COACHING FAQs
What is coaching?
Coaching is partnership (defined as an alliance, not a legal business partnership) between the Coach and the Client in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires the client to maximize personal and professional potential. It is designed to facilitate the creation/development of personal, professional or business goals and to develop and carry out a strategy/plan for achieving those goals.
What are the principles of coaching?
Client drives agenda; the relationship is a designed alliance
Coaching clarifies/links a true inner purpose to the work; client has their own commitment/immediate concerns
Client is creative, resourceful, and whole
Clients engage in activities that they can see will meet their needs
Coaches help clients connect inner values with results; helps client unlock inner full potential to maximize performance
What are responsibilities of the coach and client?
The coach:
Is responsible for the coaching process and supporting the client in:
Defining the coaching agreement
Highlighting new levels of awareness
Defining new actions and next steps
The Client:
Is responsible for the coaching content
Choosing the session topic and goal
Deciding what should happen in the session
Defining next actions and steps
(GroupWorks Consulting, LLC)
Can a therapy client see you as a coach?
As a therapist, I cannot participate in dual relationships. Meaning, I cannot see a therapy client and have another relationship with them outside of therapy. In Florida where I practice as a psychotherapist, a therapy client is considered a client for at least two years after the last therapeutic contact (HOW TO ETHICALLY OFFER COACHING AS A LICENSED THERAPIST: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE by Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT)