Well, I a have a personal experience with both psychiatrist and a life coach. All I came to know that pyschiatrist basically deals your mental disease with prescriptions that is associated with your life. Whereas, the life mentor or life coach is the one who deals with your life as a whole. Now as a whole, I didnt mean that he cure your life but he/she helps you to deal how to live your life. How to improve your life by balancing the stress and emotions to take worthly decisions which can impact your life negatively or positively. I am not trying to light up the debate of psychiatrist vs life coach but I am personally felt more comfortable to a life coach because when you take advice of a life coach you are in your normal state while psychiatrist consultation is going to lead you to the normal state. So, your current state or current mental state will help you deciding that where to go. You should take care of your mental health as soon as possible.