Part IV: Using the Results

Coaching Fundamentals

Coaching vs. Counseling

Your role as a coach is to facilitate a process where clients understand where they are in the present, where they need or want to be in the future, and what steps, or development opportunities, they need to take to get there. It is about development and maximizing potential.

Counseling is a process that enables a person to sort out issues and reach decisions affecting their life. It is focused on helping clients overcome or fix problems in their lives, usually by looking back at their past to determine how to get better in the future. Many times we seek counseling when we are in a crisis in our lives. For example, couples will go to a marriage counselor when they are experiencing difficulties in their marriage and need some outside intervention.