A mentor can advise and guide using their own experience to lead the client towards their goal.
Life Coaching is a bit different as there is no need for the coach to have experience in the client's profession or knowledge.
Life Coaching is non-directive, it does not teach, advise, and seek to control the client or impose solutions.
A counsellor has to explore the client's past to provide a solution for their current problems. A counsellor would have some expertise in a specific area like marriage guidance, alcohol abuse or depression and would focus on the cause of an individual condition or problem.
Life Coaching is centred on goals and does not dwell on the past to move the client forward.
A consultant is usually an expert or a professional in a specific field who has a wide knowledge of the subject matter.
Life Coaching enables people to use their internal and external resources to pursue their goal effectively. This technique is at the heart of effective coaching and differentiates it from consulting and other forms of therapies.
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