Is coaching actually enough?
(and is 24/7 Voxer support really necessary?)
It’s a question I hear more often than you might think.
Usually not from brand new coaches…
But from thoughtful, trained, experienced ones.
The ones who care deeply about their clients.
The ones who reflect on their work.
The ones who want to be good at what they do.
And the question doesn’t come loudly.
It’s usually voiced behind the closed doors.
It sounds like:
“Is this really enough to help my client who feels stuck?”
“Should I be doing more?”
“Is this enough to justify what I charge?”
There’s usually a subtle wobble in the room, and a moment of doubt.
And here’s the thing that frustrates me the most:
When we act on that doubt…
we don’t usually go inward.
We go outward.
We start adding things to our packages.
More access.
More support.
More time.
More “value”.
24/7 Voxer.
Longer sessions.
Extra calls.
A sprinkle of mentoring here and there.
Not because it’s truly needed…
but because something in us is trying to compensate.
Trying to prove that what we offer is enough.
But here’s what I want you to remember:
You can never have enough of what you don’t really need.
And if the doubt is coming from a lack of belief in coaching…
no amount of “extras” will resolve it.
Because the question isn’t actually:
“Is my offer enough?”
It’s:
“Do I trust coaching?”
“Do I trust myself as a coach?”
This is the work we tend to avoid.
Very human, I know.
Because it asks us to sit with questions like:
What actually makes coaching effective?
What makes MY coaching effective?
Why do I do this work, really?
What does my client work reveal about me — my strengths, my edges, my patterns?
Not surface-level answers.
But the kind you arrive at through reflection, over time.
And the irony is…
These are the very questions that restore confidence.
Not by hyping ourselves up, and pretending we’re fine.
But by reconnecting to the depth of the work.
To what coaching actually does.
To what you actually do.
Because coaching can look simple from the outside.
Two people talking.
No frameworks being handed over.
No step-by-step instructions.
No guaranteed timelines.
And yet…
When it’s done well, it changes how someone sees themselves.
How they think.
How they choose.
And that kind of change lasts.
If you’ve been sitting with this kind of wobble lately,
I think you’ll really love my new video.
It’s a deeper look at why coaching actually works —
and why it’s so different from advice, mentoring or therapy.
It’s a gentle, confidence-restoring reminder of the power of the work we do.
→ [Watch it here]
And if you’re reading this thinking,
“Yes… this is exactly the kind of reflection I’ve been avoiding (or craving)” —
this is precisely the kind of space we hold inside Coaches Coven.
A space where:
you don’t have to perform certainty
you can bring the wobble, the doubt, the messy middle
and explore it safely, alongside other thoughtful coaches
Because psychological safety isn’t a “nice to have” in our work —
it’s what allows honesty… and honesty is what leads to growth.
And in there, we don’t just talk about coaching.
We support the whole practitioner:
the coach,
the business owner,
and the human who holds it all.
→ [You can explore Coaches Coven here]
Sharing this in case it meets you in the right moment.
Kris 💛