life coaching

WHAT IS LIFE COACHING?

Any athlete who wants to get better at their sport requires a coach to provide skills and feedback toward improving their performance and keep them motivated when things get tough. In simple terms, Life Coaching is simply a partnership between a ‘coach/therapist’ and anyone who desires to improve their ‘performance’ across various life domains, with the most common areas being work, relationships and personal growth. The two most common times people seek out life coaching are 1. when they are going through a life transition, like ending a relationship or beginning retirement and 2. when they feel dissatisfied with where they are at in ‘life’ and desire more but feel stuck or lost. Life Coaching can give people the confidence and ability to move forward in areas of their life where they want change.

Life coaching can be helpful whenever you want to achieve specific personal projects or goals, develop your career, improve your relationships or want to live your best life and reach your full potential. Life domains that coaching can be useful include, but aren’t limited to:

·       health and fitness;

·       relationships (friendships, romantic relationships or family);

·       career or study

·       finances

·       holiday and travel

·       hobbies or recreation

·       personal development (confidence, independence, assertiveness)

·       spirituality

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE COACHING AND THERAPY?

In basic terms, coaching is more about focusing on the positive and personal development, while therapy tends to focus on the challenges in life and how to manage and overcome these challenges toward personal development - there is tremendous overlap though!

Psychologists are registered health professionals who have post-graduate training to allow them to help people to reach goals in their lives using theoretically grounded and scientifically validated techniques. When working with clients who desire life coaching, we consider what is going on right now, where they would like to be and why and identify and mitigate any obstacles or barriers in their way of desired change. We tailor our techniques to the person and their goals.

A FEW SIGNS THAT COACHING PSYCHOLOGY MAY BE HELPFUL FOR YOU

You feel lost. 

You want to change profession or have a career. 

Your friends are tired of hearing about your problems or you don’t want to burden them.

You procrastinate rather than ‘do’. 

You don’t have time to waste.

You’re unhappy and desire more.