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Unlike life coaches, therapists and other mental health professionals focus on healing, treating mental health disorders and helping people overcome trauma and other issues from their pasts. While working with a life coach can theoretically help with certain unresolved issues, life coaches cannot treat psychological disorders.
ICF has over 50,000 members in over 150 countries and territories worldwide as of January 2022. [5] There are chapters in more than 80 countries and territories. [6] As of March 2021, there were over 33,000 certified coaches who hold one of three ICF credentials: 18,628 Associate Certified Coaches (ACC); 13,332 Professional Certified Coaches (PCC); and 1,327 Master Certified Coaches (MCC).
The business practices of the life coach industry have also stirred controversy. [33] [34] Unlike a psychotherapist, there is no required training, occupational licensing, or regulatory oversight for life coaching. [33] Anyone can claim to be a life coach, and anyone can start a business selling "certificates" to would-be life coaches. [33]
Health coaching is the use of evidence-based skillful conversation, clinical interventions and strategies to actively and safely engage client/patients in health behavior change. Health coaches are certified or credentialed to safely guide clients and patients who may have chronic conditions or those at moderate to high risk for chronic conditions.
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The coach asks questions and offers reflections to help the client reach clarity and decide what steps to take. Recovery coaching emphasizes honoring values and making principle-based decisions, creating a clear plan of action, and using current strengths to reach future goals. The coach provides accountability to help the client stay on track. [5]
The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) is the accreditation body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. The NCCA's Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs exceed the requirements set forth by the American Psychological Association and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. [9]
These theories, along with Rosenthal's concept creation of a health coach, [9] [10] are the result of his time studying macrobiotic diet at the Kushi Institute and exploring health education. [11] In 2006, Rosenthal lobbied the city of New York to be the first major U.S. city to ban trans fats. [12]