Once you decide you would like to find professional help, finding the right fit can be challenging. Let’s focus on three professional titles that may be confusing - counselor, therapist, coach. Here are definitions from The American Psychological Association.
- A counselor provides professional evaluations, information, and suggestions designed to enhance the client’s ability to solve problems, make decisions, and effect desired changes in attitude and behavior.
- A therapist is an individual who has been trained in and practices one or more types of therapy to treat mental or physical disorders or diseases.
- A coach helps individuals identify and meet goals of importance to them in their personal and work lives.
Still unsure?
In general, coaching is a good fit if you seek a one-to-one supportive, collaborative relationship to help you meet and stick to important goals. The Coaching Psychology Manual says, "Coaching is a vehicle for helping people to achieve a higher level of well-being and performance in life and work, particularly when change is hard."
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