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Originally Posted by deliquesce
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Im glad it doesnt seem negative. I often think I should have more specific goals....weigh this amount, do this and this with my kids, tell my h this and that, believe in myself (whatever that means!), organize x, y, and z. But my goals are really deeper issues. And that is where I am at. I guess I cant get to the more superficial goals until I am at least more present and coping better on a daily basis.
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i think life coaching is usually aimed at ppl who are coping fairly well with life, but who are dissatisfied in some way and need to work towards something. i know about it a lot in terms of corporate coaching, but it can also be applied to areas like health psychology (where you want to develop a healthy life style e.g., eating nutritious foods, exercising etc). it is a somewhat more superficial form of therapy (and i wouldn't really call it that) - it's more that motivational style of "you can do it!" and "go go go!", whilst identifying barriers that prevent you from achieving what you would like to etc.
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My t would love it if that was the kind of therapy I needed. I really do believe she is trying to make light of my difficulties and tell me I am coping well b/c she sees me as just needing some cheerleading. Borderline cheerleading!
She often talked to me about healthy eating, exercising, getting organized in my house, discipline with my kids etc...it all seemed way too.....not the issue. The more immediate concern was being present and being able to eat! And she talked to me about doing better with the kids bedtimes! UGH!
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it is based very strongly on the positive psychology movement and its philosophy is one of life enhancement. it is usually not a long term thing - you may take a few sessions to identify and work out goals, learn skills to help you get there (time & resource management), but then you have a timeline of when you'd like to achieve them, and you just work towards them and deal with issues that crop up along the way. it is less about emotional regulation and more about achievement so, e.g., i use it a lot in terms of working towards my uni degree but i still need a "deeper" form of therapy to address my long term issues of depression, interpersonal concerns.
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Of course, this seems short term. Its fine if its together with therapy for deeper issues.
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i think it can be a lot of fun for the therapist who provides this service because it is a challenge but the results are usually fairly immediate/short term and it is generally a very feel good sort of enterprise.
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LOL! I guess you feel good if you are then cured