Coaching

Coaching is a collaborative, future-focused process that helps a person clarify goals, build self-awareness and turn intentions into achievable actions. A coach supports reflection, accountability and use of existing strengths, while the client remains the expert in their objectives. Coaching is different from clinical therapy and is not intended to replace mental-health treatment.

What sessions may involve

Clarifying aims, identifying obstacles, planning actions and reflecting on progress and accountability.

What it may suit

May suit work, study, confidence or life-direction goals when mental-health treatment is not the main need.

Delivery and fit

Check the coach's training, boundaries and referral process. Coaching can be remote, but it is not a substitute for clinical assessment or crisis support.

Evidence and uncertainty

Standards and evidence vary across coaching approaches; outcomes should not be assumed.

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