Counselling or Coaching- what’s the difference?

Counselling offers a therapeutic space to explore emotional experiences, patterns, and difficulties in depth. It is often focused on understanding the past and present, processing emotions, and supporting emotional wellbeing.

Counselling may be a good fit if you want to:

• Explore difficult or overwhelming emotions 
• Work through past experiences or trauma
• Understand patterns linked to anxiety, low mood, or distress
• Explore relationships, identity, or loss at a deeper emotional level
• Have ongoing therapeutic support
   

Counselling provides a contained, confidential space where emotional safety and therapeutic boundaries are central.

 Coaching is future-focused and centred on purpose, direction, and choice. 

It supports you to explore where you are now and how you would like to move forward.

Coaching may be a good fit if you want to:

• Explore who you are and what matters to you
• Find purpose, passion, or direction
• Reconnect with parts of yourself that have been hidden or set aside
• Build confidence and self-trust
• Make changes that feel more aligned and intentional
• Look forward and think about what comes next
   

Coaching does not involve clinical therapy or treatment of mental health conditions. It is a reflective, collaborative space focused on growth and forward movement.