While traditional therapy provides a diagnosis, helps you to work through your past trauma, and gives you direction in how to repair yourself, life coaching is about becoming aware and then taking action towards whatever you desire. When working in a life coaching session, Karen is focused on assisting her clients in the following ways: 

 

• Identifying goals and breaking them down into smaller steps

• Creating action plans for achieving goals

• Developing new skills and strategies

• Building confidence and self esteem

• Finding solutions to problems

• Challenging assumptions and beliefs about yourself

• Identifying, focusing on, and building upon strengths

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