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Semantics or substance? Preliminary evidence in the debate between life coaching and counselling.

K Griffiths, M Campbell Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and P... 2008

The similarities and differences between life coaching and counselling are vigorously debated in the literature and amongst practitioners. However, to date there has been insufficient empirical evidence with extensive focus on the distinctions and significantly less acknowledgement of the similarities. This paper presents findings from in...

Coaching versus therapy: A perspective.

J Blattner, V Hart, S Leipsic Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2001

This article reports a study of current perceptions among professionals regarding therapy and coaching. Whereas therapy and counseling have been traditional fields of study and practice, coaching is not as well developed. It is helpful to examine the perceptions of practicing professionals in order to delineate the distinctions and overla...

The coaching/therapy boundary in organizational coaching.

J Price Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and P... 2009

A literature search revealed diverse descriptions of the coaching/therapy boundary. In an attempt to gain greater definition, organisational coaches were surveyed to discover how they made decisions about the boundary in their practice. Responses indicated that practising coaches viewed coaching as differing from therapy in being future-o...

Coaching and emotions: an exploration of how coaches engage and think about emotion

K Cremona Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and P... 2010

This research project set out to investigate if and how coaches actually respond to emotions that they and their clients have. They were also asked for their views about what have been the main influences on their orientation to emotions. In addition, the participants were asked about their perception of the boundary between coaching and ...

How Can Ideas from the Existential Approach Enhance Coaching for People with Work-Related Stress?

AK Krum International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2012

Stress remains a significant problem in contemporary society causing people to take sick leave and early retirement. This paper explores how using ideas from the existential approach can enhance coaching for people who experience work-related stress. It reports on an action research project involving six participants in coaching over a...

Effective boundary management – the signature of professionalism?

J Allan, A Whybrow, J Liston-Smith The Coaching Psychologist 2010

A scoping review of mental health coaching

L Bishop The Coaching Psychologist 2018

Coaching psychology has been used successfully in various health and wellbeing contexts, but there are conflicting views as to whether coaching is an appropriate form of mental health support. Since mental health is a relatively new area for the application of coaching, a scoping review has been conducted to delineate the current state of...