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James Lawley

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James Lawley studied with David Grove for 12 years. As a result he co-developed Symbolic Modelling, co-authored “Metaphors in Mind” with his partner Penny Tompkins. Together they have a private psychotherapy and coaching practice and teach Symbolic Modelling to therapists, counsellors, coaches, managers and teachers throughout the world.

James has also co-authored “Insights in Spacewith Marian Way, nine academic research articles related to Clean Language, and over 200 other articles and blogs, all available at cleanlanguage.co.uk


Upcoming events

Advanced Fine Tuning January 2026

Advanced Fine Tuning January 2026

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  • Online via Zoom
  • Fridays, 23, 30 January and 6, 13, 20, 27 February 2026, 9am to 12.30pm GMT each day

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Advanced Fine Tuning April 2026

Advanced Fine Tuning April 2026

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  • 14 Anson Grove
  • Friday 17, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April 2026, Day 1 10am to 5.30pm, Day 2 9am to 5.30pm and Day 3 9am to 4.30pm

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Adventures in Clean 2026

Adventures in Clean 2026

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  • The Practice
  • Sunday 12 July (2:30pm BST) to Wednesday 15 July (2pm BST), 2026

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