Question 1

What does a career coach do?

Accepted Answer

A career coach helps you get clarity on your professional direction — transitions, high-stakes decisions, and next-chapter planning. Unlike career counseling, which focuses on job search mechanics like resumes and interviews, coaching works on the deeper questions: what you actually want and what’s standing in the way.

Question 2

How is coaching different from therapy?

Accepted Answer

Coaching is forward-focused and action-oriented. Therapy processes past experiences and emotional patterns. If your crossroads involves clinical anxiety, therapy is the right first step. If you’re stuck on a decision, coaching is typically the better fit.

Question 3

How much does career coaching cost?

Accepted Answer

$150–$500/session. 6–12 sessions typical. Executive coaching runs higher. Many clients say ROI in salary negotiation alone covers the investment.

Question 4

How do I know if I need a career coach?

Accepted Answer

Months of thinking without progress, or a high-stakes decision you can’t see clearly. A coach isn’t for when you know — it’s for when you don’t.

Question 5

Can coaching help me decide whether to quit?

Accepted Answer

Yes — most common scenario. Coach won’t tell you to quit or stay. Helps you understand drivers, test assumptions, evaluate options, build a plan.

Question 6

Career coach vs career counselor?

Accepted Answer

Counselors: resumes, interviews, job boards. Coaches: identity, values, vision, patterns. Finding a job vs designing a career.

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