Just like a basketball coach or tennis coach, a lifecoach focuses on your strengths first, then works with you finding "how and what if" solutions to areas of improvement. What if you turned your body more this way or bent your elbow more, fo example a coach might say. A lifecoach offers specifics as well.
Clinical counseling starts with a problem focus working to understand deeper "whys" which is how some people become long-term therapy clients. "Why" is not always the best question to ask because it can be so difficult to answer.
Coaching is solution-focused to move you forward from success to success instead of staying stuck in the past. Don't worry: sooner or later the "why" will always reveal itself. What to accomplish some goals and move forward? Coaching offers custom designed sessions and specific strategies that work!