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Edited by Dr Trish Turner
My course in a book! Written in an accessible way, this book is the definitive guide for qualified counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists making the thoughtful transition into professional coaching. It explores how therapeutic insight, relational depth and reflective practice can enrich coaching without crossing into therapy, offering a rigorous and ethical framework for dual-qualified practitioners.
Drawing on decades of training and practice experience and expertise, it addresses the identity shifts, boundary considerations and professional dilemmas that accompany this move. Through theory, practice, and case vignettes, the book provides guidance on competences, ethics, supervision and positioning, alongside reflections on trauma, culture, and impact.
More than a practical manual, it is an invitation to engage critically and creatively with coaching as a distinct professional identity that expands therapeutic expertise while honouring integrity and depth.
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Endorsements
For counsellors and therapists seeking to add coaching competencies and approaches to their work, Therapist to Coach is an excellent resource. It offers rich theoretical, conceptual and case material to support exploration of the intersections and synergies of therapy and coaching, providing knowledge, skills and practical ways of working.”
Prof Lynne Gabriel OBE, President of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), UK
Therapist to Coach is an excellent collection of chapters written by leading names in the field. The ideal guide for those looking to transition from therapist to coach.”
Prof Jonathan Passmore, Henley Business School, UK & Senior Vice President EZRA Coaching, Author and Editor of The Coaches’ Handbook and Excellence in Coaching
The analysis of the differences between coaching and therapy in Chapter 1 is the clearest exposition I have seen of how the two spaces intersect and overlap, while remaining distinct practices… Dr Trish Turner addresses the complex issues relating to boundaries, power, and ethicality with insight and sensitivity. I will be recommending Therapist to Coach as a valuable stimulation for reflection to coaches with and without a therapy background.”
Prof David Clutterbuck, Co-founder and Special Ambassador, EMCC Global; Visiting Professor at Henley Business School, Sheffield Hallam, Oxford Brookes, and York St John Universities; author, co-author, and editor of more than 75 books and hundreds of articles on coaching, mentoring, and leadership.
Chapters
Introduction
Introduction
By Dr Trish Turner
Chapter 1
Becoming a dual-qualified coach: a shift in identity, practice and perspective
By Dr Trish Turner
Chapter 2
Theories, models and frameworks in coaching and therapy
By Dr Max Eames
Chapter 3
Becoming a dual-qualified coach: core competences, training pathways and professional standards
By Dr Trish Turner
Chapter 4
Contracting, boundaries and ethics for dual-qualified coaches: negotiating the psychological space with integrity
By Aubyn Howard
Chapter 5
Tools and techniques as a dual-qualified coach
By Kim Morgan
Chapter 6
Diversity, inclusion, belonging and cultural competence in coaching
By Salma Shah
Chapter 7
Trauma in coaching through a dual-qualified lens
By Julia Vaughan Smith
Chapter 8
The psychological lens: from clinical psychologist to coach
By Dr Andrea Giraldez-Hayes
Chapter 9
Measuring your impact as a dual-qualified coach
By Helen Cottrill
Chapter 10
Helping clients find you: marketing your business as a dual-qualified coach
By Nicola Brown
Chapter 11
A stage development approach to supervising dual-qualified coaches
By Katherine Long
More endorsements
As a therapist who transitioned to a coach 25 years ago, I wish I’d had Therapist to Coach to save me making the mistakes I fell into. Each chapter carries essential information on the boundary challenges faced by therapists as they embark on this adaption to their practice.”
John Leary-Joyce, CEO & Founder of the Academy of Executive Coaching (AOEC) & Gestalt Psychotherapist
Dr Trish Turner is my go-to person for exploring the frontier between therapy and coaching. In this useful book, Therapist to Coach, she, and her chosen collaborators, combine practical real-world navigation of the shifts from therapist to coach with a sensitive and thought-provoking exploration of some of the ethical and systemic issues facing us in this work. The book explores the distinctions between, and the overlaps of, the therapy/coaching worlds with well supported information and evidence, yet without jargon. The vignettes and case studies bring the themes into sympathetic human scale. It’s a good read for coaches as well as for therapists aiming to make the shift to dual qualification and practice.”
Jenny Bird, ICF Master Coach and co-author of The Art of Coaching: A Handbook of Tips and Tools (2015) and How to Work with People… and Enjoy It! (2019)
The calibre of the author group here speaks for itself; the insights and wisdom here are drawn from a vast collective experience – hugely credible. Not a book to read at speed, more to follow one’s own topics of personal interest, and reveal the ideas and truths that are most meaningful in your own practice.”
Julie Starr, Executive Coach, Trainer & Speaker and author of Brilliant Coaching and The Coaching Manual.
In the 20 years between my book and this one, so much has changed within coaching and in the development of dual practitioners. I welcome this book, ‘Therapist to Coach’ as it talks to the present concerns and dilemmas for dual practitioners and also sets out what is expected of a senior level coach. It will be a rich resource for all readers. Therapist to Coach will help answer many questions about the differences between coaching and therapy and raise the challenges that dual-qualified coaches need to address. I am delighted to welcome it to this field and to see how the field has evolved.”
Julia Vaughan Smith, Master Executive Coach and Supervisor and author of Therapist into Coach (2006); Coaching and Trauma (2019); and Daughters: How to Untangle Yourself from Your Mother (2023).
About the Editor
This is me, Dr Trish Turner. I am the Founder, Managing Director and Lead Tutor for Therapist to Coach and the Editor of the Therapist to Coach book. Click on the link to buy the book.
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-PURCHASE FEBRUARY 2026
