Life coaching is different than mental health counseling in critical ways, but both types of specialists offer benefits. Life coaches typically can’t diagnose and provide treatment plans for mental health disorders. Counselors and therapists do. Life coaches help people establish goals, find motivation, and achieve those goals. Their focus isn’t on mental health. A life coach uses motivational techniques to help someone accomplish goals that are unique to them and their aspirations. A person would go to a life coach for guidance in establishing more meaning in their life.
Therapists Who Specialize in Offering Life Coaching
I take you from right where you are at and move you forward. No matter how difficult or complicated your situation talk therapy will only get you so far. I help you develop real changes in your thoughts and/or behaviors to get your life back on track and moving in a direction of your choosing. In addition to this movement, I help you balance and manage the emotional part that can hinder improvi...
Have you been wondering if your teenager's behavior is normal? Do they tend to be overly emotional, irritable, depressed, or anxious? Are they an overachiever who panics when overloaded with schoolwork? Do you feel lost in trying to provide support to them or angry because the support you provide isn't enough? Parenting teens can be an overwhelming and frustrating process. If you are on this si...
Dr. Licuanan is a Board-Certified psychologist, educator, and speaker who treats a wide-variety of presenting issues with specializations in substance addiction and sleep treatment. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Oklahoma and M.A. from Pepperdine University. Clients he treats commonly struggle with depression, anxiety, relationships, career, and substance dependence. His...
Effective counseling can help! My educational background, career, and life have prepared me in a unique way to help children, teens, women and parents learn how to live full and balanced lives. This includes experiencing healthy relationships, behavior changes for your children at home and in school, academic improvement, overcoming weaknesses, identifying and developing strengths, and becoming...
I take a client centered, strength based approach when working with people. I can help you identify and express your emotions in a healthy way, build self esteem, develop coping skills and learn how to apply them in you or your child's life. I help people of all ages gain the tools that they need to move forward in their lives. I am an Art Therapist and licensed mental health counselor with ove...
My style is warm, genuine and open. Together we will learn to listen to your inner and outer experience in order to better understand, and attend to, your unspoken needs, injuries, fears, and uncertainties. I work with individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship issues, relationship breakup, career and workplace issues, life transitions, abandonment,...
I am Toni Napoli and I am the founder of Counseling West Seattle. I have been in private practice since 1995. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has spent the past thirty years providing the best comprehensive care to my clients. As much as I enjoy my mission of helping others and watching them grow, I have decided to pass the baton to the experienced counselors at Counseling West...
People come to therapy because they want to change something about their lives or because they've experienced unwanted change such as the loss of a loved one, relationship or job. Sometimes it's not one big thing, but the challenges of day-to-day living that leave you feeling depleted and overwhelmed. I can help. We will work together to identify your own strengths and develop new skills to...
Putting the needs of others above your own? Preoccupation with protecting other people and fixing their problems? An intense need to be perfect and gain approval from others? These are all common patterns that can lead to feelings of depression, anxiety and lack of fulfillment. I have a unique understanding for those who are struggling with these issues. With deep empathy, I can help you...
The decision to seek therapeutic help is never an easy one. It often comes at a time when most people feel hopeless, vulnerable, frustrated and unable to cope without outside help or resources. Recognizing this, I strive to provide my clients with the utmost respect and compassion, in a confidential and safe environment. I work together with my clients, in an authentic, collaborative way, to br...
Tired of feeling misunderstood and second guessing yourself? Perhaps your inner critic doesn't know how to shut up some days and your inner rebel is dying to break out. Maybe this has even gotten you into trouble, likely by somehow over compensating in a moment where you felt weak or just didn't give a damn anymore. This can lead to a felt sense of being inauthentic, frustrated, or empty....
A positive working alliance between a psychologist and patient is crucial for growth and development within the clinical context. Therefore, it is key for each patient to seek out a psychologist whom they feel comfortable and connected with. I offer an initial consultation at no charge in order to determine if the right fit exists. If after a consultation it does not feel like a good fit, then ...
Clients come to me when they are feeling 'life' is much too painful. Perhaps a loved one has just died ; they have been bullied or abused by someone at work or in a relationship; they are experiencing chronic physical pain; parenting is driving them crazy; financial pressures are unbearable. Whatever the issues, the pain that is felt indicates there is a great deal to be learned. I work closely...
Do you want to learn to live in the present with a sense of peace? I want to support you in developing more balance and insight in your life. My holistic approach to therapy will strive to bring you closer to the person you want to be. My mission is to support the well-being of the whole person, thoughts, feelings, behavior, body and spirit. My practice is created out of the desire to provide t...
