Christian Life Coaching for Women | Providential Coaching | Avis Ward, Christian Life Coach

Q: How is coaching different from counseling, consulting or mentoring?

A: In counseling:

• the counselor is the expert in the relationship
• the counselor's work tends to focus on the client's past or present
• the client is typically viewed as broken or wounded and in need of being "fixed"

In consulting:

• the consultant is the expert in the relationship
• the consultant is typically hired to "fix" something in the client's life or business by applying his or her specific expertise

In mentoring:

• the mentor is the expert in the relationship
• the mentor typically shares wisdom from his or her life experience as a primary way of teaching the mentee

In coaching:

• the client is the expert, the coach is an informed peer
• the coach does not give answers; rather, he or she draws out the client's own expertise, wisdom and insight to point the way forward
• the coach's work typically focuses on the client's present and future
• the coach does not view the client as broken or in need of fixing; rather, the coaching is about taking the client's life to the next level

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