Personal Life Coaching vs. Therapy
Similarities between Life Coaching and Therapy
- They are both helping professions
- The confidentiality is crucial in both professions
- Both professions see the client as Whole
- Coach and Therapist both use a non judgemental approach
- The client brings the agenda in both professions
- Coaches and therapists both empower their clients
Differences between Therapy and Personal Life Coaching
- Coaching focuses much more on the future whereas therapy mostly deals with the past
- Coaching is more ‘doing’ and ‘goal’ oriented while therapy is more ‘being’ oriented – trying to understand where one came from
- Coaching is more geared towards well-functioning people while therapy is more geared to people who want to work out some unresolved issues
- The relationship between a coach and client is very different from the relationship between a therapist and client
- Coaching sessions usually happen over the telephone while therapy sessions usually happen face to face
When you are ready, I believe Personal Life Coaching does
bring the best out of you!