Services, Events & Products
Below is a list of how you can work with us personally or through our online offerings.
Products
Books
Metaphors in Mind: Transformation through Symbolic Modelling (2000) James Lawley & Penny Tompkins
Also available in French as
Des métaphores dans la tête
And Italian as Mente e Metafore
(available as a free download)
Insights in Space: How to use Clean Space to solve problems, generate ideas and spark creativity (2017) James Lawley and Marian Way
Also available in German as
Erkenntnisse im Raum
Clean Language Interviewing: Principles and Applications for Researchers and Practitioners (2022) Editors: Heather Cairns-Lee, James Lawley & Paul Tosey).
Video
[DVD] A Strange And Strong Sensation Symbolic Modelling: Change With Metaphor (2004) Penny Tompkins & James Lawley
Licensed professionals in the US can earn 15 CEU’s when you take a self-study course that includes Clean language and Metaphors in Mind.
Online
Penny Tompkins & James Lawley with Marian Way (Series 2-5) and Annemiek van Helsdingen (Series 1)
Complete course: Introduction to Clean Language and Symbolic Modelling
Penny Tompkins & James Lawley. 7 lessons of 12 videos (includes 8 demonstrations, 6 quizzes and a 37-page workbook).
Services
Psychotherapy and coaching
Couples
All kinds of relationships: romanatic, family and business.
Events
Dutch Clean Fest (14-17 September 2023)
4 days of events, workshops and more from leading presenters from the Dutch and English-speaking communities. We are involved in three of the days. Details at artocraft.co.uk/cle23/.
Seminar Lesbos (25-30 September 2023)
One week experiencing Idiolektik (Hans Hermann Ehrat, Horst Poimann, Tilman Rentel), Focusing (Anna Poimann, Dino Poimann) and Clean Language (Penny Tompkins & James Lawley). In English and German. idiolektik.de/offenes-seminar/seminar-lesbos/
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14 - 17 September
Guldenberg, Netherlands
25-30 September 2023
Lesbos, Greece
Clean Language + Focusing + Idiolektik
InsideClean Series 1 to 4

Penny Tompkins
James Lawley
Marian Way
Four recorded workshops in each series
+ extra resources
+ bonus material
First book on Clean Language Interviewing
Available NOW from Emerald Publishing
EDITORS
Heather Cairns-Lee
James Lawley
Paul Tosey