Another common FAQ is :
"DO I NEED SUPPORT COACHING GROUPS OR INDIVIDUAL COACHING SESSIONS FOR THE ULTIMATE WEIGHT SOLUTION?"
SUPPORT COACHING GROUPS - The question is often asked, “Why can’t I do this program on my own? Why does Dr. Phil insist on group coaching support?”
There are as many different answers to that question as there are people who ask it. We are all individuals experiencing issues, life challenges, backgrounds, age differences, gender differences, and plain ol’ everyday problems. There will always be problems, I guarantee you.
Having a safe place to examine your life with people who have at least one thing in common, weight management, gives you a rare opportunity during your week to examine your weight issues from the “inside out.” That is, while you are working with Dr. Phil’s 7 Keys to Success feelings will arise, issues will come up, impulses will hit, and a group is there to listen.
Mind you, this is not “group therapy,” so let’s make a distinction from the beginning. A support coaching group brings together people with one or more common concerns, in our case our weight management and working through Dr. Phil’s Ultimate Weight Solution.
INDIVIDUAL COACHING SESSIONS - It is important to make clear the differences between what is discussed with your weight consultant at individual coaching sessions as opposed to what is discussed in group coaching support meetings.
Sometimes there will be a bit of overlap, in that there is no doubt. But, for an individual with critical lifestyle issues around food management, those issues particular to his or her life only, a private coaching session with a weight consultant is mandatory.
Usually each client’s issues are time-intensive, more directly focused to his or her personal history, which may take on many layers and many incidents in a timeline of recurring conflicts. Whereas a support coaching group offers multiple peer perspectives regarding the Dr. Phil Ultimate Weight Solution process, individual coaching meetings will discuss individual processes. This will become especially sensitive regarding Key #2: Healing Feelings.