Therapy vs. Life Coaching

A life coach would be able to offer guidance by:

• Clarifying and achieving personal and professional goals around relationships, life choices, and self-building. 

• Focus on future planning/buildingCreating business plansWorking to improve communication skills

• Achieving financial independence and security

• Achieving a work/life balanceStarting a new business or growing a current business

• Does not conduct psychosocial assessment

• No diagnosis provided

• Not concerned by insurance (rates may equal some insurance copays)

• Not a clinical service

A therapist, on the other hand, focuses their conversation on ways to:

• Recover from past traumas

• Explore why past relationships (business or personal) have been destructive

• Work through depression or anxiety that affect your ability to function at home or work

• Surviving a divorce or loss of a loved one

• Can Provide psychosocial assessments 

• Diagnosis required

• May be covered by insurance (check with your insurance for benefits’ details) 

• Clinical services