
Pesso Boyden System of Psychotherapy is a profound approach to personal growth and emotional healing.
In our group events, you can choose to take part as a Client Participant, including your own one-hour session (or “structure”), or as an Observer Participant, engaging fully in the process without having your own structure. Whichever role you choose, the work often touches people deeply and can bring valuable insight and connection.
Because PBSP works at depth, it is important that you feel well supported while participating. If you are currently navigating a mental health crisis or experiencing significant emotional distress, this may not be the right moment to take part in a group setting. We would be glad to help you find the kind of support that best meets your needs right now.
To apply for a place in one of our workshops/groups, we invite you to complete the Initial Consultation Form below. This helps us get to know you a little, understand what brings you to this work, and ensure that your experience of PBSP is safe, positive, and supportive.

Once we have received your completed form, one of our Pesso Boyden therapists/group facilitators will be in touch to arrange a follow-up chat.
If you find it difficult to complete this form on your own, we can talk through these questions with you in a Zoom or phone meeting - please get in touch to request this if needed.
Once we have received your completed form, one of our Pesso Boyden therapists/group facilitators will be in touch to arrange a follow-up chat via Zoom or phone, to clarify any information you have given us, to offer you a chance to ask questions, and to tell you a bit more about our Pesso Boyden group workshops at The Sand & Sound Centre and/or the residential retreat in Derbyshire.
Once we've had a conversation via Zoom or phone and decided that Pesso Boyden is likely to be helpful for you, we will offer you a provisional place in the group/workshop, confirmed on payment of deposit.
If we decide that Pesso Boyden groupwork is not appropriate for you at this time, there may be options for one-to-one Pesso Boyden therapy, or we may make other suggestions for accessing support.
You can find out more about the Pesso Boyden therapy HERE, or on the main UK PBSP website, and the main US website. You can also read about this method in Chapter 18 of Bessel van der Kolk's book The Body Keeps the Score
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