A life coachadvises and supports people in shaping their lives in all areas of life. This includes topics such as self-worth, happiness, health, relationships, career, time and stress. The life coach supports her coachees in gaining clarity with regard to lived and unrealized desires, and in developing their own potential, discovering and treading new paths.
Coachingsare limited in time and geared towards a specific goal, for example better stress management in a situation that cannot currently be changed or redefining the work-life balance after a formative experience such as the death of a loved one or the loss of a job. Life coaches work with various methods and models from psychology, neurobiology and other sciences, borderline sciences and traditions.
Coach (plural: coaches) is the job title for men AND women. Their clients are called coachees (singular: coachee). The counseling sessions and the counseling activity are both called coaching.