Life coach training

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Does anyone have any recommendations for a training programme to become a life coach. A friend of mine, already a therapist, thinks that it would be a useful addition for her. It doesn’t seem too difficult to get a qualification and doesn’t take very long but they look quite expensive. There are quite a few different organisations providing both online and in person training in Ireland and also UK.

Would appreciate any advice or recommendations please.
 
I don't have any recommendations but the concept of a life coach to me is a bit like the people that tell you how you can make loads of money by doing XYZ and by singing up to my programme I can help you.

I'm sure your friend is well intentioned but it just seems a bit odd that you pay a person that probably hasn't been amazingly successful in life.

The ideal life coach is the ones that don't do it. As in they don't need the money to explain how they made good decisions in work and life as they are probably off enjoying themselves or too busy!
 
Personally speaking, I've had a couple of good mentors in the past that I learnt a lot from, often without them even realising they were mentoring me. This whole life coaching thing to me is up there with self help influencers and that management ra ra conference( Cant think of the name of it) held every year, a waste of time.

Having said that, some people buy into it and I have seen tenders in the past from companies looking for coaching skills for leaders, so there is a market for it.
 
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