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      <title>Life coach or therapist? Know the differences</title>
      <description>There&apos;s multi-billion dollar market in the U.S. for life and health coaching. Many Americans are looking for alternatives to traditional mental health care. But unlike therapy, coaching is unregulated.</description>
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