You talk about your problems and challenges with someone who is impartial, not going to interrupt you, will not make judgements about you, or criticise what you're saying, or offer opinions based on their own experience.
If you're feeling negative and/or lacking in motivation, your coach is there to challenge you, by helping you challenge any limiting assumptions and beliefs you may be holding about the situations you find yourself in, or sticky cognitions/negative thoughts, which are stopping you moving forward.
Life coaching will give you the space and time to think through your challenges and options.  Sometimes simply putting language around a feeling, belief or problem begins to assist our 'logical' brain to help us think in a more balanced, less reactive/chaotic way about issues and begin to plan changes.
You can use your life coach as a sounding board for your ideas or plans, like your business plan, what to put in a presentation, how to have a successful interview, how to start a new hobby, your new fitness regime; the list is endless.
If you've got a nagging doubt about what you're doing in your life or things just don't feel right, but you don't know why, it may be that your not sticking to your values, the things that are most important to you, like fairness, achievement,success, caring for others, peace of mind etc. Your coach will help you discover your true values, and help you work on a plan for fulfilling them.
*Everything you say will be in total confidence. [see limits on counselling page].
*Your coach will offer suggestions if it is appropriate and something you would welcome.

Life Coaching utilises a number of counselling strategies and techniques to alleviate stress and dissonance.