Overview

In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in coaching as a complementary or alternative career path for mental health and therapy professionals. Written in an accessible way, this book is the definitive guide for qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, and psychologists making the thoughtful transition into professional coaching. It explores how therapeutic insight, relational depth, and reflective practice can enrich coaching without crossing into therapy, offering a rigorous and ethical framework for dual-qualified practitioners. Drawing on decades of training and practice experience and expertise, it addresses the identity shifts, boundary considerations, and professional dilemmas that accompany this move. Through theory, practice, and case vignettes, the book provides guidance on competences, ethics, supervision, and positioning, alongside reflections on trauma, culture, and impact. More than a practical manual, it is an invitation to engage critically and creatively with coaching as a distinct professional identity that expands therapeutic expertise while honouring integrity and depth.

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9781041127635

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Reviews

“For counsellors and therapists seeking to add coaching competencies and approaches to their work, Therapist to Coach is an excellent resource. It offers rich theoretical, conceptual and case material to support exploration of the intersections and synergies of therapy and coaching, providing knowledge, skills and practical ways of working.” Prof Lynne Gabriel OBE, York St John University & President of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), UK “Therapist to Coach is an excellent collection of chapters written by leading names in the field. The ideal guide for those looking to transition from therapy to coach.” Prof Jonathan Passmore, Henley Business School, UK & Senior Vice President EZRA Coaching. “As a therapist who transitioned to a coach 25 years ago, I wish I’d had Therapist to Coach to save me making the mistakes I fell into. Each chapter carries essential information on the boundary challenges faced by therapists as they embark on this adaption to their practice.” John Leary-Joyce, CEO & Founder of the Academy of Executive Coaching (AOEC) & Gestalt Psychotherapist “Dr Trish Turner is my go-to person for exploring the frontier between therapy and coaching. In this useful book, Therapist to Coach, she, and her chosen collaborators, combine practical real-world navigation of the shifts from therapist to coach with a sensitive and thought-provoking exploration of some of the ethical and systemic issues facing us in this work. The book explores the distinctions between, and the overlaps of, the therapy/coaching worlds with well supported information and evidence, yet without jargon. The vignettes and case studies bring the themes into sympathetic human scale. It's a good read for coaches as well as for therapists aiming to make the shift to dual qualification and practice.” Jenny bird, ICF Master Coach and co-author of The Art of Coaching: A Handbook of Tips and Tools (2015) and How to Work with People… and Enjoy It! (2019)

Author Information

Trish Turner is an EMCC Global Master Coach, coach supervisor, and trainer, combining extensive coaching, leadership, and psychotherapy expertise with academic rigour. Deeply committed to professional standards, she spent several years assessing and accrediting coaches, supervisors, and training providers around the world for EMCC Global. Trish is the Founder and Managing Director of the pioneering Therapist to Coach training programme for therapists becoming exceptional professional coaches.

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