How Coaching is Different from Therapy (and Why Both Can Work)
I often get asked how coaching is different from therapy, and which one is better to try.
Here’s what I tell my clients:
Coaching and therapy are BOTH incredible tools. It depends where you’re at in your life and your current struggles as to which one you want to choose. (It could also be extremely beneficial to do both at the same time.)
Therapy can help you work through problems and issues, and can be a treatment for mental illness. Coaching can help you truly create the life you want.
Coaching is more future-focused, while therapy tends to be about processing the past.
Coaching can save you money and time as you work through something difficult. It can help you move forward in a powerful way and create the future you want, regardless of your past.
Coaching helps you see things in a new way and handle situations differently. It takes esoteric ideas and turns them into practical tangible solutions.
It breaks down complex pathways into actionable steps.
A coach can’t cure your anxiety…but she sure can give you tools and strategies to regulate your nervous system and manage your own emotions effectively.
Both a coach and a therapist can help you feel heard and seen. And sometimes that’s the most important place to start.
Are you dealing with something big and scary… or exciting and happy, but still overwhelming in its magnitude? I’d love to help. Let’s hop on a call and see if my 1-1 coaching program would be a good fit for you.