About ME

Yeira C. Baez is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and Weight Management Specialist who works with Barbara Barlik, MD, a psychiatrist and sex therapist in New York City. Yeira has also partnered with Cornerstone Wellness MD, an evidence-based program for physicians to address conditions such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and fatty liver, all with the common underlying cause being excess visceral fat. Yeira was the clinical health coach running the nutriton program at Dr. Blackett-Bonnett's practice in Brooklyn, NY and is currently a Wellness Coach and Weight Management Specialist at Health Advocate. Yeira received her certificate of completion from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching Program and a certificate of completion from the Coaching Intensive Practicum Program. Yeira is a candidate for The National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) certification in September 2024. She also received a certificate of completion on the topic Foundations of the Ketogenic Diet from the American Nutrition Association (ANA). In 2016, she received her B.A. from Berkeley College in New York, NY and returned to school to study psychology at the Borough of Manhattan Community College from which she graduated in July of 2020. She then enrolled in Hunter College’s pre-med program while simultaneously working in Dr. Bartlik’s practice as an office manager/ research assistant. She is currently a student and candicate for her second B.A. in Clinical Psychology in the Fall of 2024.  While working with Dr. Bartlik, Yeira learned about the many benefits of micronutrients and how deficiencies can cause mental health disorders and many other ailments. This led her passion for nutrition to grow.  Yeira has co-presented with Dr. Bartlik at  St. Francis College on “Women’s Sexuality from the Victorian Era to the Time of COVID-19.” She will also presented with Dr. Bartlik at the American Nutrition Association's annual meeting entitled "Personalized Nutrition 2022: Mental Health Matters | October 26-29, 2022" in San Diego, CA on macronutrients, diet, and how lifestyle affects sexual and mental health. Yeira has also contributed to an article entitled, “Clinician Wellness – Self-Care for Staying Healthy: Attention to Sexual Life. Integrative and Complementary Therapies,” 28(2):72-74. She is a co-author of an article entitled “Can we boost dopamine for a little more romance and sex?” on Helen Fisher, Ph.D.’s online blog, TheAutonomyofLove.com.  Yeira Baez is also a co-author for an abstract poster ttitled "Nutrient deficiencies contribute significantly to sexual dysfunction and possibly sexual addiction" which will be presented by Dr. Bartlik at the American Psychiatric Association (APA)  in NYC May, 2024.

As a health coach, I focus on meeting my clients where they are. I strongly believe that it is important to allow my clients to set the pace and to decide on the things they are ready to focus on during each meeting. My client-centered approach leads to empowerment, autonomy and fosters better health and attaintable habit formation. An increase in confidence and unconditional support in a welcoming and non-judgemental atmospher sets the pace and path to sucess; Cultivating such meaningful and empowering atmosphere results in lasting changes.