The difference between therapy and coaching | Notion

To consider about coaches and therapists:

You can have one or both.
Working with more than one coach at a time can be confusing & hard to juggle.
If you work with both a therapist and a coach, it’s good to discuss with each of them and set boundaries and expectations around each role.

Similarities

There are a few similarities between coaching & therapy:

Therapists and coaches work across a person’s whole life, not just one area.
Both may work with emotional material.
There are some similarities in techniques and modalities.

Differences

tl;dr:

Coaches are more forward looking, while therapists go into past experiences to help gain insight about the present.
Coaching is action-oriented and holds accountability as an important aspect of the process, while therapy is typically less focused on action & accountability.
Coaches and coachees work together as peers while a therapist relationship sees the therapist as the expert.

Coaching	Therapy
Views both parties as naturally creative, resourceful and whole.
More apt to view coachees from a medical model.
Does not diagnose or treat.
Diagnoses and treats.
Trainer to work with functioning coachees.	Trained to work with major mental illness.
Works with coachees that are able to form an alliance and have common goals.	Works with coaches with entrenched problems.
Co-Active® Model; Each person is the expert in their experience.	Therapist the "expert."
Coach and coaches on a peer basis.	Hierarchical difference between therapist and coachees.
Alliance designed by coach and coachees together.	Treatment plan largely designed by therapist.
Focus on evolving and manifesting potential.	Focus on healing and understanding.
Emphasis on present and future.	Emphasis on past and present.
Action and being oriented.	Insight oriented.
Solution oriented.	Problem oriented.
Explore actions and behaviors that manifest high self esteem.	Explore genesis of behaviors that create low self-esteem.
Regard and coach negative self-beliefs as Saboteurs (temporary obstacles).	Analyze and treat origins and historical roots of negative self-beliefs.
Coach and coachee ask: "What's next/what now?"	Therapist and coachee ask: "Why and from where?"
Accountability and "homework" between sessions held as important.	Accountability less commonly expected.
Contact between sessions for accountability and "wins" expected.	Contact between sessions for crisis and difficulties only.
Uses coaching skills.	Uses therapy techniques.