141: An exploration of coaching & therapy with Catherine Hormats

Have you ever wondered what the difference between coaching and therapy is? There can be some overlap in terms of the issues our clients are facing, and how we approach those issues. In this episode of Uncommon Couch, I chat with Catherine Hormats to talk about how to define coaching vs. therapy, the four key distinctions between the two, and how to maintain ethical boundaries when working with clients. Catherine is an executive coach, organizational psychologist, and psychotherapist who guides her clients to a place of wholeness, creativity, and self-expression.

What you'll find in this episode:

[04:17] Catherine shares the similarities between coaching and therapy, plus four key areas of distinction

[10:24] Despite the differences, you absolutely can do both therapy and coaching

[13:09] How we can define the rich, broad field of therapy

[18:42] How we can use therapeutic approaches in a different context and apply them to business coaching, while still maintaining ethical boundaries

[33:54] Catherine shares when is the right time for people to seek out therapy and/or coaching

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