Coaching with Avtar

I offer 1:1 sessions for people who are feeling disconnected from themselves and want to live a life more aligned to their values.

Coaching that is focused on integrating all parts of you - in body, emotions and mind.

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Q&A

How does this differ from therapy?

There is some overlap between coaching and therapy, but generally, I'd say there are a couple of distinctions to make between the two:

  1. Therapy tends to be about resolving "issues" in oneself, often which involve looking into the past to see what caused your pain. Coaching is more present and forward-thinking in nature, focusing on who you are currently showing up as, and where you'd like to go.
  2. Therapy is often diagnostic and leading in nature, where a therapist is perceived as an expert on you, and is looking to highlight key patterns in order to help you . Coaching is different to this - as a coach, I will not diagnose you or claim to know more than you. I believe that you are the master of your own life, and I will guide you to find your own answers within yourself.

Also, bear in mind that it's hard to even give a concrete answer because both "coaching" and "therapy" are generic words that apply to whole fields, in which there are many different ways that the services are provided.

Can I still do this if I'm doing <other modality>?

I do not see it as a "one or the other" kinda thing. You can be receiving both therapy and coaching simultaneously for different aspects of yourself. For a very rudimentary example, you could be focusing on your career in coaching, and exploring your family dynamics in therapy. Both can and often do co-exist.

You could even have several coaches if that serves you.

Why can’t I just use <insert AI app here> for this?

You can gain a lot from speaking to AI chatbots. And if they fulfil your needs, that’s great. My opinion is that AI chatbots can take you far intellectually, but they cannot offer the level of safety, presence and co-regulation that a human can. Also, a good coach can offer observations that go beyond just what is said. AI can’t offer that (at the moment) - we’ll see what the future holds.

My services are offered for pay-whatever-you-like-that’s-non-zero-lol — so I’d invite you to try it out. If it doesn’t fit, that is absolutely fine. What have you got to lose?