07/01/2026
So…..I see this all the time and normally let it pass me by, however I’ve had a lot of people over the years come to me after sessions with someone calling themselves a coach or starting a coaching business with no actual training with a human being or therapy background. Please be wary of these online courses and also practitioners promoting themselves as ‘specialist coaches’ in a specific field. This may be a great toolkit to add on for someone who is clinically trained, regulated and accredited but it is not a stand alone qualification. More and more of these are surfacing, I saw a groupon deal for CBT therapy training recently as well. My peers and I go through EXTENSIVE training, continuous supervision and auditing to be able to do the job we do and that’s after appropriate undergraduate qualification. This post is not about my business it’s about protecting vulnerable people from further damage. Always check governing bodies, experience and qualifications before signing up with a coach! There are coaches out there who go through proper training to provide a service if that’s what you’re looking for. As always ✌🏼❤️
