Serious therapeutic work, led personally by Simon. Privately over seven days or a weekend, or within a small scheduled group.
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Simon Hitchcock is a British integrative psychotherapist with 15+ years of clinical experience. He helped establish and coordinate two private residential treatment centres, developing and then leading their therapeutic programmes. A former university lecturer, he wrote therapeutic courses and trained therapists entering the profession. Simon also contributes to 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.
Ways to work with The Ridge
The Ridge is intensive psychotherapy led personally by Simon Hitchcock. The difference is the format: a private seven-day intensive, a focused private weekend, or a scheduled five-day programme for a small group. Suitability comes before choosing a route.
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, but a persistent low mood or a flatness you cannot quite explain. 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. For founders, leaders and high performers, this can show up as high-functioning anxiety or executive burnout long before anything visibly breaks.
The therapeutic work takes place on a private ridge above Pizarra in Málaga, Andalusia, away from the pace and routines of ordinary life.
Across all three Ridge formats, participants stay in the same nearby rural accommodation approximately one kilometre away. Accommodation, all meals and agreed Málaga airport transfers are included, giving the intensity of the work and the space to rest a clear separation.
"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., Spain€9,500 per person · Six people maximum · Near Pizarra, Málaga
Conversations are now open for the October scheduled programme. Participation is confirmed after speaking with Simon. €9,500 applies only to the scheduled Ridge Intensive. The Seven-Day Private Intensive and Private Weekend Intensive are arranged separately, with timing, structure and fees discussed directly.
The Ridge offers two privately arranged intensives and a scheduled five-day programme. Simon discusses suitability, structure and fees for private work before any commitment. The scheduled programme has a published price.
Investment discussed privately
Seven days of therapeutic work centred on one person, or potentially one couple, and personally led by Simon. Arrangements depend on the work and suitability.
Explore Seven-Day PrivateInvestment discussed privately
A concentrated one-to-one format from Friday to Monday, with therapeutic work on Saturday and Sunday. Fees and arrangements are discussed with Simon.
Explore Private WeekendIncluded in the scheduled programme
Agreed airport transfers from Málaga
Five nights' nearby accommodation
All meals throughout the programme
The full five-day programme, led personally, by Simon
Ninety days of post-programme WhatsApp support
€9,500 applies to the scheduled Five-Day Ridge Intensive. The Seven-Day Private Intensive and Private Weekend Intensive are arranged privately, with timing, structure and fees discussed directly.
Writing from Simon Hitchcock on the patterns, pressures and adaptations that often sit beneath the surface.
Choose a twenty-minute time with Simon directly. No sales team and no commitment to participate.
Twenty minutes to explain what is happening, ask questions and establish whether The Ridge could be the right setting for the work.
No hard sell. If The Ridge is not the right fit, Simon will say so plainly.
If it is right, the format, timing and practical details are agreed.
