What are the "requirements" to become a coach?

What are the requirements to become a guidance counselor or a life coach?

• So I should be finishing up my bachelors in psychology by this time next year and I wanted to go on to be a guidance counselor or a life coach. However, my grades are terrible!! I have a 2.0 right now and it's just about impossible to even get it up to a 2.5 by the time I graduate. My grades are so low because I was always changing my major and the classes I did terrible in were math and science. My psychology grades aren't bad though. My question is do I need to get masters for either guidance counselor or life coach? If I do does that mean I'm screwed because I won't be able to get into a masters program with grades as low as mine?? What are some things I can do with a psychology bachelors that I can easily raise a family with?? I'm so confused. I just don't know what to do. I feel like it would be easier if I just needed to be certified instead of getting a masters. Like I don't mind taking more classes, it's just being accepted into them is the problem :/ Advice? Tips? Ideas as to other things I could pursue? Thanks so much!

• Answer:

  In most states anyone can call themselves a life coach and hope to find clients. A person needs a master's degree in psychology, education (certain master's degrees), counseling, or social work and a state license to work as a counselor. Unfortunately a bachelor's degree in psychology is not a qualification for any particular job that could not also be filled by a person with any bachelor's degree. If you want to make money and have good communication skills, I seriously recommend that you look into commission sales positions, especially as the economy improves.