Three ways to work at The Ridge.
The Ridge Intensive

Three ways to work at The Ridge.

The same seriousness of work, held in three different formats.

Some people need the challenge and recognition of a small group. Some need complete privacy. Some cannot realistically step away for a full week. The programme changes around that difference.

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Scheduled Five-Day · Seven-Day Private · Private Weekend
Simon Hitchcock working with a horse at The Ridge in Málaga
Not sure which format

Start with what is happening, not the programme.

If you can describe what is happening more easily than the format you need, begin there. Burnout, anxiety, trauma, low mood, emotional numbness, relationship difficulties or simply knowing that something is not right are all valid starting points.

You do not need to decide between five days, seven days or a weekend before speaking with Simon. The format should follow the work, not the other way around.

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The three formats

What actually changes between them.

The question is not which route sounds most exclusive. It is which container gives the work the best chance of being useful.

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Scheduled Ridge Intensive

The Five-Day Ridge Intensive

Five days · Six people maximum · €9,500 per person

The fullest expression of The Ridge as a small-group programme.

Six people work through five continuous days with Simon and the wider specialist team. Individual psychotherapy sits at the centre, but the group is not incidental. Recognition, challenge and the experience of being seen by other people are part of the therapeutic environment.

Breathwork, cold exposure, equine work, wilderness work and group integration are built into the programme as standard, with the week responding to what is active in the room rather than following a rigid timetable.

Format
Small group, six people maximum
Duration
Five continuous days
Timing
Scheduled public dates
Investment
€9,500 per person, all-inclusive
Best suited to

People who can give the work five days and for whom the presence of a small group is part of the value rather than something to avoid.

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02

Private Ridge Intensive

Seven days, built around one person.

Seven days · 1:1 or potentially 1:2 · Privately arranged

For people who need privacy, flexibility and a programme that can follow them without a wider participant group.

The seven-day private format is centred on direct therapeutic work with Simon. There is no cohort to accommodate and no group timetable to preserve, which changes how specifically the work can be shaped and how quickly it can move when something important appears.

Breathwork, equine, wilderness and behavioural work remain available, but they are bespoke additions rather than automatic inclusions. They are used when they genuinely serve the person or pair.

Format
1:1 or potentially 1:2
Duration
Seven days
Timing
Arranged privately
Investment
Discussed directly with Simon
Best suited to

People for whom privacy matters, who cannot work in a group setting, who need greater flexibility, or who want the work designed around one person from beginning to end.

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Private Weekend Intensive

A concentrated private weekend.

Friday to Monday · 1:1 · Privately arranged

For people who need more continuity than another isolated hour, but cannot realistically disappear for seven days.

Arrive Friday, work privately with Simon on Saturday and Sunday, and leave Monday. The weekend creates two uninterrupted days of therapeutic work without pretending that two days can do the same job as seven.

It is not a lighter or cheaper version of the private week. It is a different amount of time for a different practical situation. If Simon believes what you are bringing needs more space than a weekend can responsibly hold, he will say so.

Format
1:1
Duration
Friday to Monday
Timing
Arranged privately
Investment
Discussed directly with Simon
Best suited to

People who need privacy and concentrated work, but whose work, family or other responsibilities make a full private week unrealistic.

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Simon Hitchcock, psychotherapist and lead clinician at The Ridge Intensive
Across all three formats

The same person holds the work.

Across all three formats, Simon Hitchcock remains the lead clinician. The structure may change, but suitability, pace and therapeutic direction stay centred on direct work with him.

That continuity matters. The point of an intensive is not simply more hours of therapy. It is having enough uninterrupted time for something important to emerge, be followed and worked with properly.

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A short introduction from Simon, filmed on the ridge
A short introduction from Simon, filmed on the ridge

Compare the formats

The differences, side by side.

All three routes begin with suitability and direct contact with Simon. The differences are structural, not cosmetic.

Scheduled The Five-Day Ridge Intensive
Private · Seven Days The Private Ridge Intensive
Private · Weekend The Private Weekend Intensive
Duration
Five days
Seven days
Friday to Monday
Who attends
Six people maximum
One person or potentially one couple
One person
Group work
Yes, part of the programme
No wider participant group
No
Work with Simon
Core throughout the five days
Direct private work throughout
Direct private work Saturday and Sunday
Specialist work
Built into the programme as standard
Added where it serves the work
Added where it serves the work
Timing
Fixed scheduled dates
Arranged privately
Arranged privately
Public price
€9,500 per person
Not published
Not published
Best fit
Group recognition and full-team programme
Maximum privacy and flexibility
Private intensity when seven days is unrealistic

Scheduled

The Five-Day Ridge Intensive

Duration Five days
Who attends Six people maximum
Group work Yes, part of the programme
Work with Simon Core throughout the five days
Specialist work Built into the programme as standard
Timing Fixed scheduled dates
Public price €9,500 per person
Best fit Group recognition and full-team programme

Private · Seven Days

The Private Ridge Intensive

Duration Seven days
Who attends One person or potentially one couple
Group work No wider participant group
Work with Simon Direct private work throughout
Specialist work Added where it serves the work
Timing Arranged privately
Public price Not published
Best fit Maximum privacy and flexibility

Private · Weekend

The Private Weekend Intensive

Duration Friday to Monday
Who attends One person
Group work No
Work with Simon Direct private work Saturday and Sunday
Specialist work Added where it serves the work
Timing Arranged privately
Public price Not published
Best fit Private intensity when seven days is unrealistic

If you are unsure, book a private 20-minute consultation with Simon and start with what is happening rather than trying to diagnose the right format yourself.

The Ridge therapeutic setting and horses near Pizarra, Málaga
The setting

The format changes. The Ridge does not.

Whichever format you choose, the therapeutic work takes place at The Ridge near Pizarra, Málaga. The therapy room, the horses and the surrounding landscape are part of the same working environment.

Participants stay separately in nearby rural accommodation, creating a clear divide between the intensity of the work and the space needed to sleep, rest and let the day settle.

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How to choose

Choose the container that fits the work, not the one that sounds most impressive.

Choose Scheduled

If the group is part of the value

The five-day programme is the strongest fit when you can commit to the public dates and are willing to work alongside five other people.

Choose Seven-Day Private

If privacy and flexibility matter most

The seven-day private format gives Simon the most room to follow one person or potentially one pair without a wider group or public timetable.

Choose Weekend

If seven days is genuinely unrealistic

The weekend creates concentrated 1:1 work when a full private week cannot fit, provided Simon believes two working days can responsibly hold what you are bringing.

Still unsure

Start with the problem, not the product

You do not need to arrive knowing which route is right. Simon can redirect you after understanding what is happening and what you need from the work.

Speak directly with Simon

You do not need to know which format is right before you start.

You do not need to decide the format before speaking to Simon. Book a private twenty-minute conversation, explain what is happening and let the format follow the work.

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