There are some similarities between coaching and counselling, they are not the same.

Counselling aims to help you to understand and process past experiences and how they impact present experiences, or to address a mental health problem, whereas coaching will help you to plan and enact practical change.

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All Trevnee coaching takes place online*. There is no difference in efficacy between online and face to face.

Much of what goes on in a coaching session is what happens internally for you, the coachee, so as long as you are not distracted and can give the session your full attention the benefits are the same.

Both online and voice note coaching also offer a lot of flexibility.

This is a “depends” kind of a question. You will see immediate results (after one session) in terms of understanding how to achieve your goal and what might be getting in your way. You will often feel very enthused and motivated.

But the overall result depends on a number of things.

First it depends on you and the work that you can put in. Second it depends on the scope of the goal you have set.

And finally, there is the stark reality that as with any learning or thinking process, change isn’t linear. Human brains are not neat machines. So some things will happen quickly and some things will take time.

Procedural change is fairly easily achieved, but making it stick, ensuring that it is aligned to what you want, integrating that change into your life, getting your nearest and dearest on board, will be different for each individual.

If you put the work in results will happen. But you don’t always get to choose exactly when.

In short, yes, coaching is worth the expense. (If you can afford it, and if you have the time to dedicate to the process).

Coaching can make a profound difference to how you live your life. It can help you to become more satisfied and happier. It can deliver practical results like getting you into a career that you love or helping you through a difficult life change.

Business coaching has been shown in several studies to improve goal attainment and deeper, longer lasting learning.

The question is whether the cost of this kind of change is something that you think is worth investing for you and the point you are at in your life.

If it helps, you may want to think about it this way: many people spend many years chasing dreams that they don't make reality. They then soothe the frustration of not getting the life they want or need with things like holidays, material goods, and food and drink. But none of these things get them closer to their dream.

Coaching can make a life-changing difference. It's a definite investement in you. But it is also relatively expensive, so whether it is worth the expense depends on what you want and whether you can afford to pay for it.