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Life coaching- second thoughts

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  • 01-02-2016 4:28pm
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    Shelga
    Registered Users Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭


    I was feeling a bit down and confused over Christmas so asked my mother to please set up an appointment with a life coach for when I'm next back in February.

    She kindly obliged, got some recommendations from a friend and set up 2x2 hour sessions with a lady in Dublin city centre. At the eye-watering price of €369. :eek:

    I'm now having massive second thoughts, I suppose what I wanted was more of a counselling session combined with some of the goal-setting techniques used by life coaches.

    I just don't see how this money could ever be justified. What could this woman (who has a degree in music :rolleyes:) possibly tell me that's going to be so amazing. I feel that simply by having such high rates, I'm far more sceptical than I would be if I felt I was getting a good deal.

    I'm going to email and cancel, but just wanted to check on here if anyone had any positive stories from using a life coach? Did you get what you wanted out of it?

    Thanks :)


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    #2
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,259 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Life coaching is like so many other modern 'pay me for common sense' fields.

    Take the ordinary, over complicate it in order to create a professional space for yourself. Move into that space. Charge big money.

    If you feel stuck, there are better options. At reasonable professional rates.


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    JuliusCaesar
    Registered Users Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭JuliusCaesar


    Check out the sticky on How to Find a Counsellor, and have a look at CBT in particular.

    We cannot recommend individual therapists on this forum.





    PS - €369 for 2x2 hours works out at €92.25 per hour.



    As we are generally psychologists and counsellors on this forum, you probably won't get an answer to your question here.


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