Therapy vs. Coaching: Understanding the Difference is Important!!

Therapy is a clinical service (often insurance funded) aimed at diagnosing and treating mental health conditions, addressing emotional struggles, and navigating psychological challenges. It often delves into past experiences, trauma, and patterns that influence your current well-being. Licensed therapists are trained professionals dedicated to facilitating healing, offering insight, and enhancing mental and emotional health. Licensed therapists often use similar approaches as coaches at times and more.

Coaching is a non-clinical (patient funded), future-oriented service designed to bolster personal growth, goal-setting, and behavior change. Unlike therapy, coaching does not diagnose or treat mental illness. Instead, it empowers individuals to clarify their current position, articulate their aspirations, and strategize actionable steps for progress. The coaching process is inherently collaborative, emphasizing action and rooted in the individual's strengths, values, and intrinsic potential. Coaches do not provide answers but explore them with clients.

In a nutshell: Therapy provides the tools for healing, whereas coaching equips you to flourish and evolve.

If you still are unsure what will work best for you, contact me for a free consultation!

Services Offered

  • Mental health therapy for residents of Ohio, Florida and Washington. My therapeutic focus consists of:

    • ADHD and executive functioning support.

    • OCD and anxiety treatment.

    • Autism spectrum counseling.

    • Men’s mental health.

    • Parenting and relationship guidance.

    • Values and individual strength utilization. Motivation and discipline.

  • COMING SOON

    Coaching with me is about helping you get unstuck, feel more aligned, and move forward with clarity. We’ll look at where you are now, where you want to be, and what’s getting in the way. Think of it as a collaborative space to explore goals, gain insight, and take meaningful steps forward one at a time.

    • Navigating a life change.

    • Build personalized goals and strategies.

    • Exploring your “why” or meaning in life.

    • Building healthier habits.

    • Define wha feeling more balanced without judgment or pressure looks like.

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