A look at coaching versus therapy

What is the difference between coaching and therapy?

Coaching requires no mental health diagnosis or insurance

Coaching is outside of the traditional medical model of treatment

Coaching is for highly motivated and self-aware clients

Coaching tends to be more focused on creating the life you truly desire, working towards aspirations and goals, self-growth and actualization, spiritual growth and exploration, career exploration, etc. 

Coaching is not for people in crisis

Coaching can often feel like a mentoring

Coaching is not just about managing and coping

Coaches often specialize in specific niches (for example, spiritual coaching)

Coaching can be a very effective and healing and supplement/compliment alongside having a therapist at the same time

Coaching is not for people who have had a lot of trauma and have not worked through it yet

*As a licensed therapist, my coaching can be highly effective and unique compared to other coaches—because of my experience and background in trauma and mental health treatment. Many coaches do not have much, or any, formal coaching training or counseling training. 

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