SIDEBAR Making Distinctions Between Coaching and Counseling
Coaching |
Counseling (traditional model) |
Action |
Understanding and issues |
Present to future focus |
Past to present focus |
Create and design |
Repair and resolve |
Expertise lies within person being coached |
Expertise lies within counselor |
Promote discovery |
Give answers and advice |
Future possibilities |
Past events |
What and how |
Why |
Proactive |
Curative |
Achievement |
Healing |
Joy |
Happiness |