Felipe Blue, LCAS, CSI has a discussion with his former professor, mentor, and long time friend, Dr. Tracey Phillips regarding counselors transitioning to coaching.
In order to ethically offer coaching as a licensed therapist, you must: Treat coaching clients as therapy clients, and abide by all state laws and rules governing your license, including but not limited to mandated reporting, dual relationships, and record keeping. Offer coaching under a business separate from your therapy business. Educate clients and potential clients about the limits of coaching as a service, and how you will proceed if it becomes clear that they need therapy. Additional considerations: Whether you want to become a coach as your sole profession, or offer coaching services in addition to therapy. Your coaching qualifications. Your coaching niche and scope of practice. Whether or not you need to start a new, separate business. The laws and rules of your state regarding your professional license. The relevance of your profession’s ethical code in regards to coaching (you can consult your national professional association for free legal advice). The need for specific and separate client contracts and paperwork. Defining the boundary between therapy and coaching for yourself and clients. Developing a policy for identifying therapy needs as well as referral procedures. Separate and/or additional liability insurance.
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