r/lifecoaching

Hey all, I've been a life coach now for about four years. I've had ups and downs in my business. Lately, I've just not been able to get any traction with my business. I have a website that I've made from the ground up. I've modified it about four times over the past four years and I think I've done a pretty good job given that website design isn't my thing. I've recently started using Google Ads to attract people to my site but I've got little to no interest. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I need some direction from others that have had a successful coaching career. I have my ACC credentials and I combine that with using IFS techniques for parts work. Anyways, any help would be useful. Thanks in advance.

I had a profound spiritual breakthrough in 2024 while being coached to an understanding of Sydney Banks’ Three Principles. While I’m coaching I’m as present as possible, from which it seems the next question that guides the conversation to a deeper insight arises naturally, seemingly every time.

In doing so I’ve been fortunate enough to watch life-changing breakthroughs unfold in almost everyone I’ve coached so far.

I was interested in NLP, ICF accredited courses, and traditional counselling programs, thinking “the more tools on my tool belt the better”. I then dropped out of an advanced NLP program when the content began seeming contradictory (or at least, out of alignment) with the perspective I’ve already seen have such big impacts.

Continuing down the course route now seems like a big time-sink, and has me wondering - is it possible having more tools on your belt can make it harder to find the right one to use?

Are those seeking accreditation doing so to learn how to be an effective coach, are there other reasons why ICF accreditation or further studies are worth the resources if your coaching journey is progressing well?

A heartfelt thank you for any insight you may have to share.

Hello! I'm moving to a new city soon and I'm trying to find coaching services that don't use, or at least heavily rely on, AI. It's not important to me to have low prices for coaching, I just want to find someone (an actual person) who can keep me on track with my job hunt. Any ideas?

I am curious in learning how to engage coach education clients that have been told that becoming a coach is simply taking a course from an influencer, creating a course, and waiting for coaching clients to find them. What ethical frameworks are you using?

Curious to hear what everyone's best approach to obtaining their first 100 ICF hours is / was. Did anyone get creative outside of their certificate program / peer coaching exchange program through ICF?

Also, if anyone is looking to exchange hours, let me know and I'd be happy to set something up for us.

I dealth with severe health anxiety that took away about 3 years of my life, getting to the point that I was so depressed I didn’t have the will to live anymore. During that time, I tried therapy with no success and only had a breakthrough after working with a health anxiety coach. I found that many traditional therapist don’t understand how to treat health anxiety and give general guidance that still kept me stuck.

It’s been almost 2 years since I recovered from this debilitating patch and I’d like to explore how to help other people going through the same. I am wondering what is the best way to get professional training while staying squarely focused on anxiety and health anxiety in particular.

I see Many coaches provide courses as a supplementary, “taster” or a way to scale. Curious to know if this has been worming out for your coaching practice?

Hey everyone!
I’m currently starting my journey into solution-focused lifestyle and productivity coaching, and I’ve been thinking about how people at different stages of coaching can learn from each other.

While looking for spaces where aspiring and experienced coaches could exchange ideas, practise, and discuss their experiences, I noticed there aren’t many communities focused specifically on this.

Because of that, I’ve even been considering building something around this idea, but before doing so I’d love to hear from people already in the coaching space.

If there was an online community for coaches and aspiring coaches, what would you want it to include?

Some ideas I’ve been thinking about:
• peer coaching practice
• Q&A and discussions
• exchanging resources and experiences
• conversations about different coaching approaches
• connecting with people at different stages of their journey

What do you think is missing from existing coaching communities? What would make a space like this genuinely valuable for you?

I’d really appreciate hearing your thoughts and perspectives!