Sara
Health Coach

Sara is our HC

Sara grew up in Mexico, and later moved to London.  She came to Auckland in 2011 with her Kiwi husband and three children.  Sara graduated from Massey University with a Postgraduate in Science (Human Nutrition) in 2017 following a previous career in Corporate Social Responsibility.  After two years advocating for a school lunch program in New Zealand Sara enrolled with Prekure and completed a Certificate of Health Coaching.

She joined the team at Herne Bay Medical Centre in 2022 and saw it as a privilege to work alongside the GP’s, Nurses and Medical Centre staff to fully support patients with lifestyle change and long term health conditions.

Her interests include travel, reading, long walks in the New Zealand countryside and studying the centenarians who live in the ‘Blue Zones” around the world.  

The Health Coach Service 

Our Health Coach offers a free service for patients over 18 years. 

Each consultation runs for 20-30 mins and focuses on supporting patients to understand/manage long term conditions and in making lifestyle changes. 

Some of the things our HC can help patients with include: 

• Asthma 

• IBS 

• Chronic Fatigue 

• Diverticulitis 

• Gout 

• Diabetes 

• Pain  

• Mild stress 

• Smoking 

• Stress 

• Sleep 

• Weight gain/loss 

• High Blood Pressure 

• Cardiovascular Disease  

HCs will also help patients to make action plans and set goals that focus on healthy eating, physical activity or taking medication as prescribed.