In the role of consultant brief or longer term targeted expert professionally advice which cover a range of topics and issues. As an expert consultant services focus on maximizing personal and professional growth potential in various contexts (business acumen, career advancement, inter- and intra-personal relationships, etc.). This enables and requires a holistic approach. Coaching and consulting is often synonymous with personal and professional coaching. The following are highlighted differences between the role of consultation/coaching and psychotherapy:
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Consultant/Coach
Professional Counselor
Incorporates business, psychological, metaphorical models to address goals
Medical model
Strengths based
Psychopathological focus
In office, virtual/web enabled & environment based observations & interventions
Office based services
Focused on current & future personal & professional achievements & goals
Focused on past and current relationship and personal deficits
Creative, active and dynamic interactions
Passive interactions
Collegial partnership and/or teacher/student dynamic
Teacher/student based relationship
Movement from functional to exceptional
Movement from dysfunction to functional or prevention of further dysfunction
Holistic and comprehensive
Psychologically, medically (behavioral) focused