Clients who pursue psychotherapy want to make deep and significant changes in themselves. Depth psychotherapy means uncovering early history;becoming conscious of all parts of the self; improving self-awareness and self-expression; and sharing dreams, daydreams, metaphors,narrative stories, bodily sensations, intuitions and the experience of yourself in relationship with your therapist whenever possible.
It is helpful if you can articulate the kind of work that you want to do when you are seeking services. I work in all four of these areas and sometimes combine or change back and forth between services when it seems appropriate. The more you can describe or specify what you need, the better I will be able to provide the services that are a fit for you.
Please feel free to c ontact me. Your email:. Gresham Contact Links. What service is right for me? About Me. How does the Consensus Definition differ from your personal conceptualization of counseling?
What thoughts do you have regarding the way that the authors developed the Consensus Definition? The Counselor e. Always ACA, , A. When might you work as a consultant? When might you work in a collaborative relationship? They differ in the kind of helping approach that they offer, as well as in the range of situations and issues they can help with. They also vary in the amount of education and credentialing required to legally offer them as professional services.
What follows is a brief introduction to the differences among these three services. If you are considering Counseling or Coaching services, we can explore, in more detail, which would best fit your needs during the initial consultation. Of the three services, Professional Counseling requires the most specialized and regulated education.
A license to practice is required by law in each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico , to assure that Licensed Professional Counselors have met the training requirements to safely provide these services.
Life Coaching is a relatively new profession and is not yet regulated by state licensure. Therefore, anyone with or without coaching education can legally offer life coaching services. Over the last 20 years, however, certain national and international coaching organizations have worked diligently to establish educational requirements for the training of effective and safe professional coaches. Coaches that have gone through these training programs are certified as life coaches.
Because there are a number of different certifying organizations with differing educational philosophies and levels of training, credentialing is not uniform across all certified coaching services. In general, they need support around moving forward toward a life that is a better fit for them.
For these individuals, coaching may be a better fit than counseling. Consulting can be offered by anyone with expertise in any area.
There are no laws, regulations or educational requirements governing who can offer consultation or what qualifies as expertise. You may hire a consultant for anything from Finances, to Interior Design, to Corporate Management Re-structuring and anything in-between. When you hire a consultant you are asking specifically for their expert advice about the issue of your concern.
Generally, the long-term work and education in their area of specialization is the criteria by which you would pick a consultant.
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