What Do I Think About Life Coaches?

A couple weeks in with my life coach has helped me handle my mental illness more than 4 years with therapists. I feel like half of therapists are just inept, all they do is sit and listen and don't try to actively help.

Hello, a life coach who was not certified helped me immensely more than I could've dreamed of. A piece of paper means nothing, real life experience is more valuable

I just started working with a life coach and she has a huge disclaimer in her documents that say she is not a therapist and does not provide those services. And I really appreciate that. She was actually recommended to me by my therapist and I have given both of them releases so they can speak to each other about what might be helpful for me. I'm working with her so she can help me on my career path, something my therapist can help with me only to a certain extent. I think life coaching is valuable but only if used appropriately :)

I studied psychology and chose to become a life coach instead. It is precisely the diagnosing aspect of therapy that I find problematic. It creates more problems that it is supposed to fix.

A good life coach will listen, acknowledge and question to allow their client to find their own answers, I don't think taking a course and getting accreditation means someone will be a better coach. I have seen plenty of experienced therapists who were useless.

I talk to a life coach online and she is SO SO INCREDIBLE. Far better than the one counsellor and another psychologist that i tried earlier.

The development of the life-coaching industry has several benefits for both individuals and companies. With the help of life coaching, you can improve your relationships, establish new professional ambitions, and reach your personal objectives.

I always think of life coaches as people who set goals and encourage and therapists as people who diagnose, look at past behaviors, correlate them to their current situation and assist clients in making the changes they desire. I am a mental health therapist and it seems like that's often the difference between the two professions in my area <3

I’m a certified life, relationship and dating coach (most of my clients are for dating) and I try to never keep a client more than 12 weeks. The max I will is 16. That is a value I hold for myself as a coach and my clients. Probably 60% of my clients are seeing a therapist as well and I hold strong boundaries about suggesting clients tackle something that comes up with their therapist if it’s not a coaching issue.

It's my birthday and this is the video I requested! Woo hoo! 😁 Thanks, Katie!

I am a certified life coach as well and I thank you for commenting on this. I am also getting my Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy so I am getting the best of both worlds, in my opinion. I think that it is critically important for people to know the major difference between life coaches and therapists so that they can find the best person to suit their needs. You are awesome!

I had a really sweet life coach for a few years of high school. she definitely helped get me through all the hoops i needed to graduate.

Hi. I've completed my psychology and then did life coaching through Australia. I consistently reminded everybody on the calls what the differences are between therapy and coaching. I've also had two clients who were 'stuck' and I asked them to make contact with a therapist. The biggest difference I have noticed is that therapy is about healing and coaching is about future movement. I love working with therapists, especially the kind like Katie.

Certified Professional Coach here. I have been certified by PhD Psychologist Sharon Livingston. I can honestly say, my coaching certification program ACTUALLY was my therapy, along with actual therapy for my childhood trauma. I learned so much. It all inspired me to get into the field and I am now working my way as a Clinical Psychology student to becoming Doctor of Psych in a Mental Institution. Coaching is about the present and the future helping HEALTHY individuals. Therapy is about the present and the past and healing. I want to be able to provide both.

I was in therapist for 10 years nothing helped like a life coach life coach help my life tremendously because of life coach I am now own my own business

Life coaching is amazing,i love that it focuses on solutions and not so much dwelling on the problem. Thanks for the video

As a life coach, I really appreciate this video! I know I wouldn't have been at a place to receive coaching myself or study to be a coach/ offer coaching services without the inner reflection therapy has offered me. I love how you present the combo of coaching & therapy as a "team" - I find that my clients who do the best have this dual support and am blessed to work with both myself. One thing to mention, many coaches don't necessarily give 'advice' per se, but rather help clients wade through their own stories to uncover their own personal truths. Love your channel, thank you!

i had no idea life coaches existed. also my therapist said that i have BPD tendencies, maybe even BPD itself, and she told me to watch your videos on it bc i told her how much you’ve helped me. thank you for all that you do!!!

I got Autism, PTSD, Crohn's Disease and asthma. I got autism specialised coaches. My previous coach was certified and she was awful. She ignored everything my psychologist said, and just because I didn't have a diagnosis for it yet (it was Crohn's) and my doctor didn't believe me, she decided I was just spoiled and forced me to do all kinds of stuff that was bad for my health. So she went both against my mental and physical health needs, just because she didn't believe me, nor my psychologist. Within 8 months she had gotten me 5 times more sick than I was before I met her, and I was in mental health crisis. Now I have 3 coaches. My sister, a new certified coach, and a non-certified coach who did have a lot of trainings and knowledge. I have never been happier with my coaches. My sister picks up any urgent needs that I have throughout the day, and guides me through appointments that might be hard for me. My certified coach helps me sort out social stuff that happened, understand that social stuff, helps me make life plans, helps me to fill out forms, etc. She also functions as a jobcoach. My non-certified coach utilises her training methods to get my thoughts in order so that I don't get overwhelmed, she has a history in helping people with finances and she uses that to help me get a better grip on my finances (I have no depts, but it just takes up too much energy to keep it all in order. This coach makes it easier), and she also helps me with social understanding. Mostly she keeps order in my life which I need a lot. Soon I'll be moving into a new house and we'll be making a lot of lists. I appreciate all three of my coaches and need all three of them, even though just one is certified. And my old certified coach destroyed me. So being certified or not doesn't really mean a lot to me anymore. What matters more to me is proper knowledge on the subject, respect for my psychologist, working together with my psychologist, respecting me as a full human being capable of making my own choices (I know not all clients can do this. But if it hasn't been proven by a psychologist the client can't do this, you respect their choice-making-rights), supporting neurodiversity, being able to support me in my needs. That's all that I really care about. Anyone else can buzz off, even if they're certified. (Same goes for therapists, psychologists and doctors in my opinion by the way. I don't care if you're certified; if you do a bad job and/or don't respect me as a full human being, you're out)

I am a certified life coach. I have combined my life coaching with other self-help strategies like mindfulness and brought that to my clients through experiential learning with horses and dogs. I have been doing this for a couple of years now and have seen incredible results. Most of my clients work with therapists or social workers as well and they find the combination to be extremely helpful for them. I love your videos!! Thank you for making them!