Your coaching philosophy is your fingerprint: the unique pattern of values, beliefs, and commitments that guide your coaching. Learn how to define and share it with clients in line with the 2025 ICF update.

When clients bring up the past in coaching sessions, how do you avoid slipping into therapy territory? This article shows coaches how to honor stories from the past without analyzing them, staying focused on the present impact and future growth. Includes sample questions for ACC, PCC, and MCC levels, plus a checklist of red flags that signal when you may be crossing the line.

On a movie set, every role matters. Coaching is no different. Here’s how to stay in role as coach—without drifting into consulting or therapy—and why it’s the foundation of ethical, empowering practice.