06 May, 2022
You may have heard people around you talking about a 'life coach' and not totally understood what that means. And what is a relationship coach? Many people view working with a life coach as a means of bridging the gap between their current circumstances and the life they’d like to lead. Firstly, life coaches can help you clarify your goals, identify the obstacles holding you back, and then come up with strategies for overcoming obstacles. By helping you to make the most of your strengths, life coaches provide the support you need to achieve change, plus regular sessions offer the opportunity to keep you focused on making that change! Coaching works at a more cognitive level of our brain, and we may also use affirmations to help change the inner voice and understand more about the Stages of Interpersonal Change. A life coach is going to take a more general overview and may not necessarily be trained in a specific area. Secondly a Relationship Coach has trained in areas of relationship issues, whether it be in dating, divorce recovery, dealing with affairs, or ongoing improvement in a long term relationship, and is going to solely focus on that area in the coaching sessions with you. Another methodology for effective Relationship Coaching is to offer to roleplay potentially difficult conversations for clients to ensure they have confidence when they go out into the dating world. As a formal field, coaching is relatively young, but it has roots in many older disciplines. It draws on areas that include the human potential movement of the 1960s, leadership training, adult education, personal development, and numerous areas of psychology. Life coaching formally emerged during the 1980s and grew in popularity throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Some of the earliest life coaches focused on life planning, but the field eventually grew to encompass other life areas including relationships, finances, careers, health, and overall well-being.