Coaching vs. Therapy

How is hiring a coach different from going to a therapist or working with a consultant or teacher?

The answer is Very!

At least the style of coaching I use is. The style that a sports coach uses would be different yet again.

To put the style of co-active coaching into context, take a look at the spectrum illustrated below and see how my brand of coaching fits with high collaboration with the client:

And then there is the question of how does coaching differ from therapy. There are many kinds of therapy but in general here are the differences: