26/05/2026
Coaching Concepts - What's the difference between coaching and counselling / therapy
I've had a few people ask this recently so thought I'd share the answer...
Both help people improve their lives but generally:
Coaching is future focused and helps people move forward, achieve goals, build confidence, improve performance or make positive change. A coach works in partnership with the client, using models, asking questions & reflecting back to find answers and a way forward.
Counselling / Therapy usually focuses on the past, healing emotional wounds and trauma to address dysfunction, mental illness or deep emotional pain. The therapist is seen as the expert providing guidance and clinical tools based upon psychoanalysis and clinical evaluation.
If someone comes to me for coaching and I think they need counselling/therapy I will refer them on.
When you're healed, coming for coaching is an amazing way to find your way forward in your new world.
Please reach out if you'd like to talk about this any further 💬