I honestly think that any valid life coach would just call themselves a licensed/certified therapist (or something similar). There is a lot of opportunity for s

I honestly think that any valid life coach would just call themselves a licensed/certified therapist (or something similar). There is a lot of opportunity for scams or abuse, and it's probably not worth it. Around here you're going to pay the same amount (or more) for some jackass who can print "Life Coach" on a business card as you'll pay for a certified therapist. If some one really wants to get paid to help people they should do the necessary preparation to do it responsibly. I've seen a lot of scammers and people who seem to think that being alive is the sole qualification for a life coach. There is a role for free help like, say, AA sponsors, priests, lay pastors, or whatever life-coach-like role someone wants to take. There is also a social structure, or set of traditions or whatever that place limits on the role. Because they are done for free there is a sort of "good Samaritan" expectation. There is also a role for paying for more specialized help, like maybe a business coach or mentor or whatever.