I would highly recommend seeking out a licensed therapist rather than a life coach. Life coaches are not required to have any schooling, training, supervision, or licensing. As a result, most of them do not have the education or training necessary to help clients with mental health issues. They are simply in way over their heads. So, despite good intentions, they often end up doing more harm than good. If you would not trust the practice of medicine to an unlicensed person who did not attend medical school, why would you trust your mental health to an unlicensed person who did not get an MA or PhD in psychology or social work? In my opinion, education, training, supervision, and licensing are required for good reason when you are working with something as sensitive as mental health. Just think of all the ways our parents made mistakes with us when they thought they were helping, simply because they did not know enough about psychology, attachment, etc. Life coaches have the same potential to do psychological damage because they don't have the kind of education and training that licensed therapists have. I think there is often a sense of hubris involved as well if someone without training thinks they are just as qualified to provide mental health services as someone who has spent years in graduate school, years undergoing supervision, and fulfilled all of the licensing requirements. Just because someone is "good with people" or "wants to help" or "gives good advice to friends" does not qualify them to provide mental health services to the public, particularly to clients who have mental illnesses. They may have the ability to become a good therapist but, in my opinion, they need to undergo proper training before offering their services.