Lunch & Learn Invitation for CYI Grads: Exploring the Coaching-Therapy Continuum

with Lindsey, CYI Facilitator & Clinical Therapist

Clinical therapy is a structured, in-depth process designed to heal trauma, alleviate emotional pain, and reduce the impact of mental health symptoms on daily functioning. It plays a vital role in healing, growth, and interrupting generational cycles of suffering.

Coaching, by contrast, is a collaborative process that helps clients recognize their strengths, trust their intuition, and pursue meaningful goals. It is short-term, client-led, and solution-focused—centered on empowerment, choice, and personal aspiration.

I love both of these healing paths. With 10 years in clinical practice, I was initially skeptical of coaching—until I encountered rigorous, ethical training that reshaped my understanding. I now see coaching not as a diluted version of therapy, but as a distinct, powerful modality in its own right.

Some benefits I’ve discovered since integrating coaching into my work include:

• Global Reach: Unlike therapy, coaching can be offered to clients across state and national borders.

• Reduced Provider Pressure: Coaches aren't expected to diagnose, give advice, or “fix” problems. Instead, they hold space, ask powerful questions, challenge assumptions, and celebrate growth.

• Minimal Paperwork: Most coaching clients are private pay or through EAPs—no diagnoses, treatment plans, formal assessments, or clinical notes required.

• A Gentle Bridge: When therapy clients no longer meet medical necessity but still benefit from structured support, coaching offers a graceful transition to continued empowerment and self-leadership.

If you're curious about how coaching can complement your clinical skills—or expand your reach and impact—I’d love for you to join me for this free Lunch & Learn session:

JULY 9 , 2025 AT 11AM-12PM MST

Register for free now