Emily Ingram

Health Coach
Tend Beckford Medical Centre
Tend Waltham Medical Centre
English

Emily is the Health Coach at Tend Beckford and Waltham Clinics. Her role is to empower people to make positive lifestyle changes that improve their health and wellbeing.

She spends time getting to know those she works with to understand their individual challenges and aspirations, and helps them to create an achievable action plan tailored to their goals.

She can meet with individuals/their whānau on a regular basis or just the once – depending on their needs.

Free appointments with Emily can be booked in the Tend app under Services > Mental Wellness > Healthy Lifestyle Consultation.

As a Health Coach, Emily can assist with:

  • Getting and staying active
  • Healthy eating and meal planning
  • Managing stress
  • Managing loneliness and making social connections
  • Improving sleep
  • Smoking cessation
  • Understanding and living well with chronic health conditions (e.g. diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension)
  • Connection to other community/social services

Emily comes from a background in Respiratory, Exercise and Sleep Physiology, and has 20 years of experience working alongside patients in hospitals in both the UK and New Zealand.

In her free time, Emily loves creating and enjoys art & craft in all its forms. She's also an enthusiastic house plant collector and a budding gardener with a passion for filling her patio with purple and yellow flowers!

I spend time getting to know the people I work with to understand their individual challenges and aspirations, and I help them create an achievable action plan tailored to their goals.
MEDICAL INTERESTS
Mental health
Mental health, which relates to your emotional well-being, includes how you feel inside, like dealing with things such as depression, anxiety, and stress.
Nutrition
Nutrition is all about eating the right foods to keep your body healthy and functioning properly.
Chronic health
Chronic health conditions are long-lasting illnesses like diabetes or high blood pressure that need ongoing care and management to help people live as healthy as possible.