title: Personal coaching as a positive intervention.
abstract: Personal coaching is a relatively new and unlicensed profession aimed at helping functioning individuals set and achieve goals, overcome obstacles, and maintain motivation. Coaching is increasingly merging with psychology as evidenced by new journals, academic programs, and research symposia. Although coaching has traditionally been used with non-clinical populations, it can be highly relevant to psychotherapy. Clinicians who develop a hybrid psychotherapy-coaching practice might be better protected from occupational stress and burnout. In addition, a number of coaching interventions and assessments might translate well to therapy and help clinicians innovate their practice. The synergy between personal coaching and psychotherapy are illustrated with a case example.
authors.affiliation: Center for Applied Positive Psychology, 10824 SE Oak St., Milwaukie, OR 97222, USA. jayajedi@comcast.net
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Biswas-Diener
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000379:methods*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D019114:Remote Consultation; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology