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Health Specialty Training<\/div>\n      <h2 style=\"color: #fff\">Become a Mental Health Coach with Specialized Training<\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px\">Faith-Based, Evidence-Informed Training for Real-Life Mental Health Challenges<\/p>\n      <p>Prepare to support people facing the mental and behavioral health challenges you encounter most. Choose from four specialty options, then complete the required Mental Health Coach Training to develop practical coaching skills, understand your role and boundaries, and connect people with appropriate care.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"btn btn-white\" href=\"#gthu-specialties\">Choose Your MHC specialty\n        <svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hero-img\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.gthu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mentalhealth-speacialty.jpg\" alt=\"A mental health coach listening to a woman on a couch\">\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- SPECIALTIES -->\n  <section class=\"spec\" id=\"gthu-specialties\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"spec-head\">\n        <h2>Explore Mental Health Coach Specialties<\/h2>\n        <p>Choose the specialty most relevant to the people you want to help. 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Mental Health Coach Training prepares you to establish your role, uphold ethics and confidentiality, listen with intention, navigate difficult conversations, maintain healthy boundaries, and build trusted referral relationships.<\/p>\n        <p>Practice what you learn through realistic scenarios and interactive activities. 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