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Why 3–6 Month Coaching Packages Drive Lasting Transformation at Form & Flame

Research consistently shows that coaching delivered over 3–6 months produces more profound and lasting change than short-term interventions. Longer packages give clients the time to embed new behaviours (87% of studies show gains sustained at ≥6 months), develop deeper psychological capacities like self-efficacy and resilience (with some benefits emerging only after several months), and benefit from iterative feedback and goal-adjustment that solidify skills and performance. Form & Flame’s extended coaching approach aligns with these evidence-based principles to maximise sustainable outcomes and long-term success.

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Longer-term coaching leads to more sustained behaviour change and maintenance of gains.

  • A rapid systematic review of Health & Wellness Coaching (HWC) found that in studies with follow-ups at 6 months or more, about 87.5% of them showed some gains that were “partially sustained, sustained, or in some cases improved” after the active coaching period. PMC

  • The same review noted that behaviour change is only considered “maintained” when it continues for at least six months, per the Transtheoretical Model of Change. PMC

  • In a trial of telephone coaching for physical activity among hospital patients, increases in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) at 3 months were maintained at 9 months. BioMed Central

 Offering packages of 3-6 months (or longer) allows enough time not just to initiate changes, but to embed them so that clients sustain and build on them beyond the coaching.

Longer packages provide opportunity for iterative feedback, adaptation, and consolidation, which improve performance, skill development, and organisational or personal alignment.

  • In the meta-analysis “The effectiveness of workplace coaching: a meta-analysis of learning and performance outcomes from coaching”, coaching had positive effects on skill-based outcomes, affective outcomes, and individual performance, with more sessions and longer engagements generally associated with stronger results. Aston Research Explorer

  • Studies of health coaching in rehabilitation or prevention show that when follow-ups are at least 24 weeks (≈ 6 months) after end of intervention, multiple RCTs find statistical significant long-term effectiveness. PubMed

  • Also, from the systematic review of HWC, while many gains are visible at the end of the active coaching period, some are not fully maintained unless there is enough duration to integrate and adapt the change into stable routines. PMC

Form & Flame’s 3-6 month (or longer) packages allow for ongoing monitoring, adaptation of goals/strategies, overcoming plateaus or obstacles, and consolidating learning so that change sticks and performance improves beyond what short-term coaching can often deliver.

Longer engagement allows deeper development of psychological capacities (well-being, self‐efficacy, resilience) in phases, which short engagements often can’t fully support.

  • The “Time to Change for Mental Health and Well-being via Virtual Professional Coaching” longitudinal observational study (BetterUp) measured multiple dimensions (self-awareness, self-efficacy, emotional regulation, prospection, etc.) and found improvements as early as 3 months, but continued benefits when coaching continued into 6-7 months. Some dimensions improved more slowly and required longer time. JMIR Publications+1

  • Another study of physician group coaching showed that after 6 months, outcomes like self-compassion significantly improved and some were still improved at 12 months. PubMed

For complex psychological outcomes, transformation isn’t linear; some areas will respond quickly but others take longer. A 3-6 month (or more) package allows those slower-to-respond areas to catch up and integrate into the person’s identity and day-to-day behaviour.

Choose your pricing plan

  • 6 Month Coaching

    3,500£
    6 Month coaching plan containing upto 24 weekly coaching sessions
    Valid for 6 months

  • 3 Month Coaching

    2,000£
    3 Months of coaching. Upto 12 weekly sessions.
    Valid for 3 months

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