Executive coaching, personal coaching, career coaching, performance coaching – by these names and more, coaching
has become a catalyst for change in most every arena.
Defining goals and developing the strategies to achieve
them, coaching can be a powerful tool for reaching concrete objectives. Offering crucial encouragement and accountability,
the coaching relationship can help you stay focused, push you to reach your greatest potential and remind you of your dreams.
In a confidential relationship that gives you the chance to speak openly, you can envision new possibilities and address concerns
in a truly thoughtful manner.
Here is the chance to discover what you deeply want, believe and value and to act on
what you find. Here is the place to start.
The Difference In Counseling and Coaching
While
counseling is considered a mental health profession, coaching is not. Counseling can explore issues in breadth and depth,
including emotional concerns and lifelong patterns, and it can also incorporate coaching techniques as needed to help make
changes. In the State of North Carolina, only practitioners with at least a Master’s degree and approved training can
be licensed to offer counseling.
Coaching is more limited in scope than counseling, but it can be highly effective
in helping people establish and achieve their personal or professional goals. Coaching is not licensed or monitored by any
North Carolina state board and does not require specific credentials. Some coaches have attended coach-training programs while
others establish themselves by virtue of their experience. I offer coaching out of both experience and specific training.
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