ADVANCED CERTIFICATE

Become a Specialist in Change Psychology

The Advanced Certificate in Change Psychology is essential training to help your clients (and yourself!) reach any of their goals—big or small. You’ll learn the specific tools, tactics, and techniques that are proven to work to change any behavior from Day 1.

  • PN’s most popular courses in one advanced certificate
  • Learn from the founders of behavior-change nutrition coaching
  • Stand out with this expert distinction in nutrition psychology
  • Save $350 when you enroll in the certificate

$697 USD

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

You’ll learn simple interventions you can feel confident using with all types of clients, coaching strategies that help you from the minute you start coaching, and content guided by proven behavioral economics and neuroscience theories.

WHO IT’S FOR

Nutrition professionals and health coaches who want to develop their coaching skills—along with those who simply want a deeper dive into behavioral psychology for themselves.

HOW LONG IT TAKES

The three courses in this Advanced Certificate can be covered in detail in about 40-56 hours total—completely at your own pace, in a way that fits your schedule (whether that’s one week of intense studying, or a month of studying for a couple hours on weekends).

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HOW YOU LEARN

100% online. Access the course materials from any device, at any time, through the online Precision Nutrition dashboard.

WHY LEARN WITH PN

We’re the originators of behavior-change for nutrition coaching, and since 2005 we’ve used the tools, science, and systems in our courses to help over 100,000 people transform their health and fitness. (No other nutrition company in the world can say this.)

100% GUARANTEED

45-day money back guarantee: If you don’t love it, let us know and we’ll give you all your money back.

Change is at the core of what you do as a coach.

The biggest hurdle (and most critical part) to changing your client’s lives… is getting them to follow through. When you gain a deep understanding of how change works, you dramatically amplify your effectiveness—whether you’re coaching someone to eat slower or balance their macros.

When you become a Specialist in Change Psychology, you’ll…

Help your clients reach their goals faster and with less resistance, so they work with you longer and become your #1 referral source

Master the relationship between behavior-change, weight loss, and habits to get your clients real results

Learn the most effective skills, practices, and actions for sustainable change

Explore, assess, and track your own process of behavior change so you can have an even greater positive impact on your clients

Support clients through a complex change process by creating a behavior-change plan, even when they’re struggling with challenges

Fully understand the stages of behavior change in theory and in practice

Learn simple methods to ensure you never "go blank" when you sit down with a client who’s struggling and looking to you for direction

Help clients harness their natural capacities, resilience, and resourcefulness—so they feel encouraged and empowered

Courses Included in the Certificate

Course 1

How Do We Change Our Behavior

$349 USD

A digital course on behavior-change, designed to give you a deep understanding of why your clients both struggle and succeed, so you can help them experience more of what they really want: incredible results that last.

  • Help your clients achieve their goals—even when motivation and willpower fall short
  • Get expert tools and assessments to measure your clients’ readiness to change, so you can develop a more strategic plan for success
  • Discover the coaching skills that facilitate change faster, leading to better client buy-in and retention
  • Earn Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
Course 2

How to Talk to Clients to Help Them Change

$349 USD

In the second course of the digital certificate, you’ll learn how to connect with your clients empathetically, communicate more effectively, and guide them toward big, sustainable changes.

  • Use advanced communication methods used by the world’s top coaches—to help your clients make progress like never before
  • Get expert tools, cheat sheets, and assessments that you can immediately apply to make every coaching interaction more effective and productive—even the difficult ones
  • Know when, where, and how to use various communication techniques for maximum results
  • Earn Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
Course 3

How to Solve the Toughest Behavior Change Challenges

$349 USD

This digital course teaches the skills and tools needed to keep your clients on track with their health and wellness, even when their lives get messy—from major life crises like divorce or job loss to everyday stresses.

  • Solve problems with skilled empathy, deepen your practice, and navigate very human issues that get in the way of health and nutrition progress
  • Build a sustainable coaching business when you learn how to talk about non-nutritional issues and coach for deep health
  • Get PN’s exclusive tools, worksheets, and scripts & dialogues from actual coach-client interactions to take the guesswork out of dealing with difficult conversations
  • Earn Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
Take all 3 courses and save $350!

Meet the Experts Behind this Advanced Certificate

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PhD

Krista Scott-Dixon is Precision Nutrition’s director of curriculum. She earned her doctorate in Women’s Studies from York University. She holds counseling certifications from George Brown College and Leading Edge Training, which is certified by the Canadian Psychological Association.

Brian St. Pierre

MS, RD, CSCS

Brian St. Pierre is the director of nutrition at Precision Nutrition, the coauthor of Precision Nutrition’s Level 1 Certification textbook, The Essentials of Nutrition and Coaching, and the mastermind behind the Precision Nutrition Calculator. He holds a master’s degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Maine.

Adam Feit

PhD, CSCS, SCCC, PN2

Adam Feit is Precision Nutrition’s head strength and sport psychology coach. Feit earned his master’s degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion from the California University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree in Applied Exercise Science from Springfield College. He recently received his PhD in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Springfield College where he examined the use of mental skills in collegiate strength and conditioning.

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Pricing

Save $350 when you enroll in the Advanced Certificate (versus taking the courses at $349 USD each).

Become a specialist

One time payment to get all the courses included in the Advanced Certificate.
$697 USD

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Our Guarantee

Lots of companies guarantee their products. We guarantee our services, too.
Our students make a commitment to learn from us—and we make a commitment to help them become better coaches. Then our students decide for themselves: Was it worth it? If yes, they earn their credentials and head out to change people’s lives. If no, we give them a full refund.

That’s our promise. Read, learn, and test out the Advanced Certificate in Change Psychology for 45 days. If you’re not happy with what you learn, we’ll give you every penny back. We’re confident in what we do and we stand by our work.

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