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Browse subjectCan a menopause coach advise on HRT in the UK?
A menopause coach can help prepare questions for a clinician. They cannot recommend, prescribe or dose HRT — that is clinical work.
Do you need a licence to practise massage in the UK?
Massage is not a protected title. Premises offering massage often need a local special-treatments licence. A course certificate is not that licence.
Do you need a medical qualification to be a sleep coach?
Sleep coaching is unregulated in the UK, so no medical degree is required — but treating diagnosed sleep disorders is clinical work a coach must refer.
Do you need a qualification to be a menopause coach?
Menopause coaching is unregulated in the UK, so no qualification is legally required — but the market has made assessed training commercially necessary anyway.