Carl Dourish

As one of the co-creators of The Manse Method® and co-founder of The Manse Retreat, my work is dedicated to transforming how we understand and resolve emotional trauma. I bring decades of experience to this field as a trained counsellor, hypnotherapist, and practitioner of multiple eye movement therapies, all of which underpin the development of this pioneering approach.

The Manse Method® was born from years of working directly with individuals carrying deep emotional pain and from a belief that we cannot change the past, but we can change how it lives within us. My mission is to help people safely and effectively release the emotional charge from painful memories without needing to talk about them, freeing them to move forward with clarity, peace, and confidence.

Whether supporting clients one-to-one or training practitioners around the world, my focus is always the same: to make transformation not just possible, but accessible and to show that trauma does not have to define a life.