Life Coaching and Psychotherapy offer different forms of support. Here is a description of the differences to help clarify what I am offering as a coach that does NOT fall under a psychotherapy treatment.
Life Coaching Psychotherapy
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Purpose: Purpose:
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To help attain specific goals and desires. To help relieve pain and symptoms
For example: increase self-esteem, For example: help with depression,
be a more efficient manager anxiety, panic attacks, trauma
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Context: Context:
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Educational and developmental model Medical/clinical model
Personal growth, life transitions, etc. Diagnosable "illness"
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Approach: Approach:
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Co-creation between coach and client Multiple therapeutic treatments:
Coach helps clients find their own answers. Psychodynamic, CBT, EMDR etc.
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Health Insurance: Health Insurance:
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Does NOT cover coaching; payment is Insurance typically covers therapy
out-of-pocket
