You’re that friend. The one who always gets a call after a fight or a break-up. The one who usually knows right away whether a couple has a chance or not. You’re intuitive and a good listener. Naturally, you do this because you’re a good friend, but have you ever thought about helping others professionally? 
Why not become a relationship coach? It’s a growing niche within personal coaching, especially these days as divorce rates remain at an all-time high and people just don’t have the time to work on their relationships. To become a relationship coach, you don’t need to quit your day job either, at least not until you’ve got some experience under your belt. Here are a few ideas on how to get started.
If you’re not already credentialed in a helping profession (therapy, social work, etc.), life coach training will be necessary to become a relationship coach. Your clients will expect you to have professional training certification as well as experience. You can start by researching life coach training programs through Coach U. or the International Coaches Federation (ICF), which has a globally recognized credentialing program. Most of these programs require a certain number of life coach training hours as well as client coaching hours. Many helping professionals use life coach training to increase their skill set, while others use it to set up their own private practice.
You may be wondering why someone would hire a relationship coach rather than a therapist. First of all, it’s important to understand the main difference between a therapist and a relationship coach: while therapists focus on problems in the past, relationship coaches are action-oriented and focus on the future. The field is forward-looking and gaining popularity, but in order to become a relationship coach, you’ll need to put yourself out there. You’ll want to create a website emphasizing your life coach training certification. You might offer free initial consultations to get the ball rolling. And you don’t want to forget about keeping in touch with those coaching clients from your life coach training program. If you’re willing to promote and market yourself as a coaching professional, you’ll soon find clients and become a relationship coach in no time.
So if you want a helping career with little training time, or if you’re looking to supplement your career, you might look into what it takes to become a relationship coach. It’s one way to turn that listening ear into a successful career.
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