Not sure whether Therapy or Coaching is right for you?

You’re not alone in that.

Many people feel uncertain when they’re deciding between therapy and coaching, especially when what they’re struggling with involves emotions, relationships, and patterns that feel deeply personal.

This guide will help you understand the difference so you can choose the right kind of support.

What are you looking for right now?

Ask yourself:

  • Do I want to work through emotional pain, healing, or deeper psychological patterns?

  • Or am I more ready for forward movement, clarity, and change in how I show up in relationships?

Therapy may be right for you if you want support with…

  • emotional healing from past or present pain

  • anxiety, depression, other mental health conditions, or overwhelming emotional experiences

  • trauma or attachment-related wounds

  • significant relational distress or instability in your relationship

  • deeper exploration of patterns shaped over time

Therapy tends to be slower, deeper, and more exploratory. We look not just at what’s happening, but why it makes sense based on your history and relationships.

Therapy is available if you are located in Illinois or Utah.

Coaching may be right for you if you…

  • are not experiencing mental health issues or if current mental health issues are being managed through therapy and/or psychiatry

  • already have insight into your patterns but feel stuck in changing them

  • want direct support, reflection, and accountability

  • are focused on improving how you show up in relationships right now

  • want forward-focused work without a clinical framework

Coaching is more structured and action-oriented. We focus on what’s happening now and how to shift it in real time.

Coaching is available across the U.S. and Canada.

Still Unsure?

That’s completely normal. We can decide together in a consultation. Just click the button below to get in touch and we’ll figure it out together!

*A Note on My Work Whether we’re working in therapy or coaching, the foundation is the same: I’m a relational practitioner. That means we focus on how you show up in relationships, how you connect, protect yourself, communicate, respond under stress, and how those patterns can shift. My work is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method, and I bring that relational lens into everything I do.