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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 - October 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

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Advanced Fine Tuning - March 2027

Advanced Fine Tuning - March 2027

  • Places available
  • 14 Anson Grove
  • Monday 15 to Wednesday 17 March, 2027, Day 1: 10am to 5.30pm, Day 2: 9am to 5.30pm and Day 3: 9am to 4.30pm

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