About coaching

ICF defines coaching as: “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.”

Source: https://coachingfederation.org/

Coaching is more than a profession. It’s a mindset, an embodiment where curiosity meets creativity, and where clients discover insights that drive real, lasting change. The ICF Core Competencies capture this ethos, ensuring coaches everywhere approach their work with ethics, mindfulness, and respect for their clients’ unique journeys.

The ICF Code of Ethics is available HERE.

• Coaching is NOT mentoring.
• Coaching is NOT counseling.
• Coaching is NOT therapy.

For reference, you can find these differences HERE.