Nlp Coaching is different to Traditional Therapy in many ways;

NLP Coaching                                           Traditional Therapy

Is about working with a client.                       Is working with a patient

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Asks questions such as How,                       Does ask why ?
What and What if ? The NLP
process doesn't ask Why,as
it's usual use produces reasons,
and not results.
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Assumes emotions are natural and              Takes for granted that emotions are
seeks to discover the Intention &                  a sign something is wrong.
Purpose of those emotions.    
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Is more focused on where the client              Generally works on the persons past,
is now,and where they want to be in the        & seeks resolution to the past events
future.                                                          
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Focuses on action,outcomes and process,    Focuses on the client being broken and
remebering that a person is capable of           somehow having to be fixed.
good performance,and only has to find
those capabilities.
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Assists clients in finding the process            Through conversations with the patient,
that prevents the achievement of                   encourages the patient to talk about &
goals and learn new ways of thinking/            thus resolve the old pain.The focus is on
looking at things.By addition of NLP               reliving pain and symptoms to get rid of
techniques, helps the client have more           them.
control over inner capabilities creating
a compelling future thats achieveable
with the focus on outcomes.

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Is about understanding  how                        Is about fixing the patient by understanding
the clients past has created a                      and fixing their past.
framework for their present,
and so can create their future.
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Working with the client, the coach               Therapist makes a diagnosis for the patient
identifies challenges,then provides                and puts forth their diagnostic skills in providing
coaching to create progress. In this              treatment and a path to healing.
process the client is responsible to
 achieve the outcome. We realize the
client ALWAYS has control over their results.