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What is the difference between Life Coaching & Therapy?

One analogy that best describes the difference between Therapy and Life Coaching is that a Therapist is more like an archeologist and a Life Coach is more like an architect.  
 
Therapists help you sift back through your past to connect prior experiences with current life functioning.  
 
A Life Coach is more like an architect. Work begins where you are currently at in your life and focuses on your future.  

 

Why work with a      Therapist?

The focus in therapy is on mental health and emotional healing. If you notice unwanted patterns in your life, there is often a core belief that may be holding you in that pattern.

 

You should consider therapy if:

 

  • You are experiencing mental health symptoms that are causing distress in your life (trauma, anxiety, depression, compulsive or additive behaviors)

  • Interpersonal relationships feel challenging to you

  • You want support managing your emotions

  • You are seeking to heal from past trauma  

Why work with a Life Coach?

A life coach is someone that partners with clients by 

empowering them to make, meet and exceed goals and intentions in their lives. 

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I will help you to: 

  • make intentional space in your life 

  • refocus or redefine priorities

  •  hold you accountable

  • help you become clear about where you are and where you wish to be

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The space between where you are and where you wish to be is where the magic of coaching takes place.  

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