Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between Coaching and Therapy/Counseling?

Therapy or Counseling

Longer-term services
Involve in-depth evaluation and diagnosis
Focus more on holistic personal growth goals
Typically involve frequent sessions (weekly or monthly)
Typically involve in-depth sessions (45-90 minutes)
Are confidential and have legal protections
Requires providers to have specific education and be licensed
Requires medical record documentation of diagnoses, sessions, and progress
Can be billed to health insurance companies

Coaching

Can be brief or long-term
Focus more on the present and future than the past
Focus more on strategizing for specific current problems
Can be used "as needed" when struggles arise
Can include brief or in-depth sessions (15-120 minutes)
Aren't protected by legal statutes or confidentiality
Don't have education or licensing requirements for providers (although some Coaches are also licensed professionals)
Doesn't include medical record documentation
Usually can't be billed to health insurance companies.

I'm already one of Dr. Green's therapy clients, can I take the courses or get coaching?

If you've been a client in Dr. Green's private practice in the past 5 years, then you can purchase the online courses (with a 50% discount), but you can't purchase coaching services. You can view and contribute to the discussion boards and social media groups, but Dr. Green won't acknowledge that you're a therapy client in those forums to protect your privacy and confidentiality. Instead, you can discuss your specific situation as part of therapy sessions instead of coaching sessions.

Can I arrange a live presentation or on-site training/coaching?

Yes! I offer workshops on specific topics if you'd like to dig deeper, provide a live training experience for a group of people or organization, or receive private group coaching for a specific group. Please email me a brief description of what you're interested in scheduling to get a personalized price quote.