BASICS:
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| a. Follows a medical model. |
a. Follows a business/sports training model. |
| b. Often deducted as a medical expense. |
b. Usually a business / personal expense. |
| c. Why based: works with the unconscious with a primary focus on feelings. |
c. Who based: works with the conscious with a
primary focus on actions toward values-based goals. |
| d. Untangling of unconscious conflicts allows the patient many more choices. |
d. Works with client to identify, prioritize, implement and actualize choices made. |
| e. Patient might talk about actions as a way of avoiding feelings. |
e. Client more likely to talk about feelings as a way of avoiding actions. |
WORKS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE:
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| a. Dealing with quantifiable dysfunctions (depression, anxiety, disassociation, addictions, schizophrenia). |
a. Functional & Healthy -- Generally happy with their lives but dissatisfied with current level, situation, and/or conditions. |
| b. Dealing with old pain, old issues, or current traumas in their lives. |
b. Designing their future, based on having a strong personal foundation.
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| c. Having difficulty functioning and don't know why. |
c. Eager to move to higher level of functioning: (double income, more joy, get the most out of business and life pursuits, etc.). and are unsure how.
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APPROACH:
| THERAPY MODEL | COACHING MODEL |
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| a. Mandatory face-to-face sessions. |
a. Meetings by phone, Internet, sometimes in office. |
| b. Usually does not give advice. Does not tell the patient what to do. |
b. Many forms of advising (requests challenges, requirements, etc.). Coach unattached to outcome of requests; refers out for therapy needs, medical needs, accounting needs, legal needs, etc.
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| c. Helps patient resolve old pain and cut through old defenses (coping mechanisms). |
c. Helps client learn new skills/tools for building/growing business, career, life. |
| d. Helps patient correct cognitive disorders. |
d. Helps client get clear on values (what is important to them); & match future goals/outcomes to values. |
| e. Teaches how to be less reactive by changing behaviors. |
e. Encourages and requests pro-active behavior. |
LISTENS FOR:
| THERAPY MODEL | COACHING MODEL |
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| a. Feelings, conflicts and symptoms of underlying dysfunction and reflects those back to the patient. Will follow the patient on any valid exploration of feelings. |
a. Language, blocks, needs, values as clues for how to get the client into action. Reflects actions back to client, and problem solves. Does not allow for large amounts of negative time.
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THE RELATIONSHIP:
| THERAPY MODEL | COACHING MODEL |
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| a. Therapist/patient alliance totally related to the knowledge of the patient's issues. |
a. Equal partnership (interdevelopmental) where Coach puts client first during call. |
| b. Growth of the therapist not an issue. |
b. Both often experience personal growth simultaneously. |
| c. Patient not allowed to know personal details of the therapist's life. |
c. Coach shares relevant personal information while guiding client toward understanding and growth. |
| d. Encourages transference alliance as a way of objectifying issues to be explored. |
d. Discourages transference alliance as inappropriate. Reenforces position as Coach vs. parent, teacher, etc. |
| e. Strong boundaries involving stated legal and ethical limits and guidelines. |
e. Awareness of stated boundaries by both parties. High level of ethics in place. |
TIME ISSUES:
| THERAPY MODEL | COACHING MODEL |
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| a. 0ften slower process: major psychological underpinnings carefully brought to light for examination. |
a. Rapid growth possible because conflict resolution has been handled. |
| b. Vacations are treatment issue (abandonment/separation issues played out). provide insights for interpretation/clarification. |
b. Vacations non-issue, except for scheduling and homework (any more than with dentist or a CPA). |
| c. Therapist has backup for patient emergencies during vacation. |
c. A request for backup would be discussed as a possible reason to refer to therapy. |
| d. Therapist required to handle patient emergencies. |
d. No emergencies. |
TOOLS:
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| a Two main tools: confrontation &: interpretation, to deal with transference, blocks, conflicts, fears, phobias. basic self-esteem issues, etc. |
a. Toolchest (requests! challenges, messages, distinctions, languaging, information and contacts) to deal with blocks to action: "shoulds", inappropriate values/goals match, lack of information or training, lack of personal relating skills, insufficient network, low "havingness" level, etc.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
CFS is a Tampa Bay Area based coaching service dedicated to the improvement of people's managing skills
and optimizing their personal and professional lives. CFS works directly with clients, businesses & other
aspiring coaches nation wide. CFS can be reached through its home office from 8am-5pm EST, Mon. through Fri.
at (813) 949-0718 or emailed at any time.
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