


The Listening Way
Cultivating Ease, Attention, and Authentic Presence in an Urgent World
Join me for a 9-month transformational journey in deep listening, courageous thinking, and profound presence.
In a world that moves fast and demands constant action, The Listening Way offers something different: ease, spaciousness, and the power of true presence. This program is not just about learning to coach—it’s about transforming how you listen, think, and show up in the world.
Rooted in the Thinking Environment and the SPAACE model, this immersive experience invites you to:
✔ Slow down to listen deeply—to yourself, to others, to what matters most.
✔ Uncover the power of attention, assumptions, and presence—so you can think, lead, and coach with clarity and confidence.
✔ Create ease in the midst of urgency—learning to hold space for real transformation.
✔ Build a profound connection with a small group of like-minded peers—deepening your learning and impact over time.
Cultivating Ease, Attention, and Authentic Presence in an Urgent World
Join me for a 9-month transformational journey in deep listening, courageous thinking, and profound presence.
In a world that moves fast and demands constant action, The Listening Way offers something different: ease, spaciousness, and the power of true presence. This program is not just about learning to coach—it’s about transforming how you listen, think, and show up in the world.
Rooted in the Thinking Environment and the SPAACE model, this immersive experience invites you to:
✔ Slow down to listen deeply—to yourself, to others, to what matters most.
✔ Uncover the power of attention, assumptions, and presence—so you can think, lead, and coach with clarity and confidence.
✔ Create ease in the midst of urgency—learning to hold space for real transformation.
✔ Build a profound connection with a small group of like-minded peers—deepening your learning and impact over time.
Cultivating Ease, Attention, and Authentic Presence in an Urgent World
Join me for a 9-month transformational journey in deep listening, courageous thinking, and profound presence.
In a world that moves fast and demands constant action, The Listening Way offers something different: ease, spaciousness, and the power of true presence. This program is not just about learning to coach—it’s about transforming how you listen, think, and show up in the world.
Rooted in the Thinking Environment and the SPAACE model, this immersive experience invites you to:
✔ Slow down to listen deeply—to yourself, to others, to what matters most.
✔ Uncover the power of attention, assumptions, and presence—so you can think, lead, and coach with clarity and confidence.
✔ Create ease in the midst of urgency—learning to hold space for real transformation.
✔ Build a profound connection with a small group of like-minded peers—deepening your learning and impact over time.
Cultivating Ease, Attention & Authentic Presence in an Urgent World
A 9-month transformational journey in deep listening, courageous thinking, and soul-level presence
What if the way you listen… could change everything?
In a world that demands more, faster, louder—
What happens when you slow down, soften your gaze, and truly listen?
To yourself.
To others.
To what’s unspoken.
To what matters most.
The Listening Way is not your typical course.
It’s not a quick certification.
It’s not “coaching lite.”
It’s not another thing to cram into your calendar.
It is a gently-held, spacious journey.
A circle of courageous humans.
A place to reconnect—with your own wisdom, with your voice, and with the kind of listening that changes lives.
Over nine months, you’ll be guided through:
✅ The SPAACE model: a powerful framework for cultivating psychological safety, deep presence, and transformational dialogue
✅ Core practices from the Thinking Environment—learning to create spaces where others can think clearly and feel fully seen
✅ Tools to challenge assumptions, quiet inner noise, and hold space for insight and breakthrough
✅ A new relationship with your own attention—so you can stay grounded, open, and clear, even in chaos
This work is not about performance.
It’s about presence.
And learning how to lead, coach, and live from that place.
This journey is for you if…
✔ You’re a coach, facilitator, leader, therapist, parent or space-holder
✔ You care deeply—and often feel like you carry a lot
✔ You long for more spaciousness, integrity, and presence in your work and relationships
✔ You want to become someone who listens in a way that transforms
✔ You’re done with hustle—and ready for depth
By the end of this journey, you’ll walk away with:
🌿 The ability to create environments of psychological safety and trust
🌿 Confidence in your listening and presence, especially under pressure
🌿 A deeper connection to your voice, purpose, and intuition
🌿 The Thinking Partnership process, embodied and confident in how to ‘be’ as well as ‘do’
🌿 A like-hearted peer group who really gets it
🌿 A renewed sense of possibility, courage, and calm
What’s Included
💬 Monthly Teaching Workshop - 1 x 3 hour workshop a month (27+ hours of live training)
🌀 Weekly Thinking Room – drop-in space to practise and reflect
👥 Monthly Supervision + Peer Pods – for connection and insight
📚 Resource Library – recordings, masterclasses, and tools
🌿 1:1 Coaching with Sophie – for personal integration
🏞 Optional In-Person Retreat – for those who want to gather in real life
📜 Optional Certification Pathway – for aspiring Time to Think coaches
The Details
🗓 Start Date: Autumn 2025
💻 Format: Online + optional retreat (Peak District, UK)
👥 Group Size: Max 10 people (intimate by design)
💷 Investment:
Full: £1997
Early Bird: £1697
Payment Plan: £225/month (x10 months)
Scholarships available
Common Questions
Do I need to be a certified coach to join?
Nope. This course is for both experienced coaches and curious beginners. If you feel called to listen more deeply and lead with more presence, you belong here.
What if I can’t attend every live session?
No problem. All sessions are recorded and available in the course portal. You’ll also have access to discussion groups and peer pods to stay engaged on your own schedule.
Is this a certification program?
It can be. We offer an optional pathway to become a certified Time to Think coach (available as an add-on). But many participants join for the transformation itself, not the title.
What kind of time commitment is this?
Expect 4–5 hours a month (live sessions, Thinking Room, reflection). It’s designed to be spacious, sustainable, and deeply integrated with your real life.
Ready to listen differently?
This isn’t just about becoming a better coach.
It’s about becoming someone who brings calm, clarity, and courage into every room you enter.
Because when one person listens differently, it changes the conversation.
And changed conversations change the world.
Learn about Time to Think with Sophie Stephenson, you will not be disappointed, you will be inspired.
I would recommend this course with you Sophie as you are a Thinking Environment - you provide information enough to encourage thought and ease that produces safety allowing confidence in practice
Sophie's greatest strength is that she is consistently fully present and focused on you as the client whilst you are with her. She practices what she preaches in a professional yet personable way.
This course has significantly enhanced my understanding of Thinking partnerships.
Being immersed for 3 days allowed myself to experience my own independent thinking, it blew my mind to witness how my brain unravelled and solved my own challenges. Thank you Sophie for the incredible experience, i would highly recommend this course to anyone who is curious about the power of independent thinking.
This course is a beautiful way to reset and reimagine yourself. The whole environment made for a wonderful feeling of being gently ‘held’ and guided through the three days. Sophie trusts in you, and your fellow thinkers, unreservedly.
Try it and be prepared to be touched by the power of its simplicity.
I think what makes Sophie’s teaching space different from most shared learning spaces I've experienced is that she invites more of me in, there is space to inhabit and contribute (this is different from participating) - there is more value and I feel valued (even in my quiet space).
It has made me realise how powerful the Thinking Environment is, how important each component is and it's made me consider the question about how committed am I to helping someone to think for themselves.
If you’re thinking of doing this course with Sophie, I’d say to go for it, Sophie's experience and knowledge and the way that she lives the 'Thinking Environment' is inspiring.
This course will give you confidence to think for yourself and to help others to do the same.
10/10 Sophie created a safe and inspiring learning environment. She embodied the components throughout the course and this has further convinced me that I love working in this way.
I’d highly recommend the course. Sophie is a excellent practitioner who really makes this course. Her knowledge, embodiment, compassion shine through.
These three days really can change your life. It sounds hard to believe, but really thinking about what you want to do and how you want to be does change you.
Everything about the course was great - the process of understanding, the time, thinking, learning. I’m very glad I came when I did.
What a privilege it is to sit with ease and listen.
It’s difficult to find one thing that was the best thing about the course…the welcome and inclusive teaching , the environment (stunning) and delicious food !!
Give yourself the gift of being immersed in beautiful surroundings and learning.
I am already looking forward to being part to the Thinking Environment community and taking it further. .
It’s a really useful course that will help you improve your conversations and connections with other people at work and in your home life.
Sophie creates an environment/place that feels safe, secure and filled with calm and ease
The impact of the course has been amazing and is already improving my communication and my ability to do my role.
Sophie is an inspiring, energising teacher, highly accomplished at providing a safe learning environment in which you can experiment and learn.
10/10, it has made me think profoundly and improved the quality of my thinking.
I’d recommend this course: great facilitation; interesting subject - and I love the idea of the tools being those we already have, even if they are under-utilised...I will be back for more!
The course has provided a further (I feel more useful) tool to enable coaches to reach their goal. The best thing about the course was the excellent and incentivizing teaching style and manner, the small group learning & safety, and the lovely group of people I was with.