"Clinically Informed, Intuitively Led"
Trauma-Informed Coach vs Traditional Therapist
Therapists play a crucial role in mental health care, operating within a medical model. In contrast, Coaches operate within a support model, offering guidance and mentorship, often providing options regarding alternative forms of treatment. While Therapists diagnose and treat trauma directly, Trauma-Informed Coaches do not provide medical treatment but are keenly aware of how trauma impacts their clients in their daily lives and seek to empower them to create more satisfying lives.
What Coaches do:
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Focus on the present: Coaches concentrate on the client's current life and how trauma influences them today. They aim to empower clients to develop strengths, healthy beliefs, and effective coping strategies.
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Serve as guides and mentors: Coaches provide support and may offer education on trauma and recovery, but always prioritize client-led approaches.
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What Coaches Don't Do:​​
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Replace the need for utilizing the services of a Licensed Clinical Therapist
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Prescribe medication
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Assess, diagnose or treat mental health conditions
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Coaches do not engage with clients who are experiencing acute mental health issues
Navigating Support:
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Clients may benefit from both therapy and coaching, with coaching serving as a valuable complement to therapy . While some clients may have already begun trauma work, they may seek further support to enact positive functional changes in their daily lives.