What is an anxiety coach?
Life/Anxiety Coaching vs. Therapy – What’s the difference?
A therapist is usually a counselor or psychologist who has a Master’s degree, Doctorate, or Ph.D. in their field. They are licensed by their state to help people and often work with patients over a long period. Interestingly, many therapists have moved on to become Life Coaches.
Life coaches are often trained or have experience in specific areas, focusing on niches like anxiety. While getting certified is recommended, it is not required, making the field less regulated. The International Coach Federation (ICF), the largest coaching credentialing organization in the world, describes coaching as a partnership with clients in a creative process that helps them reach their personal and professional goals.
Although both therapy and coaching aim to support people, they do so in different ways. Therapy often looks at past experiences to heal emotional pain, while coaching focuses on practical steps for growth in the present and future. This difference is important for anyone seeking the right support for their journey. Coaches create a supportive space where clients can explore their dreams, set realistic goals, and build confidence. With the right guidance, clients can turn their anxiety into motivation, leading to a more fulfilling life.
Therapy is about uncovering and recovering. Coaching is about discovering.
Therapy and life coaching each take different approaches to help their clients. While therapists may spend more time examining a patient’s past or looking for a diagnosis to satisfy insurance companies, coaching is more focused on the present and the future.
Coaches seek to establish a more personal relationship with their clients to help them work through their current issues and resolve them. Their less structured environment allows them to work with their clients as a team rather than in a “doctor-patient” relationship.
A life coach’s goal is to offer emotional support and creative confidence in their clients and motivate them to change. An ongoing partnership with their clients helps to produce positive results in both their professional and personal lives.
With a good coach, clients can learn to use the tools and skills they already possess to navigate life.
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