How is coaching different from therapy?

Coaching is focused on looking at the facts of our lives today and using those as a way to determine how to move towards goals. 

Therapy, on the other hand, generally investigates the feeling or background info that may lead to today. 

Coaching uses specific tools to move forwards towards a goal.

In very general terms, therapy focuses on the "Why," as in "Why is this happening?" and answers that by exploring the past. 

In very general terms, coaching focuses on the "How," as in "How can I reach my goals?" and answers that by looking at the present and working towards future goals. 

Coaching and therapy with a trained mental health practitioner are two different approaches and, for many people, they can compliment each other. Neither is a substitute for the other.