Books we recommend
Metaphors in Mind: Transformation through Symbolic Modelling
Penny Tompkins, James Lawley
Published 2000
StorytellingCommunication
- Explores how everyday metaphors reveal the structure of our inner world and shape perception, emotion, and behaviour.
- Presents Symbolic Modelling, a therapeutic approach that works directly with a client’s own metaphors rather than imposing external interpretations.
- Shows how Clean Language questions can gently elicit, clarify, and evolve symbolic landscapes for deep personal change.
- Demonstrates step‑by‑step processes for facilitating transformation using clients’ spontaneous imagery and metaphorical narratives.
- Emphasises respecting the client’s unique symbolic system, supporting self-discovery, autonomy, and lasting change.
- Offers practical examples, transcripts, and patterns that can be applied in coaching, therapy, education, and organisational contexts.
