What is Coaching?
“Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” – International Coaching Federation (ICF).
At the simplest level, coaching is a professionally guided dialogue with the purpose of supporting you on your journey. This support may come in the form of love, encouragement, challenging, difficult truth-telling, an objective perspective, and even accountability partnering.
While coaching employs tools similar to and, at times, overlapping with consulting or therapy, it is distinct from both. It imperative to understand each modality before deciding which will serve you best. As a coach, I will NOT:
- assess your mental health, diagnose or treat illnesses. I am not a medical professional.
- give you THE answer. Unlike consulting, coaching is based on the principle that you possess the answers you need and the role of a coach is to help you uncover them.
- explore the past. A coach’s focus is on who you are in the present and envision in the future
