Burnout in the Coaching Chair
A profession built on other people's capacity is discovering it has no supervision infrastructure of its own.
BERLIN, 22 AUG — Therapists have supervision because their training bodies require it and their insurers price it. Coaches, in most markets, have neither requirement, and the result is a large population of solo practitioners holding difficult material with nowhere to put it down.
A survey of 1,100 practitioners across seven European markets found that just under a third had any regular supervisory relationship, and that the figure fell sharply among coaches earning least — the ones carrying the highest caseloads.
Peer groups fill some of the gap and create a different problem. A peer is a competitor, and practitioners report editing what they bring accordingly.
Two accreditation bodies now require supervision hours for renewal. Both saw a measurable drop in renewals the year they introduced it.
- supervision
- burnout
- practice