• Clients who have experienced significant growth may wish to begin functioning more independently. In this case, they might agree with their coach to reduce the frequency of their coaching sessions, or to schedule future sessions on an ‘as-needed’ basis.
• Other clients may want to begin a relationship with a new coach, so they can expand their capabilities through contact with someone who has different skills and experiences.

Coaches want their clients to be the best they can be. Jealousy, competitiveness, and possessiveness have no place in the coaching relationship. That’s why effective coaches are delighted to refer their clients to other coaches when that is a positive step in their growth. In fact, experience shows that a client’s current coach is the primary source of referrals to a new coach.

When clients move on to the next phase of their development, coaches naturally feel a sense of loss. This is overshadowed by the joy and satisfaction of having been part of client’s process of growth and accomplishment. The coach tends to feel like a proud parent who is watching a child go off to college or get married.

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