Are you a candidate for Life Coaching?

'Life Coaching deals with functional persons who want to move toward higher function – and achieve excellence while creating an extraordinary life.

Psychotherapy, on the other hand, generally deals with emotional/behavioral problems and disruptive situations – and seeks to bring the client to normal function by focusing on his/her dysfunction.'

- Excerpt from ICF Training Manual.

If you are in a high-functioning place, healthy and happy with your life in general and want to know how to create a future based on having a strong personal foundation, then you are a great candidate for coaching. Coaching does not allow for large amounts of time discussing the past or negatives. It is very present and future oriented and encourages toward-motivation. It is an equal partnership where both coach and coachee design the plan and focus on values-based goals, language, needs and removing blocks.

If, on the other hand, you are wanting support with old issues, old pain or current traumas, you are best suited for therapy. Therapy also provides help with feelings, conflict, blocks, fears, phobias and basic self-esteem issues.

For us to provide Life Coaching to you, there needs to be a level of high self-esteem and an understanding of what the desired outcome is. Please consider this before contacting us for coaching. If you believe you may be more suited for therapy at this time, and are in the Santa Barbara area, we would be delighted to refer you to a therapist.

© 2008 Justina Vail Evans