I get asked how Coaching is different from Therapy a lot.
And it’s a great question – I intentionally chose coaching over therapy for very specific reasons.
Here they are:
3 ways Coaching is different from traditional talk therapy
Coaching is results-driven and goal-oriented
I help you to get you clear on what you want, quickly identify what is getting in the way of you having that, and then equip you with the tools and skills you’ll need to create it. From our very first session.
Coaching is unapologetically results driven. We aim to see the changes you want to happen not only within you (for example increased confidence and solid self-worth), but also in the world around you (you date differently and attract partners that are a step change from where you are now).
Coaching is a body / mind / heart / soul practice
Neuroscience has proven this inextricable and undeniable link time and time again, so we work with all parts of you to enable rapid, efficient transformation that lasts over time.
When we work with the body we can get to the underlying root of what’s holding you back much more directly and quickly than when you simply talk it out.
We harnesses the power of your mind, the knowing of your heart and the wisdom of your body to get you where you want to be as swiftly as possible.
Coaching is practical and immediately applicable in day-to-day life
From day one you’ll apply what we uncover in our sessions to your present-day life in do-able, sustainable ways. You’ll learn the skills and tools that you’ll need to move towards what you want in simple yet powerful ways.
Practices are proven by science and everything I teach I practice myself.
Coaching is also similar to therapy and I love to take the best from the therapy world and integrate it into my practice.
3 ways Coaching is similar to talk therapy
Coaching is deeply exploratory
We know that the subconscious largely determines how we are in the world, the decisions we make and the experiences that we have. In coaching we surface what lies beyond your conscious awareness to understand it, learn from it, heal it, and integrate it so that you are free to choose new behaviours or pathways forward to get what you want in life and love.
Coaching is incredibly healing
As we uncover the tender stuff in our work together, your vulnerabilities, your fears, the things that hold you back, you’ll learn to take care of these parts of you in whole new ways. By turning towards what feels difficult and understanding it, it becomes easier to embrace more of you with love, kindness and compassion – the keys to healing from the past.
In coaching we do take things one step further – you’ll also turn towards and recognise the parts of you that are fiercely powerful. And you learn to step into these parts of you fully so that you can live life from and embodied sense of trust in yourself and your ability to do things differently.
Empowerment is an important part of the healing process that often is forgotten in traditional therapy. In coaching, it happens from day one.
Coaching is gentle yet extremely powerful
Cutting-edge, scientifically backed, proven methods for deep change run throughout my work. Yet compassion and kindness are as much guiding forces and powerful agents for change as anything else.
Please note that everyone’s coaching and therapy practices are unique and different. When you find the right person for you, you’ll know it. And if you’re like me, you’ll say ‘yes’ to it – because there is nothing more life-affirming as learning to become the author of your own life – and love.