{"id":445,"date":"2021-04-19T21:41:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T18:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/?p=445"},"modified":"2021-04-19T21:53:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T18:53:06","slug":"%ce%bd%ce%b1-%ce%b5%cf%80%ce%b9%ce%bb%ce%ad%ce%be%cf%89-coaching-%ce%ae-%cf%88%cf%85%cf%87%ce%bf%ce%b8%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%80%ce%b5%ce%af%ce%b1-%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%ce%bd%ce%b1-%ce%b4%ce%b9%ce%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/%ce%bd%ce%b1-%ce%b5%cf%80%ce%b9%ce%bb%ce%ad%ce%be%cf%89-coaching-%ce%ae-%cf%88%cf%85%cf%87%ce%bf%ce%b8%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%80%ce%b5%ce%af%ce%b1-%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%ce%bd%ce%b1-%ce%b4%ce%b9%ce%b1\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I choose coaching or psychotherapy to manage the changes brought about by the pandemic?;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>The coronavirus pandemic has brought a series of&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ipop.gr\/psychologia\/o-koronoios-echei-allaxei-ton-tropo-poy-skeftesai\/\" target=\"_blank\">changes in our lives<\/a>, from how we live our daily lives and work, to our relationships with others and ourselves. Managing this crisis is anything but easy, and that&#039;s why many people need the help of a professional in their lives. But what should you choose? Coaching or psychotherapy?;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#039;s a reasonable question that I&#039;m asked by several clients who are having difficulty managing the changes the pandemic brings to their professional and\/or personal lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>First, let me clarify some of the differences between psychotherapy and coaching:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Psychotherapy<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Coaching<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Focusing on the past for the purpose of healing psychological trauma or managing negative unhealthy emotions<\/td><td>Focusing on the present with the aim of achieving goals in the future<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Psychotherapist guides the Client to understand the source of his\/her problem and provides psychological support with psycho-education and solutions.&nbsp;<\/td><td>The Coach facilitates the Client to utilize his\/her own resources and find the solutions that suit him\/herself.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Long-term intervention that focuses on managing unhealthy negative emotions, e.g. anxiety, anger, depression, guilt, jealousy, etc.<\/td><td>Short-term intervention that focuses on achieving a specific goal for the client&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are other differences, which I hope will become clear through your spontaneous response to the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I see change as<ul><li><strong>a)<\/strong>&nbsp;a challenge that helps me learn and grow&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>b)<\/strong>&nbsp;an obstacle that makes it difficult for me and I&#039;m afraid to manage<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>I liken change to a<ul><li><strong>a)<\/strong>&nbsp;uphill path that I want to walk&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>b)<\/strong>&nbsp;tunnel without light that I avoid entering<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Change to me looks like a<ul><li><strong>a)<\/strong>&nbsp;mountain that I feel strong enough to climb&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>b)<\/strong>&nbsp;a well that I&#039;m in and to get out I need someone to pull me out&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If your answers to the above questions are mainly&nbsp;<strong>(a),<\/strong>&nbsp;then perhaps coaching is a process that will make it easier for you to set goals and achieve them. If your answers are mainly&nbsp;<strong>(b),<\/strong>&nbsp;then maybe the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ipop.gr\/psychologia\/chreiazesai-psychologiki-stirixi-des-pos-tha-kleiseis-dorean-synedries-me-to-gestalt-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\">psychotherapy<\/a>&nbsp;is more suitable for you at this time. Of course, it is important to clarify that things are not only&nbsp;<strong>(a)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u03ae&nbsp;<strong>(b),<\/strong>&nbsp;as it is not always just black or white. There are areas that need further exploration, so that you can choose between coaching and psychotherapy, or even combine the two approaches. I suggest you have a conversation with a certified professional Coach, to make it easier for you to understand your real need, so that you can manage the change brought by the pandemic, as well as any change.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish you good luck!&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0397&nbsp;\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03ca\u03bf\u03cd \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ac \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc&nbsp;\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b6\u03c9\u03ae \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2, \u03b1\u03c0\u2019 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b6\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03ac \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03b6\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5, \u03bc\u03ad\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":450,"href":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445\/revisions\/450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachinginaction.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}