We are offering a series of online Writing for Self-Discovery workshops.

You dont need to be experienced or skilled in creative writing to take part. You just need to be open to engaging with a process as it unfolds.

This workshop will involve writing creatively in response to different prompts given by the facilitators. This can help you experience how writing can be used to give you new perspectives and improve your wellbeing. Everyone has a unique voice and stories to tell. We encourage creative ways to express this in a safe and friendly environment. There is the option to read your work in the group or share your experience of writing.

Each workshop focuses on a different theme - for example journeys, time, windows, doors, childhood dreams.

The course will be facilitated by qualified and BACP registered counsellors, Sarah Richings and Lucy Watt.

Participants who have attended earlier workshops are welcome to attend. There will be different themes and exercises.

Please have a notebook and pen or pencil ready and join us from a private space where you cannot be overheard.

For more information email [email protected]

See our website for testimonies and other information - www.workshopsforselfdiscovery.com

About the facilitators:

Sarah Richings is a BACP accredited humanistic counsellor and has trained in facilitating creative writing for therapeutic purposes. She is also a counsellor in a school setting, and previously in a university and bereavement service. Sarah is a tutor on the Counselling Skills programme at Metanoia Institute. Sarah has also worked in further education as a teacher and adviser.

Lucy Watt is a BACP accredited humanistic counsellor working in private practice, and a BSc Counselling primary tutor and examiner at Metanoia Institute. She works with adults, both as individuals and in groups. Lucy also has experience as a bereavement counsellor in an East London hospice. Previously, Lucy worked in the social and digital innovation sector, in local government politics and supporting young people into work. www.lucywattcounselling.com

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