Relationship Coaching Vs. Counseling/Therapy
 

Coaching is not for everyone. Here are a few key differences between coaching and counseling/therapy...

 

  Coaching

 Counseling/Therapy

   Client

  • feels fully functioning - needs new skills to create a successful future 

  Client 

  • feels broken - needs healing/help dealing with issues from the past

  Attitude

  • what's the next step?

    (action oriented)

  Attitude 

  • what's the problem?
    (discussion oriented)

  Focus

  • present life and plans for the future

  • specific goals/objectives

  • next step/action

  • achieve results and sustain life-changing behaviour

  Focus

  • insight/understanding of mental/emotional anguish/disorder

  • relieve pain, symptoms

  • restore functioning

  • move away from pain  

  Relationship

  • coach is a partner

  • coach helps the client create goals/plan of action and motivates client to keep moving forward

  • coach has the questions that lead to the client finding his/her own answers

  • client takes a proactive approach to understanding and overcoming the challenges/roadblocks in his/her way

  Relationship

  • therapist is the expert and the client is the patient

  • therapist helps the client feel good/calm down client's emotional anxiety or worries

  • client asks questions, therapist provides the answers

  • Client looks to therapist for insights into his/her thinking, behavior and experience


     

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