The Coaching Room
Real answers from MCC and PCC practitioners. No paywall, no fluff – just the things we say in sessions, conferences, and classrooms.
“What does the coaching-therapy boundary look like in practice for a life coach? When a client brings something that crosses that line, what should a certified coach actually do?”
The boundary shows up in almost every coaching engagement eventually. A client starts talking about persistent anxiety, a traumatic experience, or a pattern with clinical roots. The certified coach's job at that point is not to diagnose, not to treat, and not to pretend the coaching toolbox covers it. The job is to name what you're observing - "What you're describing sounds like it might benefit from a conversation with a therapist" - and to hold the referral without judgment.
“When a prospective client asks you how to evaluate whether a coach is right for them, what do you tell them to pay attention to beyond credentials?”
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