coaching versus counseling
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Coaching Versus Counseling
By: Rosie Ford, HFS and Counselor Intern
LicensureWho is qualified to provide counseling?
Psychiatrists - MDPsychologists - Licensed Psychologists,
Licensed Medical PsychologistsSocial Workers - LCSWLicensed Marriage and Family TherapistsLicensed Counselors - LPC
The Law:Practice Law VS Title LawMental health counseling is protected under
a practice lawEven if you don’t call yourself a counselor, if
you are PRACTICING counseling you are violating the law
By law, an individual must have a license to practice mental health counselingONLY Exceptions:
School counselors Pastoral counselors Counseling graduate students and interns
RelationshipCounseling
Client is the expertAvoids giving adviseShared power in the
relationship
CoachingCoach is the expertProvides advice and
gives suggestions
Professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education and career goals.
Relationship between two individuals where one has greater experience and expertise than the other and offers advice and guidance as the other goes through a learning process.
StyleCounseling
SupportiveAssumes the client needs
healingGuides clients toward
experiencing relief through recovery
Helps people to build supports to stabilize their life
Develops healthy emotions and relationships to experience wellness
When appropriate, mental health counseling involves treatment of mental disorders
CoachingEncouraging and
motivatingAssumes the client is
wholeDriven by one word-
resultsGuides clients toward
strategic ways to maximize their results
Builds healthy patterns with accountability to experience personal power
Things DiscussedCounseling
Focused on resolving painful problems from the past or present
CoachingFocused on finding
creative ways to reach client’s potential in the present and the future
GoalsCounseling
Healing from the pastClient pacedCan find answers from
past experiencesGreater mental health
and feeling better via an internal shift
Relief from symptoms related to mental disorders
CoachingImprove person’s current
lifestyle and meet their goals
Strives to make challenging goals and meet those goals by utilizing intense accountability and motivation
Always looks toward the future and the goals clients have set
Success via a clarified plan
PhrasesCounseling
“What would you like to talk about today?”
“Can you tell me more about that?”
“And how did that make you feel?”
Coaching“So what are you
going to do to change it.”
“What are some things you could do differently to meet your goal.”
“Great job!”, “Way to go!”, “Keep up the good work.”
SummaryCounseling CoachingExploring the pastHealing old hurtsResolving issuesTime tested theories
Future focusedAchieving goalsForward momentumPersonalized plan
Referral SourcesEating Disorder Center
Linda Fergus, Ms, RD, CSSD, LDNMary Munger, MSW, LCSW
([email protected])5329 Dijon Drive Suite 103Baton Rouge, LA (near OLOL)225-925-5750
Baton Rouge Christian CounselingPeggy Arcement ([email protected])763 North BoulevardBaton Rouge, LA 70802225-308-1955
Questions/Discussion