Why do I say Off The Couch? Simply to distinguish professional coaching/consulting from psychotherapy. Coaching and/or consulting are not psychotherapy. They are designed to work with individuals who would benefit from having a professional accountability partner trained to co-create or guide them to achieve clarity, perspective, motivation, and mindset shifts, en route to achieving higher levels of success.

 

To distinguish between coaching and consulting, coaching co-creates, leading the client to uncover solutions on their own, while consulting is more directive, with the consultant making more suggestions toward solutions. The client decides which will serve them best.

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We achieve this by one of two methods, depending on client's desire. The first is just coaching and/or consulting as issues and ideas arise, impromptu. The second is to use the SWOR Analysis©, which is a technique created by Dr. Rush specifically to assess targeted issues that the client wants to tackle in a particular session or in more than one session.

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As a mental health professional, with a master's degree in psychology, and years of experience as a clinical counselor, Dr. Rush is able to determine if coaching or consulting is a good fit for the client, or if psychotherapy would be more appropriate. In some instances, it makes sense to work simultaneously with a coach/consultant and a counselor. Dr. Rush is trained and able to effectively make that recommendation.

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Although she has several years of counseling experience and a doctorate degree in education, in order to be the best coach for her clients, Dr. Rush decided to go a step further and earn the Master Professional Coaching certification from an International Coaching Federation (ICF) approved coach training program. (Click on badge on this page to view certificate)