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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

COACHING & THERAPY?

Coaching:

  • does not treat mental illness

  • focus on the present & future

  • identify problems, accept them, & modify them - basically the “how”

  • focused on behaviors & achieving goals

  • get unstuck by problem solving & launching forward

  • flexibility

  • provides accountability, flexibility, action plans, & encouragement

  • usually short term serviceke a minute to write an introduction that is short, sweet, and to the point.

Therapy:

  • treats mental illness

  • focus on past & present

  • analyze past to understand current behaviors/needs then work to shift the pattern(s)

  • focused on cognitions, thoughts

  • helps with reducing symptoms and healing from past hurts/traumas

  • work with licensed professionals who diagnose

  • need to follow ethical guidelines

  • usually longer term service