Psychological Coaching Programme

You know
yourself. Not completely.

AXIS produces a precise, deeply personal diagnostic of who you are — what's operating, what's underneath it, and what it would take to change. Built from an 86-question intake. Delivered as a document that reads like someone studied you carefully. Because they did.

86 Question intake
7 Life domains
12 Coaching sessions
3 Month programme
Developmental roots
Core limiting beliefs
Behavioural patterns
Domain scores
Wound map
Attachment profile
3-month plan
Resistance points
Trajectory forecast
Coaching hypothesis
Developmental roots
Core limiting beliefs
Behavioural patterns
Domain scores
Wound map
Attachment profile
3-month plan
Resistance points
Trajectory forecast
Coaching hypothesis
The problem

Most people are running on a self-portrait that is ten years out of date.

The patterns operating in your life now were installed earlier than you think. Naming them is not the same as changing them. A precise portrait is the first requirement of real change.

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What coaching usually produces
Generic frameworks applied to your situation. The same language used with everyone, adjusted for context. You leave with tools. You don't always leave with clarity.
02
What therapy often produces
Understanding of origins without an operational plan. You know where the pattern came from. You still run the pattern. The knowing and the changing are two different problems.
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What AXIS produces
A precise portrait of who you are, what is underneath it, and exactly what would have to change for the next three months to be different from the last three years. Specific to you. Not a category.

A diagnostic that doesn't let you off the hook.

The questionnaire covers seven life domains across 86 questions. It asks uncomfortable things and waits for the honest answer. The document that comes back is specific enough that most clients describe it as their first fully accurate account of themselves.

For those who go further: twelve sessions with a coach who has studied your portrait before you speak.

Marcus Chen
Career
8
Money
8
Identity
4
Psychology
3
"You have spent twenty-three years building a life that is objectively excellent by the measures you were given. And now you sit with a specific kind of exhaustion that has no name in the vocabulary you were handed."
01
The intake questionnaire
86 questions across seven life domains. 60–90 minutes, alone and uninterrupted. The only wrong answer is a polished one — designed to move past the considered answer to the honest one.
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The AXIS analysis
Every answer is read carefully. Patterns are identified across domains, not just within them. Origins are traced. Nothing is drawn from a general type — everything is specific to what you said.
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The diagnostic document
A complete portrait: developmental roots, core limiting beliefs, behavioural patterns, domain scores, wound map, attachment profile, a 3-month plan with daily practice, resistance points, and a trajectory forecast across two paths.
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The coaching programme (optional)
Twelve sessions with a coach who has studied your specific portrait before you speak. Built around what the document reveals — not a curriculum. The first session begins where the document ends.
"It read like something written by someone who'd actually studied me."
Anonymous · Digital marketing · Early 30s

This is what precision looks like.

Three fictional profiles built through the AXIS methodology. Names and details are invented. The depth and specificity are what every real document produces.
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I've been in therapy. I've worked with coaches. Nothing came close to this level of specificity. It named patterns I'd felt operating for years but never had words for — and things I hadn't let myself acknowledge before seeing them written down. I expected something clinical and detached. I didn't expect to feel genuinely seen by a document.
Anonymous
Late 30s · Creative and media industries
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The accuracy surprised me. I'd felt all of these things for years — but having them laid out as distinct patterns, each with a clear origin and a name, made it dramatically easier to actually work with them. What struck me most was how personal it felt. Not like a report. Like someone had taken the time to actually study me.
Anonymous
Early 30s · Digital marketing

Start where you are.

The Diagnostic works as a standalone. The Programme builds on it. Most clients begin with one and continue with the other.

Entry point
AXIS Diagnostic
The complete psychological portrait. No coaching sessions — the most accurate account of yourself you've encountered, with a 3-month plan built from it.
86-question structured intake
Full AXIS diagnostic document
Domain scores across 7 life areas
Wound map and attachment profile
3-month plan and daily practice
Trajectory forecast — two paths
€400
One-time · Delivered within 5 days
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Full programme
AXIS Coaching Programme
The diagnostic plus twelve one-on-one sessions with a coach who has studied your portrait before you speak. Three months. Built around what your document reveals.
Everything in the Diagnostic
Onboarding call before document delivery
12 weekly 60-minute coaching sessions
Coach-only support document — your specific patterns
Weekly check-ins between sessions
Post-programme follow-up at 90 days
€4,000
€3,500 early pay · Application required
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From intake to first session.

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Apply or purchase
Diagnostic: immediate access. Full programme: a short application. Not everyone is a match — that's intentional.
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Complete the intake
86 questions. 60–90 minutes. Alone, uninterrupted. The honesty of what you put in determines the accuracy of what you receive.
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Receive your document
Delivered within 5 business days. Print it. Read it alone. Most clients find something different on the second read.
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Begin the work
Diagnostic: the document is the work. Programme: twelve sessions with a coach who has spent time with your portrait.
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90 days later
A structured check-in to see what held and what didn't — and what, if anything, comes next.

Everything you need to know before you begin.

If something isn't answered here, ask directly when you apply.

How is AXIS different from therapy or conventional coaching?+

Therapy typically focuses on processing the past. Conventional coaching focuses on goals and accountability. AXIS produces a precise diagnostic portrait — where your patterns come from, how they operate now, and what would have to change for the next chapter to be different. It is a map. What you do with the map is the work.

Who is AXIS for?+

AXIS works best for people with a degree of self-awareness who are willing to be honest in the questionnaire. Its strongest results have come with high-performing professionals who feel stuck despite external success, people at genuine crossroads, and individuals who found previous coaching or therapy too generic. It is not a good fit for people in acute crisis.

What exactly is in the diagnostic document?+

Approximately 15–20 pages: developmental roots, three core limiting beliefs with protective functions, behavioural pattern analysis, domain scores across seven areas, a core wound map, attachment profile, genuine strengths, the central paradox, coaching hypothesis, infrastructure assessment, a 3-month plan with monthly tasks and daily practice, resistance points with self-directed questions, and a trajectory forecast for two paths. Everything is specific to your answers.

Is the document actually accurate, or general enough to feel accurate?+

This is the right question. Every observation is traceable to something specific you said in the questionnaire. The methodology is built to prevent generalisation — if a detail is absent, the document notes the gap rather than filling it plausibly. The sample documents on this page are the clearest demonstration of what specificity looks like in practice.

Can I do just the Diagnostic without the full programme?+

Yes — the Diagnostic is a complete product in its own right. It includes a full 3-month plan built specifically for you. Many clients use it as a standalone. The coaching programme is for those who want to go deeper. Most clients who progress to the full programme start with the Diagnostic first.

What is the application process for the full programme?+

Five questions — not the full intake — designed to orient you before enrollment. AXIS takes a limited number of coaching clients at any one time. The criteria are about readiness: whether you are willing to engage honestly with difficult material and whether the timing makes three months of real work possible.

Is my information confidential?+

Completely. Your questionnaire answers, diagnostic document, and session content are strictly confidential. Nothing is shared outside your direct coaching relationship. Coaches sign confidentiality agreements as a condition of working with AXIS. AXIS does not use client material for any purpose other than delivering your programme.

What is the refund policy?+

50% refund if you withdraw before the AXIS document is delivered. No refund after the document is delivered — it represents the core intellectual deliverable. Full details are in the Terms & Refund Policy.

Manuel Mendes

Founder, AXIS

I've spent my life building businesses and taking my own psychology apart. Not from a distance — I've gone through CBT, hypnosis, psychedelics, somatic work, years of self-directed study in psychology and biology. Some of it worked. Most of it gave me pieces. AXIS is what happened when I put the pieces together.

A document that reflects who you actually are — not who you think you are. Once you have the map, you can take the path.

Begin

The only wrong
answer is a polished one.

The questionnaire takes 60–90 minutes. Set aside the time to do it properly. What you put in is what you receive back.