Life Coach vs. Therapist | Brave Thinking Institute - Life Coach Certification

What’s the Difference Between a Life Coach and a Therapist? Explore the answer with the founder of Brave Thinking Institute, Mary Morrissey.
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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a life coach and a therapist? Maybe you’ve actually had a potential client ask you this, and didn’t quite know how to answer.
The difference between a life coach and therapist is an interesting one, and one that I am deeply familiar with. I have a degree in counseling psychology, and I counseled private clients for many years before I became a transformational life coach.
The major difference between the two, is that a therapist helps you gain insight into your past, whereas a life coach focuses on what you want for your future.
A therapist’s role is to help you focus on and review the patterns from your past, analyze where you may be feeling hurt or fearful, and help you move past these patterns and feelings so that they are no longer affecting you in the present.
A life coach, on the other hand, focuses more on how their client wishes to transform in their life. Rather than deeply exploring the past, they take a look at the results they’re having right now.
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[@John-wt6nf]

Very interesting. As a license therapist I already do all that you mentioned a life coach does. So I guess if you are Therapsit and focused on the present and help clients achieve their goals in a sense you are doing coaching. I guess it’s possible to be both.

[@BraveThinkingInstitute]

Nice, John, thanks for the work you do. I guess we can look at it like: a licensed therapist might do everything a life coach does and more, but a life coach focuses on only part of what a therapist has the scope to handle.

[@lauramcgregor8298]

This is a good explanation, and why I choose to be a life coach, because I want to help people move forward.

[@drmscoggins]

Great explanation I am a licensed clinical psychologist but do a great deal of coaching blended with psychology so I guess my clients get the best of both worlds. I use their past experiences as an explanation to why they are not living their ideal life and how we heal that so that they can achieve their dreams.

[@Paintmylips]

Thank you

[@musicboy30]

A good cognitive therapist can do much more than any coach. Cognitive psychoterapy focuses in present and in future too and teaches new paterns to obtain the life desired. So its false that therapy focuses in the past.

[@creativedepartment9527]

In this video, it's only one point of view discussed, whereas a therapist does so much more - so anyone who has actually been to therapy for a prolonged period of time will know. I 100% stand behind what you wrote. Imo a life coach is a person that would like to be the "better therapist". They don't have the education, nor do they understand human psychology that well (a therapist would). I would be very cautious tampering with the human psyche without much background. There is a profound reason why therapists need to study for years.

[@musicboy30]

@@creativedepartment9527 Exactly!

[@FreeJulianAssange23]

Lifecoaches have life experience and Therapists have client experience.

[@DisreeShaw]

Nice clear description. Question is it possible to be both at the same time?

[@drewlitty8239]

Disree Shaw Yes, but you must have a degree in therapy before practicing it legally

[@drewlitty8239]

Disree Shaw Contact me I train professional Coaches to be the coach that they want to be. Email:[e-mail] not .COM or .ORG, but exactly as it is written [e-mail]

[@DisreeShaw]

Andrew Smith I’m qualified and on a professional registration. I’m in London UK. I’ve been wondering if I should go coaching or therapy. My heart is set on therapy.

[@DisreeShaw]

Andrew Smith oh right sounds interesting. I’m more of Therapist that a life coach I have videos on my channel if you’d like to take a look, I specialise in CBT/REBT

[@jennifert7213]

A therapist can do both therapy and life coaching, but a life coach can only do life coaching.

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[@realest84ify]

A tharapist help you to talk about what you going through. A life focuse on more on achieving those goals.

[@debbiedoesaustin]

Would like more information

[@thecarlitosshow7687]

How does a therapist or psychologist not do what a life coach does?

[@BraveThinkingInstitute]

Hi Carlos, I'd say the biggest difference is that while a therapist can and does do much of what a life coach does, the opposite is not true: a life coach cannot and does not do much of what a therapist does. Life coaches focus on the future and therapists help people work through the past AND move forward.

[@musicboy30]

@@BraveThinkingInstitute False. Cognitive therapy focuses in the present

[@thecarlitosshow7687]

I like life coaches sense of optimism and motivation, but boy they are corny, cheesy, and PRETENTIOUS. Lmfao

[@BraveThinkingInstitute]

That stigma and stereotype is something we teach our clients and coaches to avoid. Being a heart-centered life coach might look corny at times, sure, but being pretentious is not something we advocate. We look at working with clients as a way to serve that person, and that involves candor, respect and truth.