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Life Coaching
What Is It?
How Does Coaching Differ From Counselling
and Psychotherapy?
What To Expect
What Is It Used For?
What Is It?
Life coaching is a partnership between a trained coach
and a client which aims to move the client forward
from where they are now, to where they want to be in
life.
A coach helps a client to clearly define their
goals and to devise an action plan for achieving those
goals. Professional
coaches support the skills and creativity that the
client already has, providing motivation and
helping a client to remain focused on what
they want
to be,
do
or
have.
Life coaching originated in the United States in the
early 1990s. It draws from a number of disciplines
including sociology, psychology, mentoring
and
various
forms
of counselling.
How Does Coaching Differ From Counselling and Psychotherapy?
Counselling or psychotherapy helps a person understand
past experiences which may be the cause of
their current difficulties.
These types of therapy deal
with emotional pain, dysfunction and conflict, and
aim to free patients from past limitations, presenting
new and positive ways for dealing with problems. Coaching,
on the other hand, is more future oriented,
helping people to define what it is they want in life,
and assisting them to move forward to
accomplish their goals. It emphasises action,
accountability and follow-through in achieving personal
growth. Coaching
does not focus directly on treating emotional
problems. Coaching
can be used to complement counselling or therapy and
many people work with both a coach and a therapist
at the same time.
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Many life coaches offer a complimentary initial session
with clients. You can use this session to decide
whether
the coach is someone you feel comfortable with and
would like to work with. Subsequent sessions can
be either in person or by telephone, or sometimes
by e-mail. Most coaches recommend committing to at
least a three
month period of coaching in order for you to make
changes in your life that are sustainable
long term. Sessions can involve much soul searching,
with the aim of clearly defining your goals for the
future and looking for ways to break old habits that
may be holding you back. Coaching requires active
participation
on
your
part, with
support
and
encouragement from your coach. You will likely
be given "homework", or weekly tasks designed to
help you take action to overcome the fears or
procrastination that
may be blocking your progress. For example you
may be asked to rewrite your CV if you are looking
for a job, or to make conversation with a stranger
to overcome shyness.
Sessions are usually 30 - 60 minutes in length, with
two to four sessions per month.
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What Is It Used For?
Coaching can be used to help define and reach goals in
any aspect of life, including career, health and fitness,
weight loss, work-life balance, spirituality, relationships,
study, sports and finances.
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