Whats The Difference Between Coaching And Therapy?
Coaching, as popularized lately, assumes you have no emotional disorder. It focuses on setting and reaching specific goals. Psychotherapy, in many peoples’ view, assumes you have some emotional problems which are the focus of treatment. In my practice coaching is a method of helping people change and is a form of therapy. Therapy means “a process used to bring about positive change”. Normal people often seek therapy to achieve personal growth. A diagnosable mental illness never WAS required to get therapy, just a desire to change some factors in your inner life and / or your relationships. Diagnosis is only required if you want you medical insurance to pay for your therapy; then you must show “medical need (illness).
