What is the difference between Life Coaching and Therapy?
The main difference is that, in coaching we start with the foundation that there is nothing to “fix” with the client. The client is creative, resourceful and whole. Therapy, on the other hand, is diagnostic and treatment based. Another difference is that in coaching, we focus mainly on present and the future. Therapy usually deals with the past and the emphasis is on understanding the issues rather than action points and accountability. There are also some similarities between the two. Both professions use techniques that are similar: active listening, being present in the moment, asking powerful questions, etc. However the intention behind those are different.
