The Manse Method®When talking isn’t enough.
A content-free psycho-sensory method that existing practitioners can use to help reduce the emotional intensity associated with unpleasant or traumatic memories, without the client needing to describe what happened.
- 2-day live online training
- 15 CPD hours
- Assessment and certification
- Annual quality assurance
The difference
Work with the response, without retelling the story.
The memory remains, but may feel more distant or less emotionally charged.
No detailed retelling required
The client chooses what they want to work with and can keep the details to themselves.
Content-free
The practitioner works with the emotional response, not the story, so nothing needs to be explained or analysed.
An adjunct to existing practice
Designed to sit alongside the skills, boundaries and professional approach a practitioner already has.
A structured psycho-sensory method
A defined method, taught, practised and assessed through practitioner training.
How The Manse Method® is different
A different way of working with emotional intensity.
What it’s for
Some memories stay emotionally charged long after the event, even when the story has been told and understood. The Manse Method® is intended to help reduce the emotional intensity associated with a specific unpleasant or traumatic memory.
What stays private
The client doesn’t need to describe what happened. For people who find retelling difficult, or simply unnecessary, that privacy can matter.
Where it sits
Alongside a practitioner’s existing work. It is not a replacement for counselling, psychotherapy, or medical or psychological care.
Practitioner training
Learn to practise The Manse Method®.
Two days of live online training for professionals who already work with people, followed by assessment, certification and ongoing quality assurance.
- Format
- 2 days, live online · 15 CPD hoursTaught live by Kim and Carl Dourish, with time for questions, discussion and supervised practice.
- Day 1
- TheoryThe thinking behind The Manse Method®, emotional memory, appropriate use, practitioner boundaries and client safety.
- Day 2
- Practical work and assessmentGuided, supervised practice with feedback, followed by a practical assessment.
- After training
- Certification5 written and 5 video case studies, reviewed before certification.
- Every year
- Annual quality assuranceCertified practitioners submit two client-session videos each year as part of their annual quality review.
Upcoming cohorts: 21–22 November 2026 and 9–10 January 2027 · 15 CPD hours · £997
Find a practitioner
A network of certified practitioners.
Each practitioner brings their own professional background and uses The Manse Method® alongside their existing work, so you can choose someone whose approach feels right for you.
You won’t need to describe the details of what happened.
Find a practitionerStandards
Practised to a defined standard.
- Training Two days of live online teaching and supervised practice.
- Assessment A practical assessment during training.
- Certification Written and video case studies, reviewed before certification.
- Annual QA Certified practitioners submit two client-session videos each year as part of their annual quality review.
- Responsibility Practitioners work within their own professional scope, insurance and safeguarding.
- Membership An optional, active practitioner membership after certification, separate from certification and annual QA.
Bring a content-free method into the work you already do.
2 days, live online · 15 CPD hours · Upcoming cohorts 21–22 November 2026 and 9–10 January 2027
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