About Ashley

Ashley Howell is a Nutritionist and Board Certified, Functional Medicine Health Coach with a BS in Nutrition from Purdue University.  Ashley has over 15 years of experience in nutrition and wellness coaching and over 10 years of experience working as the lead health coach at Modern Medicine in Dallas, TX.

 

Ashley’s health coaching journey began in 2000 while working as a CPhT and Nutritional Assistant in a compounding pharmacy in Austin, TX.  She eventually enrolled at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition to complete her certification as a holistic health coach through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.

 

In 2012, Ashley was hired on at Modern Medicine to work as part of a collaborative team with their doctors and mid-level practitioners.

 

Ashley was honored to be invited to speak as a presenter at the Lifestyle Medicine Summit in 2015 in Phoenix, AZ.  Her presentation titled, “Health Coaching: Bridging the Nutrition Gap in Health Care” was well received and revolutionary at that time.

 

Ashley was also invited to speak nationally for the Metagenics MAPS program in 2016 on the critical role health coaches and lifestyle educators play in the medical community.

 

Ashley is  a proud member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.  The ACLM is a medical professional society that provides quality support and continuing education to healthcare providers who are dedicated to using lifestyle medicine in clinical practice.

 

In 2022, Ashley launched Essential TLC Consulting, a business geared towards helping healthcare providers successfully implement health coaching in their practice to optimize patient outcomes and fuel their business.