I'm so wary of people that call themselves life coaches.

This field is rampant with ego driven people with no credentials. There's no supervision, no regulations, no standards, no associations, no licensing, it's a breeding ground for predators, unstable people and opportunitists. Trust me, I speak from experience.

As for therapy, as regulated as it is, it's not one size fits all. Find the right fit. That's both the therapist and the modalities used.

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

Mellowgirl · 31-35, F

So a proper life coach I believe in the UK, should have a background in counselling and therapy.

Yes you can do online courses.
But actually without the proper theory I don't think they should really be practicing.

Not unless it's alongside a teaching profession whereby they are actively using it to motivate their students.

HijabaDabbaDoo · F

@Mellowgirl those online courses are level 3 at best which is beginner. I don't think anyone who hasn't done post-grad is qualified

Mellowgirl · 31-35, F

@HijabaDabbaDoo I agree. I was looking for a therapist myself yesterday. For something in particular and I filtered the ones that aren't at masters level.

Diploma or just counselling isn't enough. Unfortunately.

HijabaDabbaDoo · F

@Mellowgirl I feel differently there if we're talking postgrad, because a lot are now doing diploma instead of the whole masters which is just a final project at the end. Everything else is the same and that's only because SCoPEd have changed membership categories of qualification, making it even more expensive for people to train towards. It's rather classist. Objectively speaking, diploma and masters level are truly no different except money. They both had the same level of training.