What is a life coach and why do I need one?

A life coach is someone who acts as a mentor that helps you create lasting changes, break free, and get “unstuck” from your problems. Coaches motivate and encourage people to achieve specific goals. Because it does not involve identifying and reducing symptoms, coaches often describe their work as being more positive in nature.

Life-coaching resembles talk therapy, because the focus of sessions tends to be about you and what’s happening in your personal life. But unlike talk therapy, the point of life-coaching is to create an action plan that helps you change your behavior in some area of your life.

With life coaching, the primary goals are to help a client look at where they are, where they want to be, and how to get from point A to point B.

Here are a few ways a life coach could potentially help you:

• Change the way you think and deliver an accurate outside perspective.
• Make an action plan to initiate positive change.
• Improve communication.
• Improve your self-esteem.
• Find a work-life balance.
• Question limiting beliefs about your potential.
• Reframe past experiences with a strong focus on making changes for the present and future you.
• Identify, set, and achieve goals.
• Take real action and measure the results.
• Adapt to life changes effectively.
• Increase motivation.
• Identify obstacles that are preventing you from being the best you.
• Create and implement a business plan. 
• Learn a new skill.

Life Coaches can not treat mood disorders, anxiety disorders, addiction, or any other mental health condition.