The Psychological Patterning Process

| Practitioner training

A framework for understanding the psychological anatomy of change

“Most behaviour change training focuses on what to do.

Very little helps you understand what you’re actually looking at”.

What is PPP?

This is not a communication skills course.
And it’s not another Behaviour Change tool or method.

This is a different way of seeing what is happening in front of you.

Across two days, you’ll be introduced to the Psychological Patterning Process (PPP); a structured way of recognising the patterns that sit underneath your client or patient’s behaviour, and understanding what to do next.

Because most practitioners aren’t struggling with what to say.

They’re struggling with:

  • Why nothing seems to land

  • Why some people engage and others don’t

  • Why progress stalls, even when everything ‘should’ be working

PPP gives you a way to make sense of that.

A Structured Way to Read What’s Really Happening

You’ll learn how to recognise patterns across three critical domains:

  • What is driving behaviour beneath the surface

  • How identity is shaping what is possible (or not)

  • ..and when change is, or isn’t, actually available

Not in theory, but in a way you can apply immediately in your work.

Clear Decision-Making in the Moment

One of the biggest frustrations in practice is not knowing what to do when something isn’t working.

Push?
Hold back?
Change approach?
Refer on?

PPP gives you a clear framework for making that call.

So instead of second-guessing yourself, you leave with a way to decide:

Applied, Not Theoretical

This is not two days of passive learning.

You’ll work through real-world examples, case patterns using real case-studies, and live thinking so you can begin to recognise these dynamics in your own clients and patients immediately.

The goal is not just understanding.

It’s seeing differently by the end of day two.

Designed for Practitioners Who Already Work with Complexity

This training is for practitioners who are already holding complex human behaviour in their work but haven’t been given a way to make sense of it.

It sits between surface-level behaviour change tools and deep therapeutic work.

Clear in its scope.
Grounded in psychology.
Immediately useful.

A BEAUTIFUL SPACE TO LEARN

PPP will be held at Cleaver & Wake in central Nottingham, just a two-minute walk from Nottingham Station.

“Before behaviour changes, something deeper has to make sense”

This training is for practitioners who work with people in the context of change and know that human behaviour is rarely as straightforward as the textbooks suggest.

It’s for you if you’ve ever found yourself thinking:

  • ‘I know what I’m supposed to do here, but something isn’t landing.’

  • ‘This person says they want to change, but nothing is moving.’

  • ‘I can feel there’s something deeper going on, but I don’t quite have language for it.’

  • ‘I don’t want to push, but I also don’t want to collude.’

PPP is especially relevant for:

  • Physiotherapists

  • Osteopaths

  • Coaches - all areas

  • Rehab professionals

  • Movement professionals

  • Health and Wellbeing practitioners

  • Any practitioner working with motivation, engagement, adherence, or behaviour change.

This training is intentionally designed for non-therapy practitioners.

It is for professionals working alongside change, not those offering formal psychological therapy.

PPP sits in the space between surface-level behaviour change tools and deep therapeutic work, helping practitioners understand what they are seeing without stepping outside their scope.

It is not designed for psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, or therapists.

Not because the material lacks depth, but because it has been built specifically for practitioners who need a psychologically informed way to work with complexity without becoming a therapist in the room.

It is also strictly not a train-the-trainer course*

Who is this for?

Your place on the two-day PPP Foundation training includes:

  • Two full days of in-person training

  • Introduction to the Psychological Patterning Process (PPP)

  • A printed PPP workbook

  • Real-world case examples and applied learning

  • Tea, coffee, and lunch on both days

  • A beautiful central venue in Nottingham

  • A small-group learning environment

You’ll leave with a new way of seeing your work and a framework you can begin using immediately.

What’s Included

Your Trainer

PPP is taught by Serena Simmons, Chartered psychologist, educator, and behaviour change specialist.

For more than 25 years, Serena has worked in psychology, behaviour change, teaching, and human complexity, across Healthcare, Higher Education, Coaching, and Forensic settings.

She has taught thousands of practitioners internationally and is known for helping people make sense of what others often miss:
the patterns underneath behaviour.

PPP is the culmination of that work.

It has been developed to help practitioners recognise what is happening beneath the surface of non-change.. without stepping outside their professional scope.

For more about Serena and her Qualifications/Experience you can have a nosey HERE.

The Venue

PPP Foundation will be held at Cleaver & Wake, one of Nottingham’s most beautiful central venues.

Set just moments from Nottingham Station, it offers an elegant, calm space to step out of the noise of everyday practice and think more deeply about the work you do.

Add practical bits:

  • Venue: Cleaver & Wake, Nottingham

  • Dates: 10th–11th September 2026

  • Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm

  • Location: 2 minutes from Nottingham Station

  • Refreshments: Tea, coffee, and lunch included both days

Why This Matters

Most practitioners have been trained in what to do:
goal setting, motivation, communication, adherence, encouragement.

But very few have been taught how to recognise when those tools are fundamentally mismatched to the person in front of them.

That’s where PPP begins.

If you’ve been looking for a more intelligent, psychologically grounded way to understand non-change in practice, this is your invitation.

PPP Foundation is your introduction to a new way of seeing what is happening beneath the surface and responding with more confidence, precision, and depth.

Places are limited and early booking is recommended.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No. This training is designed to introduce you to the foundations of PPP in a way that is practical, clear, and immediately useful. You do not need prior knowledge of the model to attend.

  • Because this is an introduction to a developing body of work, not an attempt to flatten a complex modality into a sales page. PPP is designed to be learned through application, pattern recognition, case material, and lived clinical or coaching context not just description. This first training gives you a strong, usable foundation and a meaningful introduction to the thinking behind it.

  • Yes. This is not a conceptual-only training. You will leave with a new way of recognising what may be shaping resistance, stagnation, apparent ambivalence, or non-change, and importantly a clearer sense of how to respond more effectively and ethically.

  • No. PPP is not therapy, and this training is not designed to turn practitioners into therapists. It is designed to help practitioners better recognise psychological patterns that may be affecting engagement, behaviour, readiness, and progress, while staying firmly within their ethical scope.

  • This training is for thoughtful practitioners whose work depends on people changing, engaging, following through, or staying with a process. It is particularly relevant for professionals working in healthcare, rehabilitation, behaviour change, and psychologically informed coaching spaces.

  • No, and that is part of what makes this exciting. You will be learning the early architecture of a serious emerging modality, at the point where it is being shaped, tested, taught, and refined in real-world practice. This is the beginning of something, not the end of it.

  • Yes. While we don’t have formal affiliations with any hotels in Nottingham, we will share a curated list of nearby accommodation options ahead of the training to make planning your stay simple. If it helps, for now the Venue is Cleaver & Wake - 2 minutes walk from Nottingham Train station.

  • No.

    Motivational Interviewing is a highly respected and valuable approach, and many practitioners will already use aspects of it in their work.

    PPP is doing something different.

    Rather than focusing primarily on how to facilitate change conversations, PPP helps practitioners make better sense of what may be happening underneath apparent resistance, non-adherence, or stalled progress and therefore what kind of response is actually appropriate.

    In simple terms: PPP is about discernment before intervention.

    It can help practitioners think more clearly about when an approach like MI may be useful, when adaptation is needed, and when pushing for change may be premature.

    This is not a replacement for MI.
    It is a different framework, one that may help you use any change-related tool with more precision, care, and confidence once you are familiar with the ‘pattern’.

  • This is the first foundation-level PPP training, and it is intended to be the beginning of a wider training pathway over time.

    Future opportunities are likely to include more advanced application, deeper mapping work, and further development for practitioners who wish to continue.

    For now, this training is designed as a complete and valuable standalone experience in its own right.

  • On completion of this training, you will be able to describe yourself as PPP-informed.

    This reflects that you have completed foundation-level training in the Psychological Patterning Process (PPP) and have been introduced to its core principles and practical application.