Danielle Ralston, a neurodivergent business coach, and Tara Neighbors, a licensed therapist, dive into the complex relationship between therapy and coaching. They pull back the curtain on the challenges, misconceptions, and opportunities that come when these two fields overlap. Whether you’re a therapist, coach, or neurodivergent adult navigating support systems, this episode will give you insights, clarity, and strategies for creating collaboration that actually works.
In this episode, Danielle and Tara explore the realities of therapist–coach collaboration, why resistance exists, and how both fields can better serve neurodivergent clients.
Key highlights include:
🚧 Collaboration Challenges: Why therapists often resist working with coaches—and what clients lose when silos exist.
🧭 Boundaries & Responsibilities: The clear roles coaches should stay within, and why trauma work belongs with therapists.
🤝 Potential for Collaboration: Success stories where therapists and coaches worked together to create breakthroughs for clients.
🛑 Industry Issues: Why coaching accreditation feels like an MLM and the urgent need for better standards and regulation.
🌟 Future Plans: Danielle’s new neurodivergent tools for therapists and Tara’s mission to bridge support gaps.
If you’ve ever wondered where coaching ends and therapy begins—and how the two can work together without stepping on each other’s toes—this conversation is for you.
Takeaways
Therapists and coaches don’t need to compete—they can complement each other.
Boundaries matter: Coaches shouldn’t touch trauma, but can empower clients in daily life.
Accreditation and regulation are overdue in the coaching world.
Collaboration creates stronger outcomes for neurodivergent clients.
Tools are on the way: Danielle and Tara are building resources to bridge the gap between therapy and coaching.
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