Life Coach

[Lotsofdifferentthings]

I help people solve issues in their relationships, with parenting, anxiety, stress and more

Biggest thing people come to me for is to get over trauma. My technique doesn't require you to relive the past or talk about the details of what happened in order to get over it.

Go for it. I'll try and answer as much as I can.

What kind of psychology course? You said earlier a 1 year course...couldn't have been that in depth

Please could you post a link to this generic psychology course that you did? Was it at least above A-level?

Did it encorporate coaching methods like the ones I trained in AFTER getting my BA, MA, PGDip (HCPC)?

I knew this one would go like this I tried a AMA about my business and got the same

@Lotsofdifferentthings

How on earth does life coaching work 🤔 then?

What kinds of traumas people can experience you help or benefit them and in which way is that then?

Really susprised as a life coach you are involved in that kind of thing with helping people who are struggling with their own turmoils ect,

Didn't know you do that

If your business is also in the sector of taking money from vulnerable people by pretending to be qualified in a highly specialist area then I can’t say I’m surprised.

Some of the people I have worked with have also used mental health professionals. I can't say what makes it better as I haven't personally experienced the other side. But as I mentioned people come to me after hearing how much it helped someone they know. So that's all I need to keep going. If my methods don't work or stop helping then I'm out of work. I'm only able to carry on because it works.

I don't think seeing people with all the traditional qualifications etc can be any better in some cases, to be honest. I've had two rounds of CBT over the years and counselling twice, and although it was good to talk to someone, I wouldn't say it helped much with trauma. I'm not saying it doesn't help people, of course it does, but just having qualifications and being regulated doesn't guarantee anymore than the OP does that you'll be effective in helping people.

Some people have natural intuition with people. If you don't have that in addition to being qualified, then someone can come across as a bit textbook from my experience.

I teach people how to get leads from LinkedIn but no one would believe me that I wasn’t in an MLM 🤣

That’s because generic CBT and counselling aren’t trauma-focussed therapies. If you want help with trauma, access TF-CBT or EMDR. Don’t think the next logical step would be pinning your hopes on a smiley unqualified random.

Please give me an example of something that you wanted to stand up for yourself about, but didn't. Yes this is the kind of thing I can help with.

Some people have natural intuition with people. If you don't have that in addition to being qualified, then someone can come across as a bit textbook from my experience.

I don’t think anyone here has said that there aren’t trained professionals who aren’t that great at their jobs. However, letting unqualified randoms work on someone’s trauma can actually make it significantly worse. At least someone who is ‘textbook’ will be regulated appropriately.

Touting for business? 🤔

Also: you seem to be conflating actual coaching with agony-aunt. Very different things (although both nonsense).

I have answered this above. I don't have a research paper, no.

I would like to clarify though, that trauma has become thr biggest part of my business because of word of mouth recommendations. It was not what I set out to do. However, when someone finds it helpful, they tell others, who tell others and that's how it came about.

Absolutely. Although OP strikes me as someone who’s better at stuff than us mere qualified professionals, because she’s unconstrained by things like training or professional standards.. a pure maverick breath of fresh air.

Yes I maintain notes.

If there's an immediate concern I recommend appropriate help, gp, 111 etc

What type of trauma are we talking here OP? Have a look at the list I put in one of my posts above…. Do you ‘treat’ people with any of those traumas? I think you and I may have very different experience of working with trauma (….I hope?!)

I don’t understand what a life coach is supposed to do, how they work, what are your methods. You are very vague here and I’d be interested in how you work with someone.

It's not clear what kind of trauma the op is referring to? Sexual abuse/childhood abuse etc... probably best she leaves well alone. But there is a place for this kind of thing such as having someone to check in with whilst you sort your life out: getting out of a rut/going for that new job/taking on that qualification/saving money/general advice like that. Just someone to give you a hand hold to get out of bad habits or be brave about actually going for stuff you keep putting off so end up in a cycle. That's what I thought life couches did anyway.

That doesn’t sound like a very robust approach to safeguarding & risk management.

Are you able to get to sleep at night or do you ever lie there & worry that you’ve incorrectly coached a highly traumatised individual who may take their life or that of someone else’s and you’d be up in coroners court without a leg to stand on?

I guess it depends what you mean by too much. I've had clients who thought my quoted price was alot so I dropped it to something more suitable. But I've also had clients who tell me I don't charge enough. It's all relative I guess.

"To become a UKCP-registered psychotherapist or psychotherapeutic counsellor, you need to complete training which typically takes between three and six years, part time. You also need to do approximately 450 hours of practice, theory and skills, and have therapy and supervision yourself throughout"

OP, why do you not think it necessary to train as a proper registered

therapist?

You’ve done an online course and have no supervision,you’re unregulated unregistered. Yet you provide trauma techniques. I have to say I would have significant misgivings about your abilities and accountability. I would advise anyone seeking therapy to seek
a psychiatrist (medical trained doctor with additional years of PG training)
an HCPC regulated and registered healthcare professional with additional training eg Nurse, Psychologist, OT
BACP therapist

what psychology course did you do online , was it BPS approved ?
Wowcher do a diploma in psychology, sound impressive if you say it fast & confidently. A diploma in psychology is another unregulated certification. Anyone can award a diploma in psychology and (almost) anyone can obtain a diploma . I could set up and award the zone2NorfLondon Psychology Diploma . I could set up a life coach business.

as I said it’s sketchy and unregulated. you don’t know what you don’t know but casually describe working with trauma using techniques. Frankly it is irresponsible

@Lotsofdifferentthings

I really think 🤔 as it is now currently stands bearing in mind how unregulated ect being a Life coaching proffession is,
i think it could either attract the wrong kind of individual to set up to become a life coach or potentially emotionally dangerous to a vunerable client,

There needs to be much more robust regulation proffessional body to have proper safeguards in place and independent assessments on a regular basis ,

plus Life coaches need to be essentially much more qualified in various ways fields over a longer period of time,

not just one year and that's it...

The current situation in regards of this, is just bonkers,
how easy it is to set up and say you are a life coach...

i am susprised there havent heard about any dodgy situations occurring between Life coach and client ect...

Ok, do you share the notes with client? What format of notes? Do you Write a risk assessment, escalate safeguarding concerns?

What a load of old codswallop have I just read here - Life Coach indeed! Can't believe that anyone can, with all conscience, and no regulation whatsoever, set themselves up as a 'Life Coach, after a year of online study, and mess with vulnerable people's mental wellbeing. Unbelievable and disgraceful..