How is Coaching different from counseling, mentoring, or consulting?
Coaching is for people who are essentially well-adjusted, emotionally healthy, functioning effectively, and desiring to make changes in their lives. Coaching is about helping people who are ready to proactively move toward a more fulfilling future. The coaching process is designed to address those aspects of life the client chooses to consider. These could include (but are not limited to) relationship enhancement, life balance, life vision, spiritual life, life transitions, and leadership. Please see the Coaching Services page of this website for additional detail. The coaching relationship is a partnership between two equals – where the coach has life experiences, perspectives and/or knowledge that can be useful to the other person. “As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend.” ~ Proverbs 27:17 (NLT) Coaching is broader than mentoring. A coach guides others into greater commitment, confidence, and competence in all areas of life. A coach does this by example and dialogue; a coa
