LIFE COACHING NOT THERAPY
THERAPY
- Deals with dysfunction in client
- Focus on problems
- Seeks healing and recovery
- Trained professional implements a treatment plan
- Focus tends to be on past
- Insight-psychotherapy
- Therapist is the expert
- Deals with trauma and pain
COACHING
- Mentally healthy clients
- Focus on goals that client identifies
- Relies on client’s innate ability to solve own problem
- Focus on present and goals for a better future
- Empowers the client
- Practical and positive
- Client held accountable for actions taken or not taken
- Focus on achievements – big and small
- Not insight-therapy
- Client and coach form a partnership
- Task-oriented
I am not a psychotherapist; and, this is not insight-based therapy. My life coaching is for the mentally healthy individual (and survivor of abuse and/or torture) who wants to thrive. The focus will be on the present as well as defining and reaching goals for a more rewarding future. I do not offer any promises as to your future achievements. You, as a client, will take responsibility for all results and your achievements. This self-responsibility empowers you; and, you will hopefully gain a deeper sense of positive self-regard. We will work in partnership.
© 2015, Gail E. Mulczynski