About Six Steps

What is Six Steps?

Six Steps offers quiet spaces to step into for self-reflection, designed to help people come to terms with long-term health changes. It provides a structured, safe environment to explore your experience through gentle questions that honour your own words and perspectives.

The approach uses Six Spaces, inspired by Emergent Knowledge techniques developed by David Grove. By stepping into one quiet space per session with a 30-minute limit, the process remains manageable and contained.

The Six Spaces

Each session begins by choosing a quiet space to step into - a perspective from which to explore your experience:

Here

The present moment.

There

Where you'd like to be.

Before

Life before the change.

After

What has happened since.

Inside

Your internal world.

Outside

The world around you.

How Sessions Work

  1. You choose a quiet space to step into
  2. You receive a gentle question related to that space
  3. You respond in your own words
  4. The next question reflects your words back to you
  5. This continues through a series of deepening questions
  6. The session ends with "And what do you know now that you didn't know before?"

Sessions are limited to 30 minutes. You can pause at any time and return later.

Learn more about the approach

Important: This is Not Therapy

Six Steps is a self-reflection tool, not a substitute for professional mental health support. It does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition.

If you're experiencing distress, please reach out to:

  • A healthcare professional
  • A trusted friend or family member
  • A support helpline in your region

Your Privacy

Your reflections are private and encrypted. We follow strict data protection standards:

  • All personal content is encrypted at rest
  • Reflection content is automatically deleted after 30 days
  • You can export or delete your data at any time
  • We never share your personal information

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