When should you seek a therapist rather than a life coach?

In my last post, I delineated the situations in which a life coach can be of help. Here I want to clarify an issue that is very often confused.

The help of a therapist becomes a must in cases where medication or intervention like ECT (Electroconvulsive therapy) is required, e.g., bipolar disorder (also known as maniac depressive psychosis), schizophrenia. In most other cases, a life coach should be able to help. A good life coach should be able to discern when there is a need for a therapist and should refer to a therapist without any delay. The life coach's psychology background will definitely be of help.

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 8 Reasons Why You Should Hire A Life Coach

Nawalkha (2021) has dealt with the subject in very lucid terms in his video.

The following is a brief summary of the eight points covered by Nawalkha (2021):

1. A life coach enables you to see your potential, which you may not be able to see for yourself. They help you look beyond the veil of cloud that hampers you to see the possibilities.

2. A life coach can change how you operate in the world. Man is a creature of habit. A coach helps you break out of those shackles in the form of habits.

3. If a person is going through an emotional trauma or a challenge in life and finds themselves struggling with the challenge, a life coach is there to guide and support them to overcome the challenge and come out smoothly without any harm.

4. A life coach helps you to make commitments and be accountable for fulfilling your own commitments, and thus helps you to further your growth. They help overcome a state of lack of motivation to make and fulfill our commitments.

5. A life coach may help you see more clearly. You may be so overwhelmed by thoughts and information that you can’t see your goals. It may seem like chasing a mirage when a life coach helps us identify what we really want and what our path is.

6. A life coach can help you understand your own self and identity and, thus, help you redefine your true identity.

7. A life coach can help you stop procrastinating and get into action. With the help of a life coach, one can set bigger, more ambitious but realistic goals for one’s life and take action to achieve them.

8. A life coach help you realize your present state and helps you in your journey towards self actualization with a new clarity.

Overall, a life coach is a partner, trainer, a support system which makes you find the best in you.

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Reference

Nawalkha, A. [Coach Ajit x Evercoach]. (2021, May 6). 8 reasons why you should hire a life coach [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUFnXzXvB40