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Individual Coaching
What is Life Coaching?
Life Coaching is strictly a Coaching relationship that supports people to get the most out of life, as in other forms of coaching e.g. sport, drama, business. A Life Coach will help you to be fully alive in this moment and release any limiting patterns that prevent you from being happy and energised.
A life coach will work with you (and not for you) in the following ways:
- Challenge you to focus on what is right with you not what is wrong with you.
- Overcome limitation and perceived barriers.
- Allow you to let go of the past and learn from your experiences.
- Clarify your vision and inspire you to live it.
- Help you to take meaningful action and monitor accountability.
Is Life Coaching the same as Counselling?
Although Life Coaching and various counselling modalities aim for the same result of helping people to become, happy, fulfilled and whole, coaching has a unique emphasis that gives it a particular niche.
With coaching the intent is to help the client re-create their life according to a vision or a passion. To do this it is important to focus on the positive rather than the negative.
Coaching is therefore present-focused and helps you to identify exactly what is happening for you right now, then we explore the options that would feel better and would take your life in the direction of a dream or vision.
At this point it is usually fear that stops our clients from realising their potential and being who they want to be or doing what they really want to do.
We challenge people to face their fears and provide them with practical tools to turn their dreams into a reality.
Coaching is also unique in that we do not give advice. The client is always supported and empowered to find the answers and options that are often hidden within themselves. Engaging a coach will give you objective support and encouragement and help you take action with clarity as well as being made accountable.
We are aware that many counsellors work with these principles. what makes our coaching different is the strong emphasis placed on the fact that you are already whole and okay, and as our clients live from that state of mind they let go of the past and live more freely from the present to create a brighter future.
Is Life Coaching just Goal setting and motivation?
No, Life Coach Associates works with Vision rather than goals, inspiration rather than motivation and fulfilment rather than material acquisition. LCA has a holistic Philosophy with the coaching and training services we provide, this means we work with the whole person. Setting goals may be appropriate at times but is not the basis of our coaching work.
Life Coach Training
How is your Life Coach Training different from other providers?
In our experience other training providers follow a systems approach i.e. teach a goal setting and motivational analytical system. At LCA we use an awareness and experiential model that supports transformational change within the individual. This requires the participants to undertake their own transformational journey with the view of being able to take other son their journey with integrity and professionalism.
Is the Life Coach Training NZQA accredited?
No. As our training programme is based upon an awareness and experiential model we choose not to be constrained by the need to comply with standards based assessments. LCA has pioneered Life Coach training in New Zealand and have set the standard for holistic training nationwide. We also have a thorough complaints procedure and strict adherence to a professional code of ethics.
As written in our mission statement we are committed to providing the highest quality of Training possible.
We have a saying - "the certificate does not make the Coach". As of Jan 2006 LCA will be a foundation member of an internationally body of Holistic Coaching and Training providers. LCA offers a money back guarantee on all of its services and resources.
Does your training qualify for a student loan?
No, As we are not accredited with NZQA you are not eligible for student loans. LCA is willing to negotiate terms of payment that honours both parties.
Does LCA recognise prior learning?
We recognise and respect all the value contained within other trainings. However because of the unique demands of the transformational journey involved in this programme we encourage a beginner's mind approach to the experience.
In other words "If you think you know it all and the learning journey is truly infinite then can we really know it all or is our ego limiting our personal growth"
Are there opportunities to make a living from Life Coaching after the training?
Yes. Many of our graduates are working full-time as a Life Coach. Others have a portfolio career which may include Life Coaching in part and other aspects such as tutoring or running courses to supplement their income. For others they use it as another string to their bow e.g. natural health practitioner also being a certified life coach or small business owner being a business coach.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us and we will answer any questions you may have.
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