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When should the coaching come to end?.

It doesn't have to come to an end if the coachee is still getting value and benefit from the coaching input, relationship and stimulation that the coach provides. Some of my coaching relationships have continued for up to 10 years.
However there is usually a natural "life cycle" to a coaching assignment which relates to the goal and objectives that the coachee is trying to achieve. Sometimes this period of time is influenced by the client or sponsor who has am objective, budget and timeframe for this coaching work and once these milestones have been achieved they regard the coaching assignment as completed.
I have had instances where the organisation's funding for my coaching has come to an end and the individual has asked to continue working with me and to fund it themselves!
Coaching can also be linked to other events and act as a support and challenge to the coachee as they take on a new role, develop a team, launch something new, lead a Project, transform an organisation and once this activity is complete then the coaching comes to a natural end.
I do know that even though my coaching assignments start off with an agreed number of sessions, typically 5 or 6 over an agreed timeframe, typically 6 - 9 months that in practice many of these coaching relationships continue over a much longer period - but this is driven by the coachee and not by me as their coach.
All the while that they are getting significant value from my coaching support, challenge and new ideas and they are thinking and acting a little differently as a result then I am happy to continue.