Coaching, therapy, mentoring and consulting all involve confidential conversations, however they each have unique qualities.

Therapy is focused on healing pain or resolving difficulties from the past that may be impacting on the present. Coaching, on the other hand, supports personal and professional growth by focusing on the future. There may be moments in coaching to reflect on the past in an effort to learn from it in order to achieve the stated future goal.

A Mentor is an expert in their field who provides wisdom and guidance based on their lived experience. Mentors offer advice. Coaching, however, is an equitable partnership. Coaching is based on the principle that you are the expert in your life and business, coaching does not offer advise, the process of coaching empowers the individual to generate their own solutions by raising awareness to different perspectives.

Consultants may be retained by individuals and organisations for their expertise. Consultants diagnose problems, advise, and at times implement solutions. Coaching assumes that the individuals or the teams are capable of generating their own solutions, whilst the coach offers support to enable the discovery and execution of those solutions.