What is Clean Language?

Clean Language is a simple set of questions developed by counselling psychologist David Grove. These questions are used with a person’s own words to direct their attention to some aspect of their own experience.

Asking these questions in the right context often results in an interesting new insight or the recognition of some new possibility. And if that new possibility is then questioned using Clean Language, the result can be quite profound.

"With a tool like this you can change the world."

Want to practice Clean Language skills?

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You can join in our FREE peer practice sessions every Tuesday and Saturday (except in the school holidays) by joining our community site: Clean Campus, which is also a place to share ideas about all things clean. We also have a more formal practice group led by Marian Way and for which there is a small fee. You can learn about this here.

Or gain a coaching qualification?

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Join us for our Clean Coach Certification Programme (Level 1 accredited programme with the ICF) to learn clean coaching methodologies to inspire capability in others and help transform their lives. Based on Clean Language and Symbolic Modelling, this is an ideal opportunity to learn these skills within the context of an ICF accredited coaching programme.

There are 2 opportunities for you to join us this year. In-person in May and June in Switzerland (2 sets of 4 days) and online, starting in November. Both also include access to a private space on our online Clean Campus where you can connect with the other participants between sessions for discussion, practice and extra learning.

Upcoming events

Practise Your Skills

Clean Language Practice Group

  • Places available
  • Monday 17 February 2025, 7pm to 9pm GMT
  • Online via Zoom
  • With Marian Way

Details & booking

Special event

Embodied Wisdom Clean Retreat

  • Places available
  • Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February 2025, 9am to 5pm EST
  • HD Counseling, Florida, Winter Park, Florida, United States
  • With Caitlin Walker PhD, Sarah Baca

Details & booking

Get started with clean

1-Hour Clean Language Taster

  • Places available
  • Wednesday 5 March 2025, 6.30pm to 7.30pm GMT
  • Online via Zoom
  • With Doris Leibold

Details & booking

Get started with clean

1-Day Introduction to Clean Language

  • Places available
  • Thursday 6 March, 9am to 4.30pm GMT
  • Online via Zoom
  • With Marian Way, Doris Leibold

Details & booking

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The training was such a great course! Fun and at the same time practical. Inspiring, meaningful and useful in so many areas. A simplicity, cleanness and playfulness in the philosophy of Clean Language, while at the same time so profound, serious and demanding. Training brings skills. I'm so glad I joined! Develops me in all my roles, as a manager, management consultant, coach, educator, mom, wife, fellow human and human being. I highly recommend it!

Margareta Carlsson, ICF Coach

Featured products

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Clean Approaches for Coaches

Marian Way's book about creating the conditions for change within a coaching session, using Clean Language and Symbolic Modelling.

£20.00

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From Contempt to Curiosity

Caitlin Walker's book about using Clean Language and Systemic Modelling to encourage the conditions for collaboration.

£16.00

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Clean Language and Systemic Modelling DVD

A set of two DVDs with simple exercises for practising Clean Language and Systemic Modelling by yourself or in a group - by Caitlin Walker.

£10.00
(£10.00 including VAT)

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Insights in Space

How to use Clean Space to solve problems, generate ideas and spark creativity. By James Lawley and Marian Way.

£20.00

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