DU Well Coaching

DU Well Coaching is a free service that connects students with a trained well-being coach for personalized, one-on-one support. Wellness coaching is a collaborative process that helps you explore what matters most to you and create realistic, meaningful goals related to your health and well-being.

Whether you're trying to build healthier habits or simply maintain routines during times of change, a Wellness Coach can help you stay focused, build strategies that work for you, and support your overall well-being.

DU students seek out wellness coaching to support:

  • Building a consistent fitness routine
  • Improving sleep habits and routines
  • Meal planning and prepping
  • Managing personal finances
  • Creating more structure and balance in their lives

 

Is DU Well Coaching Right for You?

Balancing academics, responsibilities, and personal well-being can be challenging at any stage of your academic journey. Sometimes it helps to talk with someone who truly understands what you’re going through. DU Well Coaching offers a unique opportunity to connect with trained coaches who can support you on your personal growth and well-being journey.

What makes DU Well Coaching different:

  • You’ll have a judgment-free space to talk about your goals and challenges.
  • Some DU Well Coaches are also students, so they understand the pressures and experiences you're facing.
  • You'll build tools and habits that support your well-being now and long after you graduate.
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How is DU Well Coaching Different?

There are lots of resources on campus so find one that works best for you.

DU Well Coaching 

Student Success Coaching

HCC Counseling Services  

Wellness Coaching is private, but not confidential. This means that while the content of your coaching sessions will generally be kept between you and your coach, certain disclosures must be reported. Specifically, if you share that you are a danger to yourself or others, or if you disclose an experience related to sexual assault or other forms of interpersonal violence, your coach is required to report this information to the appropriate campus offices.

Student Success Coaching supports students in actively managing one's own learning through collaboration and the facilitation of self-reflection, goal setting, and academic skill development. 

Counseling Services from the Health and Counseling Center are confidential, meaning that what is shared in counseling sessions are kept between you and the counselor. The only instances where confidentiality would be broken is if there is a threat to self, or others, threat to a location, etc.

DU Well Coaching consists of trained coaches who help you improve life style habits, routines, and provide support and accountability for you as you work towards your well-being goals. Coaches are not mental health professionals and cannot diagnose or treat mental health conditions. 

Student Success Coaches are currently enrolled graduate level students who support you with organization, time management, understanding your learning style, and developing study skills. 

Licensed counselors help address concerns you have around things like anxiety, depression, trauma, or grief. 

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Well-being Screening

Take a pause to reflect on your well-being with this Well-being Screening Tool. If there is a component of well-being that you wish to improve, consider making a coaching appointment!

Well-being Screening

Meet the Coaches

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Dylan Shamburger

As someone who has personally navigated the challenges of mental health, addiction, body dysmorphia, perfectionism, poor sleep, and unproductive study habits, I understand the toll that imbalance can take on everyday life. My journey toward wellness wasn’t linear, but it was transformative, and it gave me the insight and empathy to support others facing similar struggles. I approach wellness coaching with compassion, real-world perspective, and a commitment to helping others build healthier habits, improve self-awareness, and find sustainable ways to thrive.

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Halle Bretz

Hi! I’m Halle, and I am a graduate student in Sport and Performance Psychology here at DU. My background in psychology, leadership, and counseling psychology research has shown me how powerful it can be to have someone walk alongside you as you set goals and navigate challenges. I am very passionate about well-being, fostering supportive environments, and helping others reach their greatest potential, and I am so excited to contribute to the DU community.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is DU Well Coaching confidential?

All Wellness Coaching sessions are private, but not confidential. This means that what is said during your coaching sessions will be kept between you and your coach, but if certain information is shared pertaining to harming of yourself or others, sexual assault or other forms of interpersonal violence, or bias and discrimination, then that information will need to be reported to the appropriate parties.  Wellness Coaches are considered Responsible Employees and will follow the appropriate policies laid out by the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX.  

What do coaching sessions look like?

Your initial coaching session will consist of an in-depth conversation with your Coach to review your goals and what you want to focus on. Each session, you will work with your Coach to identify a goal that seems attainable. Your coach will guide you towards a well-being plan to implement to achieve your goals. 

Each session after that will focus on whatever you need to make the progress you want to see.

Is there a cost for DU Well Coaching?

Coaching services are free for all on campus students who have paid the Health & Counseling Fee. 

Fully online students are not eligible to participate in DU Well Coaching.

What other kinds of coaching opportunities are on campus?

While DU Well Coaching can help provide motivation and goal setting for your physical fitness goals, we are not personal trainers. For inquiries about personal training, please see the Coors Fitness Center. 

The University of Denver also offers Student Success Coaching. Please visit their website to learn more about their offerings. 

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Contact Us

If you have questions, email hcc.thrive@du.edu!