Recovery Coaching and Other Professional Relationships – Whats the Difference?
Recovery coaching is intended for those who want to reach a future level of performance. People who feel they’ve lost time to life controlling problems like addiction, make committed and enthusiastic coaching clients because they are determined to change. How will they know if coaching is the best course to choose? How is a Recovery Coach different from a Therapist? Recovery coaching is not a substitute for therapy. If clients have deep-seated emotional or psychological pain, then a good coach will refer the client to the appropriate specialist (coaches are often Generalists). You will sometimes find that the coaching and the therapy can run side by side. Coaching focuses on the present and future, therapy focuses primarily on the past. In therapy the question is how are past issues affecting the present. In coaching the question is what can be done today to move the client forward to reach their goals. How is a Recovery Coach different from a Doctor? If there are physical problems, ag
