Personal Coaching

Personal coaching with an AI coach and a human one

Coach Marlee knows how you are wired and is there when you need it. A human coach of your own is there when you want a person. Both start from your results.

Free to start. No credit card needed. Begin with Coach Marlee and add a human coach when you are ready.

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Personal coaching works best when it is personal

Not a template. Not a pep talk. A coach that starts from who you are.

Marlee begins with the Marlee Motivational Analysis: 48 work motivations, 25+ years of research and up to 98% reliability. Coach Marlee, your AI coach, coaches 1,000+ goals across work and personal life. A certified human coach can be yours when you want someone in the room. Both work from the same picture of you, so neither starts cold.

Human and AI together

Two kinds of coach, one picture of you

Coach Marlee suits the everyday. It is there between the big moments, whether you want to prepare for a conversation, work through a program or think out loud about a decision. It coaches 1,000+ goals across work and personal life.

A human coach suits the turning points: a career move, a step up into leadership, a stretch where you want someone to challenge you in person. You get the depth of a real conversation, and the coaching is shaped by your data.

  • Coach Marlee for day-to-day moments and structured programs
  • A human coach for the turning points
  • One set of results behind both
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What people bring

Goals that personal coaching can hold

Your goal might be in one of these buckets, or sit across all three. Coaching works either way.

Work

A career that fits you

Maybe you are weighing a change, or a role no longer feels like you. Ask Marlee can tell you which roles you would thrive in and which would drain you.

Coach Marlee can help: turn that picture into a plan and rehearse the conversations that get you there.

Self

Confidence in your own voice

Self-doubt and second-guessing hold plenty of capable people back. Programs such as Personal Power are built to grow your confidence to influence and lead.

Coach Marlee can help: spot the moments you hold back, then practice speaking up with coaching tuned to your motivations.

Life

A clearer sense of direction

Busy lives drift. Goal Catcher helps you work out your values, your life vision and your mission, so goals feel like yours.

Coach Marlee can help: connect what you do each week to what actually matters to you.

Your own human coach

A human coach who works from your data

Marlee's founder, Michelle Duval, has been a pioneer in coaching since 1997. She co-developed the evidence-based coaching methodologies that guide Marlee's coaching, and the whole human coaching bench is trained in them.

That matters when you meet your coach. They are not starting with a blank page. The coaching is data-backed, drawing on your Marlee results to focus the conversation on what will move things for you.

Meet the bench

Certified coaches with experience in executive, leadership and high performance coaching.

  • Trained in Marlee's methodology
  • Working from your motivational data
  • Available alongside Coach Marlee
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Start for free

Begin with the coach that is always there

Create a free account for your Motivational Analysis and one complete 8-week coaching program with Coach Marlee, an AI coach for 1,000+ goals across work and personal life. No credit card needed. Add a human coach whenever it makes sense.

How it works

How personal coaching with Marlee works

You set the pace and decide how much of each kind of coaching you want.

1

Start with how you are wired

Your Motivational Analysis gives you results across 48 work motivations, instantly. It is the picture both kinds of coach work from.

2

Say what you want from coaching

Tell Coach Marlee the goal, personal or professional. It coaches 1,000+ goals across work and personal life, from confidence to career to wellbeing.

3

Coach in the gaps between big moments

A structured program gives you two sessions a week for 8 weeks. Ask Marlee fills the gaps when a question comes up.

4

Bring in your own human coach

When the goal calls for a person, a certified coach picks up from your Marlee results and the goals you want to reach.

90%

of coaching users achieve their goals within just 4-8 weeks

1,000+

coaching goals Coach Marlee supports, across work and personal life

25+

years of motivation science behind Marlee

194+

countries with individuals and teams on Marlee

“I have learned how to communicate better using every tool in myself, especially how I use my tone of voice.”
Harris, age 32
Trusted by individuals and teams in 194+ countries, including 500 Startups, Accenture, Amazon, Atlassian, Canva, Google, HubSpot, KPMG, L'Oreal, Meta, Microsoft and SAP
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More ways to grow with Marlee

See how people use Marlee in Leadership Development, High Performance Individual Contributors and Managing & Coaching, or read about founder Michelle Duval and ideas on the Marlee blog.

Related pages: online life coaching and career coaching app.

FAQs

What is the difference between personal coaching and therapy?

Personal coaching looks forward. It helps you set a goal, understand what drives you and take practical steps toward it. Therapy is a clinical service that supports mental health, and it is a different job done by qualified professionals.

Marlee provides coaching, not clinical care. If you are struggling, a health professional is the right first call, and coaching can sit alongside that support when you are ready for it.

Can I have an AI coach and my own human coach at the same time?

Yes, and it is a good way to use both. Coach Marlee is there between the big moments for programs and in-the-moment questions, while a human coach helps with the turning points where you want a real conversation.

Because both work from your Marlee data, you are not repeating your story. Human coaches on the bench are trained in evidence-based methodologies co-developed by Michelle Duval, a pioneer in coaching since 1997.

Is personal coaching only for people who feel stuck?

Not at all. Plenty of people come to coaching while things are going well, because they want to use their strengths on purpose. A goal might be as small as handling feedback better or as big as changing direction.

Your Motivational Analysis shows what is working for you as well as what is not, so the coaching can build on strengths, not only fix gaps.

How do I know whether this style of coaching suits me?

Try it with your own results. Your Motivational Analysis is instant, and the first thing you see is a description of what drives you. If it feels like you, the coaching built on it will too.

You can then run a full 8-week program with Coach Marlee on the free plan. That is plenty of time to notice whether the questions, the pace and the suggestions work for you.

How much personal coaching do I get for free?

The free plan includes your Motivational Analysis, one complete 8-week coaching program with Coach Marlee and comparisons with up to 3 teammates. No credit card is needed.

Human coaching is a step beyond that. You can look at the coaches on the human coaching page whenever you are ready.

Coaching that begins with you

Run your free Motivational Analysis and start your first coaching conversation with Marlee.