James Lawley
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 Space” with 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 April 2026
- Sold out
- 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
Adventures in Clean 2026
- Places available
- The Practice
- Sunday 12 July (2:30pm BST) to Wednesday 15 July (2pm BST), 2026
Advanced Fine Tuning - October 2026
- Places available
- 14 Anson Grove
- Friday 2, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October 2026, Day 1: 10am to 5.30pm, Day 2: 9am to 5.30pm and Day 3: 9am to 4.30pm

