'I was taken advantage of': Life coaching is an unregulated industry. Stay safe with this advice - ABC Everyday

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As an unregulated industry, anyone can wake up tomorrow and call themselves a life coach — whether they are trained and experienced or not.

So how do you identify the good from the not-so-good when it comes to life coaches?Advertising based only on their own recovery or experienceOffering to cure ailments in the psychology spaceFailure to outline limitations and how they will handle certain issues if they arise

Catherine says her coach was never prepared for the zoom sessions or able to remember what had been previously discussed. Recently she came across the same coach offering business advice, promising to help people make thousands of dollars in one day., but that's a story for another day.Dr O'Connor says working with an unqualified life coach won't necessarily end badly.

 

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