That gap is not a failure of your skill. It is the edge of what the therapy frame is built to do. Here is what sits on the other side of it.
From Brian Radomski, master coach. 30 years coaching senior leaders. 500+ professionals trained.
Before you read another word, watch this. A few minutes, one professional to another.
"You can hold both identities. The therapist, oriented toward healing. The coach, oriented toward design. They are not interchangeable, and that is exactly the point."
You already sit with people in the most honest conversations of their lives. The deep listening, the trust, the read on a person: that is most of what makes a strong coach. What coaching adds is a different orientation. Therapy helps a client understand, process, and heal. Coaching helps a capable client clarify, decide, and act. Both take real skill. They are not the same discipline.
The clients who pull you toward coaching are the ones who are not in crisis. They are functional, and what they want is direction, not repair. Working with them asks for something the therapy frame only touches indirectly: a defined goal, a structure, an accountability loop. Because insight, on its own, tends to evaporate by the next session.
"I cannot begin to cap what the 16 weeks have meant. I came in thinking I had an idea of how coaching was, and I ended up transforming how I look at myself, my practice, and what I offer the world."
"In the past I've had instructors in schools, but I never had this much clarity in the teaching. To the point that I'll be able to contribute this much. For me, it's a big step."
"You are such an amazing instructor. You have this wisdom and a way of connecting. Just a really beautiful energy."
"In terms of coaching each other, that has just been so valuable. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it."
The Coach’s Mindset is our online course: eight self-paced video lessons on the shift from therapist to coach. One payment of $199, lifetime access, and you can start watching within minutes. It is the low-risk way to find out whether coaching fits you, before you commit to the full certification path. Complete it, and a free one-on-one assessment with BJ is waiting at the end.
The moment you enroll, your login arrives and the first lessons are waiting in the member portal. No schedule, no start date. These are the three you will watch first:



Eight lessons on the places therapists get stuck when they move toward coaching, including:
Finish the course and you earn a 30-minute one-on-one assessment with BJ himself. An honest read on your readiness for certification, and whether the cohort is your right next step.
Eight self-paced video lessons on the shift from therapist to coach. Enroll, log in, and start watching within minutes.
Get the Full Course, $199Complete the course and your free 30-minute assessment with BJ is included. A $500 value.
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