Isn coaching just counselling or therapy by another name?
Absolutely not! With coaching you don’t have to be ill to get better. There are a whole host of differences, some of which are noted below. Sara has trained as a counsellor and a therapist and if you wanted counselling or therapy she could provide those. But when you sign up for coaching, coaching is definitely what you get. Therapy and counselling deal with healing pain, dysfunction and conflict within the individual. The focus tends to be on resolving difficulties that arose in the past which hamper the person’s emotional functioning in the present and on improving psychological functioning. In contrast, coaching concentrates on goal-setting, creation of practicable strategies, taking action to create the outcomes you want and personal and professional change management. So it’s forward-moving and future-focused. The emphasis is on strategy, accountability and follow-through.
