Psychotherapy treats diagnosed mental illness while coaching does not

Generally speaking, coaching is more focused on helping you achieve your future goals, while psychotherapy tends to have more of a past and present focus

Differences in Payment

• Because psychotherapy is about treating a mental health problem, it may be covered by your insurance company if you meet the criteria for a mental health disorder and the insurance company deems psychotherapy medically necessary to help you get better.

• Coaching is not covered by health insurance because the focus of coaching is not on treating an illness.