Fire Your Therapist: Why Therapy Might Not Be Working for You and What You Can Do about It Book

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Part I Deciding Whether to Fire Your Therapist

1 Why Therapy Might Not Be Working 13

2 What to Expect from Coaching 27

3 Commitment, Accountability, and Responsibility 45

4 Decide If Your Therapy or Current Approach Is Working 58

5 Give Me One Good Reason to Fire My Therapist 68

6 Transitioning: When You're Thinking about Making the Switch 81

7 Choose the Right Coach for You 93

Part II Build the Life You Want on Your Own and with Your Coach

8 Applying the Spheres: The Key to Creating a Full Life 113

9 The You Spheres: Self, Body, Spirit, Fun, and Home 125

10 The Career Spheres: Work and Money 145

11 The People Spheres: Love, Family, Friends, and Community 159

12 Laser-Precision Outcomes 183

13 Overcome Obstacles to Achieve Outcomes 203

14 Approach Greatness 217

15 A Better Life and a Better World 238

Conclusion 251

Index 253