First off let me apologize, I hadn't realised that the author of the piece was the submitter, I'd have been more careful in my wording otherwise (Though it'd pr

First off let me apologize, I hadn't realised that the author of the piece was the submitter, I'd have been more careful in my wording otherwise (Though it'd probably grace me to be more careful even if the author isn't present) I do think coaching has a place, in fact I reckon most people would be better served with coaching than with therapy. I think the main stumbling point I have with this article is that it seems to present coaching as better-than while simultaneously misrepresenting therapy making it look worse. If you have a brain problem that needs fixing then therapy is the right way to tackle it. That's also why therapy is very much fix-oriented. It doesn't fit everyones needs for sure. I fully disagree that therapy is an expert-subject relationship. If your therapist treats you as damaged or inferior you need to find a new therapist. I've sure walked out on a lot of therapists before finding one I could get along with. I feel a lot of the same things go for coaches, not every coach is a fit for every person either. I'm sorry I called coaching "woo", that's a rather blunt way to put it. Something about the article tickled my bullshit detector in a way that made it seem disingenuous to me, but maybe that's just the way Uplevel gets plugged towards the end, I'm not sure. Honestly probably the only "real" difference between coaching and therapy is the licensing. There's no reason a coach can't apply the same techniques as a therapist, but the same goes the other way, There's no reason a therapist can't apply coaching techniques either! I'm now thoroughly convinced you're sincere however, and my previous comment was simply the result of a miscommunication. I commend you for trying to make the world a tiny bit better -- even though there's a profit motive involved ;) I do think it might be a good idea for your company to have either a few therapists on-staff or at least on speed-dial so to speak so if one of your coaches runs into someone who needs problem-fixing instead of coaching you've got somewhere to send them. It'd be rather awful if e.g. heavily depressed people sign up and either don't get the care they need or no care at all. Anyways I don't really have a good conclusion to this ramble, I wish you the best of luck in your endeavours.