What is the difference between coaching and psychoanalysis/therapy?
Although both professions are very similar – they both employ the technique of interviewing to discover the client’s issues and the technique of analyzing the client’s behaviors and motivations when meeting systematically – coaching is not therapy. Coaching does not focus on the past nor the client’s self-concept, his weaknesses, emotional disturbances and teaching of the behavioral norms. It is instead a process where problem-solving, education, and the slow elimination of the client’s frustrations are the fundamental practices for creating positive change. Additionally, coaching is a fast-paced, dialogue-implementing process best suited for individuals who are generally mentally healthy, yet are looking for greater and faster personal growth and life fulfillment; these healthy individuals with aspirations for betterment feel and understand how much they can benefit from the coach’s information, her support and her patient, non-judgmental monitoring. Finally, coaching clients decisive
