About Coach You

The right coach for the right result

The principal coach at Coach You is me, Marien Perez. For the most part, I conduct all the coaching sessions personally. But it doesn’t have to be that way. If you need more than one coach (for example, for a corporate project involving several departments or locations), that’s easily arranged.

I work with a pool of over 100 fully qualified coaches with practices spread throughout the world. I can call on their services whenever we need them.

Marien Perez: professional coach fluent in English and Spanish

My name is Marien Perez, and I can help you chart a new course for the next stage of your life.

I’m a professional coach, someone who helps people bring out the best in their personal and professional lives. If you want to reduce me to a sound bite: I release human potential, one person at a time.

I don’t have a magic wand, but I do have a boundless interest in human possibility. The buzz I get from helping clients explore their untapped talents and unfulfilled creativity never diminishes.

I’m fluent in English and Spanish, which means I can coach in either language.

Marien Perez: history and background

I’ve been coaching people since 2004. I trained at CoachU, the world’s leading provider of coach-training programmes – often referred to as the coaching university. Since then I have spent more than 3,000 hours coaching a broad range of executives and professionals all over the world.

I’m a member of the International Coach Federation and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. I am also a Certified NLP Practitioner

I work regularly as an executive coach and facilitator with leading consultancy iOpener Ltd. My work with them has involved some of the world’s most famous names in IT, mobile phones, management consultancy, and courier services, as well as two of the world’s best-known business schools.

I also enjoy contributing to the coaching community by helping train, mentor and support other coaches.

Techniques and motivation

Although my background is in science, it’s human nature that fascinates me. After university I went into teaching and educational psychology, and set up a ‘learn to learn’ business that evolved into coaching. I found what I wanted to do when I discovered that far too many people fail to find their own niche in life.

My training in the following techniques brings a broader perspective to the life coaching process.

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) works from the premise that it’s not events that upset us, it’s how we interpret them. By using REBT in our personal coaching you’ll pick up skills for leading a happier and more fulfilling life.

Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) deals with the connections that people make between thoughts, language, and behaviour. NLP techniques help you represent the world in a more positive light, communicate better, and ultimately live a richer life.

Finally, I’m Spanish by birth, although I’ve been living in Oxford since 1995. My English is tempered by a soft Castilian accent; my cooking is still heavily reliant on olive oil; and my coaching style has an Iberian directness that makes it difficult for clients to avoid the real issues. I think you’ll enjoy working with me.

Why not get in touch. If you prefer, you can call me on 01865 751 432 (Oxford) or email Professional Life Coach Marien for an informal chat (in English or Spanish) about where you want to take your life, your work or your career.