Whats the difference between counseling and “Life Coaching”?
Sometimes very little and sometimes a lot. There are currently no certification agencies for “life coaches”. Selecting a life coach is largely a matter of identifying someone who has expertise in the area(s) of your life that you want to improve and the willingness to work with you. Can a counselor serve as your life coach? If you want to work on your behavior, self-image, relationships with others, or employment situations, the answer is “Definitely!” There are state and national certification agencies for counselor qualifications and credentials. You need to check with your counselor to be certain, but counselors must typically subscribe to a Code of Ethics as part of their certification requirements. Counselors are accustomed to dealing with people in confidential matters. But people who go to counselors are mentally “messed up”, aren’t they? Not necessarily. However, no one is perfect. Many of us have some aspect of our lives that isn’t going as well as we’d like. Some will choose
