Drive Shift

Therapy vs. Coaching — What’s the Difference?

Both therapy and coaching help you grow, heal, and move forward — but they do it in very different ways.

Therapy focuses on the past — understanding and healing emotional wounds, trauma, or patterns that keep you stuck. A therapist helps you process experiences, regulate emotions, and restore balance. It’s about healing what was.

Coaching, on the other hand, focuses on the future. It’s for those who are ready to design what’s next — to set goals, shift mindsets, and take aligned action. A coach doesn’t diagnose or treat; they guide, empower, and hold you accountable to create results.

In simple terms:

• Therapy heals your past.
• Coaching designs your future.

If you’ve done the inner healing and feel that voice inside whispering “I’m ready for more”, coaching helps you turn that readiness into momentum — with clarity, confidence, and action.

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