • The good news is, most of our services are at least partially covered by insurance! For more on info on paying for individual services offered by Body Peace Therapy, check out the insurance section on our website.

  • Yes, but space is limited. We are siteless, which means sessions either occur in nature or in your home! We also have a network of weight neutral personal trainers that we refer to.

  • We offer both for Massachusetts residents. If you’re local to Western MA, we offer walk-talk sessions as well at local bike paths or nature reserves. This is subject to availability.

Insurance Info*

We are in-network providers for the following insurance companies:

  • Medicare

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield

If your insurance company isn’t listed, we are considered an out-of-network provider. For tips on paying for individual services offered by Body Peace Therapy, see below. 

Health Insurance Reimbursement

Clients can obtain partial reimbursement for most of our services from their insurance company. As an out-of-network psychotherapy provider, insurance companies will reimburse clients a certain percentage of the total cost of therapy sessions when presented with a receipt. If your insurance is in-network, we will bill therapy services directly.

Most health insurance companies also offer $150-$200 gym/health club reimbursement.  We’ve found that health coaching qualifies for this because it is done with a certified personal trainer and often includes workout design. 

Health Savings Account

Many employers offer health savings accounts as a benefit to their employees that are pre-tax. Some of our clients pay for services utilizing their HSA account which is quick, easy, and convenient. 

Check in with your Health Insurance Company and HSA Administrators to learn more. 

*We are always updating this section and working hard to become an in-network provider on several insurance panels… check back in!

Still have questions about our individual services?