Life Coaching Faqs
Did you know that coaching is not a replacement for medical or psychiatric help? While life coaching can assist with any of the five stages of personal development, it cannot fix a physical or mental health problem. Coaching should not be seen as a substitute for medical and/or psychiatric care.
You don't have to be in crisis to benefit from coaching. Coaching provides support, insight, empathy, and tools that are available anytime. Some people who coach live in remote locales where there are few if any alternatives for help. Others may feel more comfortable seeking out coaching because they prefer confidentiality and discretion without scheduling conflicts with traditional therapy sessions. In addition, coaching is an excellent way to break through the isolation of depression and other mental health issues.
Coaching can provide help for physical issues. The mind-body connection is real, and it's been proven time and again in clinical, peer-reviewed research studies. Coaching helps you see relationships among your thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and physical symptoms in ways that are not possible otherwise. It can also help you to develop more meaningful goals while providing a supportive space to explore how all the pieces fit together in your life.
Coaches don't do the work for you; they support it! Coaches ask questions, listen carefully, and help their clients think through situations with a new perspective. Coaching can help clients learn to make positive changes in their lives through focused problem solving, goal setting, and other techniques. It can also help clients see ways they can avoid problems or find solutions to current issues in their lives.
Coaching is an invaluable way to work on change with the person you love most; it doesn't have to be a stranger. As family members, spouses, partners, or friends you can use coaching to support someone who is struggling or to help them experience the many benefits of new kinds of relationships that are outside the traditional bounds of "marriage." Sometimes coaching helps couples do difficult work together that was hard for just one of them to do alone.
Here are a few ways to find a coach:
- Try networking [http://www.coachdirectory.com/coaching/new-business] - Work with a professional trainer [http://www.fitpros.com] - Ask friends & family who may have local coaching options - Check local and professional resources for advice
If you think coaching might be for you, then start the process by finding out more through the links above and by self-exploration and dialogue with others in your life. If you wish to begin coaching, you can contact me through my website or at DrRaul@DrRaulJaramillo.com .
Articles like this one give me hope that the world will be a better place. They help to inspire me to continue working towards the change I want to see in the lives of others.
If you would like to know more about coaching, please feel free to ask me any questions. I cannot promise an immediate response, but I will do my best. - DrRaul Jaramillo
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Life Coaching Faqs
by Dr. Raul Jaramillo, PsyD http://www.drrauljaramillo.com
Life coaching has become a very popular service in the past few years. Unfortunately, it has also become very misunderstood and abused by some people who are not qualified to coach or practice counseling (psychotherapy). So to help you understand what life coaching is, I have written this article that explains what coaching is and provides answers to many frequently asked questions about it.
I have also included a section at the end of this article with links to other articles and videos that may be of interest to you as well.
What is Life Coaching?
Coaching is based on principles and techniques from various disciplines, such as life coaching, athletic coaching, business coaching, executive coaching and spiritual coaching . Life coaches use many different approaches to help their clients achieve their goals. Some life coaches specialize in helping people overcome emotional challenges such as anxiety, depression and relationship issues. Others focus more on helping clients resolve behavioral patterns that keep them from achieving success. Still others teach self-awareness methods to help people discover and fulfill their life purpose in an ongoing manner.
Life coaching is different from therapy and counseling because it does not offer a diagnosis, prescription or treatment. Instead life coaches work with clients on goal-oriented ways to improve their lives using the life coaching process. The life coaching process is a set of skills that people can use to enhance their performance in all aspects of their lives. It takes time, practice, and dedication to learn how to use the skills effectively.
Coaches help clients design specific plans that they can follow in order to achieve important outcomes that have been agreed upon beforehand. Although there are many different types of coaching (e.g., relationship coaching, career coaching, personal development), most of them include strategies used by coaches and psychologists in intervention psychology .
In the field of intervention psychology, psychologists provide direct interventions to help people change problematic behaviors. As part of this process, psychologists and other mental health professionals employ strategies that are derived from research findings. They evaluate their effectiveness by conducting scientific research studies on the goals, procedures, and outcomes of their interventions.
Coaching provides a very similar set of interventions to help people implement or apply effective techniques for identifying and achieving important goals in life. It is based on the science that most effective change comes from implementing a specific plan for change; therefore coaching focuses on developing specific plans for change rather than just talking about one's problems or symptoms as a way to explore solutions.
Although life coaching methods and techniques can be used by psychologists and therapists, it can also be used by other professionals such as professional athletes, business executives, and teachers.
What are the Goals of Life Coaching?
However, not all life coaches work with the same type of clients. Some specialize in working with people who have been diagnosed with a mental health problem (e.g., depression or anxiety), while others work primarily with people who have concerns about behavior issues (e.g., weight control, smoking).
Many coaches work with people who have problems that they want to solve related to their personal, professional, or relationship goals. While some coaches specialize in working with people who are trying to overcome different types of challenges such as weight loss, smoking cessation or improving their marriage, others work with people who have other specific goals such as finding a new job or starting a business.
Some coaches help clients discover their life purpose and guide them through the process of setting and achieving important goals that will help them live more meaningful lives.
What is the Difference Between Psychotherapy and Coaching?
Most people wonder if life coaching is like psychotherapy and counseling. I believe this confusion exists because many life coaches use methods from both approaches in their work.
Conclusion
This article has provided a brief overview of some of the questions that life coaches are often asked. To learn more about the field please feel free to ask questions or look at other articles in this section. If you are interested in learning more about how to become a life coach, check out my other article here:
http://www.drrauljaramillo.com/blog/life-coaching-faqs/#become-a-coach .
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