Differences between Coaching and Therapy

Jan 16, 2023

Coaching and therapy are equally valid tools when used in the right circumstances. We believe that in the absence of a clinical need to support an individual, coaching can be a more effective and powerful choice.

As an example: someone suffering from severe anxiety and frequent panic attacks that disrupt their daily life will clearly benefit from therapy. A person who feels anxious about a forthcoming performance, event or task will benefit from coaching that equips them with tools and techniques to move forward and achieve their goals.

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THERAPY	COACHING
Clinical tool for illness	A performance and wellbeing tool linked to life and career goals
Focus is the past and today	Focus is today and the future
Style can be slow and deep as necessary	Can be a mix of challenge and support and sometimes pacy
Usually requires long term commitment	Generally short term-limited number of sessions
Main outcome is understanding	Main outcome is improved performance
Meeting 50 minutes weekly	Meeting is tailored to the individual client
Focus on difficulties	Focus on tools and techniques for success
It’s about overcoming illness	It’s about learning to thrive
Sadly, still some resistance to having ‘therapy’	‘Coaching’ is familiar, ie. dance coach, voice coach
Need to go deep as part of the process	Focus is on future potential not on past issues
Can be quite heavy going at times	Designed to be empowering and uplifting

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