Becoming a Life Coach: A Complete Workbook for Therapists [Paperback]

David Skibbins Ph.D. CPCC (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2007

More than just fixing what ails them, many therapists today seek to help clients achieve personal and professional goals and navigate life changes successfully-a variety of practice called life coaching. This book offers a complete strategy professionals can use to incorporate life coaching into their practices.

Becoming a Life Coach compares the role of the therapist to that of the life coach; the role of the patient to that of the client; the service of the mentally ill to that of the mentally healthy; treatment to collaboration; and finally the differences in professional standing between these two endeavors. Using real coaching exercises, the book teaches therapists everything they need to know to start and maintain a successful coaching practice. It includes information about necessary skills, tips on integrating coaching and therapy, business models, marketing advice, and more.

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More than just fixing what ails them, many therapists today seek to help clients achieve personal and professional goals and navigate life changes successfully-a variety of practice called life coaching. This book offers a complete strategy professionals can use to incorporate life coaching into their practices.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 Workbook edition (August 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157224500X
• ISBN-13: 978-1572245006
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #350,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Skibbins, Ph.D won the St. Martin's Press 2004 Best Traditional Mystery Contest with his first fiction book, Eight of Swords. His previous self-help guide, Working Clean and Sober was published by Hazelden Press in 2000.

He's been practicing as a psychotherapist for twenty-five years. He is a certified life coach, and was the founding Coordinator of the of the John F. Kennedy University Life Coaching Certificate program. He also supervises coaches-in-training at Coaches Training Institute. His latest non-fiction book, published by New Harbinger Publications is: Becoming a Life Coach, A Complete Workbook for Therapists.

The next book in The Tarot Card Mystery Series came out 2006, and was titled High Priestess. Book number three. The Star, came out in 2007. The forth and last in the series was The Hanged Man, published in 2008. The hero of this series, Warren Ritter, is a ex-revolutionary manic-depressive, Tarot card reader on Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue.

He also has a novel in the works, Burning Rose, and is currently co-writing a book on Leadership. David lives on the Pacific Coast at The Sea Ranch, California with his brilliant wife and his frisky Portuguese Water Dog.

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has it all., August 2, 2007

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Huck Finn - See all my reviews

This review is from: Becoming a Life Coach: A Complete Workbook for Therapists (Paperback)

David Skibbins has written THE book for therapists who are interested in Life Coaching. He makes the difference between the two disciplines completely clear and helps therapists avoid the pitfalls they might easily fall into when they add coaching to their repertoire. He also includes lots of concrete, useful exercises to help make the therapist-to-coach transition smooth. A boon to therapist-coaches AND their clients!! For although it is written for therapists, this book could be as useful to the layman/client as to the therapist/practitioner. In simple, accessible language it makes clear exactly what happens in each discipline, what the differing assumptions are about the needs of the client and the methods of the practitioner in each case, and what differing goals each aims to achieve. As a layman and sometime patient and client, I can say that I have never before encountered as clear an explanation of these two related but very different enterprises. Anyone considering either therapy or coaching for themselves would learn a lot about what to expect in either one and would thereby be able to make a more informed and ultimately more productive choice between them.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very practical and accessible handbook!, May 23, 2008

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fleuri - See all my reviews

This review is from: Becoming a Life Coach: A Complete Workbook for Therapists (Paperback)

I am a therapist for over 30 years and always wondered about the differences and similarities with therapy and coaching. Skibbins' book really explained it for me by giving very specific examples, clearly and intelligently explained. Well-organized and easy to skip around and look at the steps to coaching. Thanks!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical guide for new coach, February 10, 2009

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This review is from: Becoming a Life Coach: A Complete Workbook for Therapists (Paperback)

This book is extremely useful for counselors/therapists who are considering this career shift - or for incorporating it into their existing business. It is extremely practical and to the point without being too wordy and theoretical.