Becoming a Professional Life Coach: The Art and Science of a Whole-Person Approach

by Patrick Williams, Diane S. Menendez

An update to the coach training bestseller. The profession of life coaching is more necessary than ever in this time of pandemic-related uncertainty, the shift (in some cases, permanent) to remote learning and working, and the constant change that accompanies world events. With his best-selling Therapist as Life Coach , Patrick Williams introduced the therapeutic community to the career of life coach, and in the first and second editions of Becoming a Professional Life Coach , he and Diane S. Menendez covered basic principles and strategies for effective coaching. Full of new information on the neuropsychology of coaching, the third edition of Becoming a Professional Life Coach explores the neuropsychology behind coaching; specialties in the field, such as trauma and addiction coaching; coaching amid post-pandemic global stress; coaching virtually; navigating emotions in coaching; and achieving transformational coaching by addressing the whole person. It takes readers step-by-step through the coaching process, covering all the crucial ideas and strategies for being an effective, successful life coach. This book is one-stop shopping for beginner and advanced coaches alike. Other topics coaching the whole mind, body, emotions, spirit; post-pandemic global stress; and the importance of professional coaching competencies. 

432 pages, Hardcover

Published April 4, 2023

About the author

Dr. Patrick Williams, EdD, MCC is Founder and Advanced Curriculum Instructor of the Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT), which specializes in training those with a human services orientation.

Reviews

[Jan Riethmayer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book I wished to have read earlier in my life.
Tons of references, principles, tools and practices. Learned a lot, but extremely long and dense. Just bought the ebook to work through again.

[Mike Lord · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very comprehensive and understandable pathway for anyone considering or new to coaching