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It is small.
Six people maximum, carefully selected. You will not be lost in a crowd.
LED BY SIMON HITCHCOCK
A Private Therapeutic Retreat in the Mountains Above Málaga
You built everything you said you wanted.
So why does it feel like this?
A different kind of work
Not a wellness retreat. Five days of psychotherapist-led residential work.
The work happens psychologically, emotionally, neurologically and physically. Not as separate modules, and not as activities attached to a retreat. Together, because insight alone does not always change the pattern the nervous system continues to repeat.
The therapy room, the mountain, breathwork, physical challenge and the horses each reveal something different. Simon brings those signals together into one coherent piece of work.
What defines The Ridge Intensive
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Led personally by Simon Hitchcock
Every session, every day, every conversation. Not a facilitator. The clinician himself.
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Six people maximum
A cohort small enough that nobody hides and everyone is met. Strictly capped.
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Depth psychotherapy and wilderness work
The therapy room and the mountain, worked together. Insight the mind can hold and the body can feel.
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90-day integration support
Direct WhatsApp access to Simon for three months after you leave. The work continues.
Who you'll be speaking to
Simon Hitchcock.
Simon Hitchcock is a British integrative psychotherapist with more than fifteen years of clinical experience. He has built and run two private residential clinics, treating addiction, trauma, eating disorders and burnout, written therapy courses at university level, and now appears weekly as a psychology presenter on Good Morning Spain.
Every conversation about The Ridge Intensive starts with him, personally. Not a booking form, not a sales team. Twenty minutes on the phone to see whether this is the right work for what you are carrying.
- Clinical experience 15+ years
- Residential clinics founded Two
- University-level teaching Course development
- Cohort size Six maximum
A short introduction from Simon, filmed on the ridge
The gap nobody talks about
You are functioning. You are capable. By every measure the world uses, you are doing well. And something is wrong.
Not dramatically wrong. No crisis, no breakdown, just a flatness. A disconnection from your work, from the people you love, sometimes from yourself. You have probably tried the obvious things: the holiday that helped for four days, the therapist who gave you insight you already suspected, the app, the resolution.
You are still here. Still asking the question. That question is not a problem. It is the most important thing about you right now, and it deserves a serious answer.
15+Years in Practice
6People Maximum
90Days of Support
Private recovery setting
A private ridge, not a retreat centre.
Genuinely remote, above Pizarra, a home rather than an institution.
The horses, the land, the silence, none of it is staged. It's simply where the work happens.
See Where You'll Stay
The Ridge Intensive is for people who
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Have arrived at the life they were supposed to want and found it quieter than expected
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Feel disconnected from the people they love and cannot explain why
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Have been living someone else's version of their life for so long they have forgotten what their own looks like
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Are functioning well by every external measure and struggling privately
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Have tried the obvious solutions and are still looking for something real
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Are tired of explaining themselves to people who do not quite get it
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Are ready for five days of honest, serious work in an extraordinary place
Three things that never change.
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It is serious.
Depth psychotherapy, wilderness work, breathwork and equine practice, real work, not a holiday with reflection attached.
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It continues after you leave.
Ninety days of direct WhatsApp access to Simon. Most programmes end at the airport. This one doesn't.
What you will leave with
Not a list of insights. Not a workbook.
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A different relationship to yourself
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A clear understanding of what you have been solving, and a better way to solve it
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A 90-day plan that is specific to you
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90 days of post-programme WhatsApp support with Simon
People arrive exhausted and performing. They leave knowing what they have been running from and what they actually want. That is not a small thing. Most people spend decades not knowing.
"Simon created a foundation for me to build from after years of struggling with feelings of failure and never feeling accomplished enough. He traced it back to where it started, helped me understand why my mind works the way it does, and over time it became clearer. I now have a clear path ahead."
James, UK"Before seeing Simon I struggled with daily panic attacks and carried a lot of pain from my past. Working with him completely changed my perspective. He helped me heal, reconnect with myself, and manage my anxiety in a healthy way. I now leave every session feeling lighter, calmer and more positive. It has honestly changed my life."
F., SpainTwo programmes. Six people, each.
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Programme One, Late September 2026
€9,500 per person · Six people maximum · Near Pizarra, Málaga
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Programme Two, Late October 2026
€9,500 per person · Six people maximum · Near Pizarra, Málaga
Conversations are now open for both dates. Participation is confirmed after speaking with Simon. €9,500 applies to the scheduled Ridge Intensive; Private Intensives are arranged separately, by conversation.
Scheduled Ridge Intensive
€9,500
Per Person
Airport transfers from Málaga
Five nights' residential accommodation
All meals throughout the programme
The full five-day programme, led personally
Ninety days of post-programme WhatsApp support
Private Intensives are arranged separately, by conversation.
What happens next
From first conversation to participation.
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Start the conversation
A few reflective questions through the site help Simon understand what has brought you here.
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A private conversation
Twenty minutes with Simon, personally, to understand whether this is the right setting and timing.
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An honest answer
No hard sell. If The Ridge is not the right fit, Simon will say so plainly.
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Participation confirmed
If it is right, the programme, timing and practical details are agreed.
Are you ready
"The people who need this most are usually the ones most uncertain they deserve it."
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