What are the differences between life coaching, consulting, and therapy?
A. In a nutshell, therapy is focused on healing wounds from the past, and on bringing a client from dysfunction to function. Life coaching is not a substitute for therapy. If a client is in a lot of emotional pain or distress, therapy is probably a better choice. Coaching is focused primarily on achievement and fulfillment in the present and future. Life coaching clients have worked through and accepted their pasts, and are ready to concentrate on what happens from here forward and on going from functional to exceptional! Consultants are focused on results, and are hired to produce a certain outcome. Consultants are positioned as authorities who advise their clients how to solve particular problems. Life coaches are focused on people and connections, and are hired to support the client as he or she achieves a desired outcome. We guide clients to their own solutions, rather than recommending or imposing our own. Therapists and consultants are often seen as experts in their fields. An im
