FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What Pattern Coach is, how it works, and what it isn't.
What is Pattern Coach?
Pattern Coach is an AI coaching system that detects the behavioral patterns shaping your decisions, relationships, and inner life. You feed it through journaling — but the journal isn't the product. The pattern detection and the coach who reasons about what's surfacing are.
How does pattern detection work?
Your entries are processed by an AI reasoning layer trained on a library of well-studied behavioral patterns. Each entry can match multiple patterns simultaneously, each scored by severity. Over days and weeks, those scores build a longitudinal picture — which patterns are intensifying, fading, or running quietly in the background.
Who is Sage?
Sage is the AI coach at the center of Pattern Coach. Sage has full context from your entries and the patterns the system has identified — so conversations start from where you actually are, not a blank prompt. Sage reasons about your patterns, reflects them back, and helps you engage with what's surfacing. Sage is a coach, not a therapist.
Is my data private?
Yes. Your entries, coach conversations, AI summaries, and the behavioral profile the system builds over time are all encrypted with a per-account key before they're stored. The database holds ciphertext — not your writing. Your entries are never used to train AI models.
Can Pattern Coach replace therapy?
No. Pattern Coach is a reasoning and reflection tool, not a clinical service. It doesn't diagnose, treat, or provide mental health care. It works well alongside therapy — many users find it surfaces patterns worth bringing into sessions — but it is not a substitute for a licensed professional, and it's not designed for crisis situations.
What patterns can it detect?
The library covers avoidance, perfectionism, people-pleasing, rumination, conflict avoidance, self-criticism, overcommitment, emotional suppression, catastrophizing, and more — across health, work, relationships, and inner life. Most entries surface several patterns at once.
How is this different from a journaling app?
It isn't one. Journaling apps store what you wrote. Pattern Coach uses your writing as input to an AI reasoning layer that identifies recurring behavioral loops, tracks their intensity over time, and gives you a coach — Sage — who already knows your patterns when you show up to talk.
How much does Pattern Coach cost?
Current plans are on the pricing page. That page is always the source of truth.
Can I export or delete my data?
Yes. You can delete your account and everything tied to it — entries, behavioral profile, all of it — from your account settings at any time. Export is available on request and being expanded. See the privacy page for current details.
What devices does it work on?
Pattern Coach runs in any modern browser — desktop, tablet, or phone. Write an entry on your phone, review your pattern trends on a larger screen later.
Still have a question?
See the pricing page for current plans, the privacy page for how your data is handled, contact us directly, or sign in to start journaling.