Overcoming Limiting Beliefs and Building a Coaching Business
Mar 21, 2025As a therapist, you spend years honing your skills, learning how to help clients overcome complex challenges, and making a real difference in people’s lives. But have you ever wondered if there’s more you could do to expand your impact? Maybe you’re considering branching out into coaching or consulting, but you’re unsure of how to make that leap. Well, I’m here to tell you that with the right steps, courage, and confidence, you can turn your mission into a thriving business that not only helps people but brings balance to your life.
Expanding Your Practice: From Therapist to Coach
When you’re a therapist, especially one specializing in trauma or eating disorders, it can be emotionally exhausting. You’re doing deep, life-changing work, but there’s only so much you can do within the confines of therapy. Brenda Stewart, a licensed therapist, recently shared her journey of moving beyond therapy to coaching and consulting. She found that her passion for helping people could be expanded, allowing her to help more people while finding balance in her life.
Brenda had always been interested in coaching, but it wasn’t until she had to scale back her therapy practice due to health issues that she started to think seriously about it. “I realized that I wanted to make an even bigger impact and still stay true to my mission,” Brenda explained. By shifting to coaching, she could reach more people outside of her therapy practice and, most importantly, find a balance between work and personal well-being. Coaching gave her the freedom to offer workshops, trainings, and support to others, all while still staying connected to her mission of healing and helping others.
Taking the First Step: Overcoming Fears and Limiting Beliefs
One of the biggest obstacles for many professionals, especially therapists, when considering a transition to coaching is the fear of the unknown. What if it doesn’t work out? What if I fail? Brenda had those same fears. “I didn’t see myself as an entrepreneur at first,” she confessed. But what helped her was leaning into the process, knowing it would take time and effort, just like building a successful therapy practice.
It’s natural to have doubts when you’re stepping into a new territory, but the key is to reframe those fears. Think of it this way: the challenges you face in course creation or coaching are not failures—they are opportunities to grow and learn. Brenda did just that, diving into an international coaching certification to ensure she could separate coaching from therapy while maintaining ethical standards. She also connected with mentors and coaches who had been down this road before, which made a huge difference in her confidence to move forward.
The Power of Coaching: Helping More People and Finding Balance
Brenda’s story is an inspiring one because it shows that it’s possible to take your skills and passion as a therapist and turn them into a coaching business that brings even more value to the world. The beauty of this shift is that it allows you to reach new audiences and make a broader impact without burning out. As Brenda said, “Coaching lets me work with people in a way that therapy doesn’t always allow. I get to provide training, workshops, and resources that go beyond the therapy room.”
This transition is especially valuable for those working in high-stress fields, like therapy, where burnout is common. By adding coaching to her business, Brenda has been able to expand her reach and provide clients with a new form of support. If you’re a therapist, coach, or anyone in a helping profession, you may want to consider how you can create a side hustle that aligns with your mission and passion. Coaching or creating an online course could be the key to helping more people while finding the balance you need to stay energized and focused.
Why a Therapist Might Consider Creating Online Courses
If you’re considering branching out into coaching or consulting, one of the best ways to scale your impact is by creating an online course. Brenda’s story highlights how online courses can provide flexible, accessible support to those who need it most. “One of the things I’m most excited about is creating online courses that people can access on their own time,” she said.
By creating an online course, you can reach an unlimited number of people, which is essential if you're looking to build passive income and scale your impact. And don’t worry if you’re unsure about where to start—every successful online course creator started with their first course, just like every therapist starts with their first client. It’s about sharing your knowledge and experience in a way that meets people where they are. The beauty of online courses is that you can create them once and have them available for people to access over and over, allowing you to focus on your other passions and avoid burnout.
The Takeaway: Courage, Confidence, and the Next Step
Building a successful coaching practice or creating an online course takes courage. It takes confidence in yourself and your abilities to help others. But the first step is to believe in your mission. As Brenda shares, “I’m passionate about helping people overcome what’s holding them back. It’s about making an impact and doing it in a way that honors my own needs too.”
So, if you’re a therapist, coach, or someone in a helping profession, ask yourself: What’s your mission? What’s the impact you want to make? If you’re feeling the calling to branch out into coaching, consulting, or course creation, know that you’re not alone. It’s all about finding the balance between helping others and taking care of yourself. Start with small steps, build your confidence, and remember that it’s okay to lean into support from those who’ve walked the path before you.
By embracing your mission with courage, creating opportunities for passive income, and finding balance in your work, you can make a bigger impact and live out your passion in ways you’ve never imagined.
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