Individual Consultation
For creative/expressive writing consultation, I will:
- Discuss your past and present projects, and your ideas for the future
- Provide feedback and suggestions (eg, what material might make a good essay, what genre you might try, etc.)
- Discuss blocks and emotional triggers, and how to create safety as you write about difficult topics
- Review current writing practice and how to create the best habits for your needs
- Share ideas for organizing your work, books you might want to consult, writing prompts, and publication suggestions (if desired)
- After our meeting (included with cost), I will generate a brief review of our discussion and email it to you. If applicable, I’ll add further suggestions and prompts that were not covered
- $80/hour (can schedule 45 minutes for $60, 1.5 hours for $120, etc.)
- Meeting can be done via Skype or locally at Room to Write
Reading your creative work:
- I am available to read your work and provide 1 – 2 paragraphs of written comments, including the following types of feedback (partial list):
- Effectiveness of narrative
- Character development
- What might be missing
- What is working well
- Best ways to begin and end piece
- For much more detailed comments or line-editing, I can make a referral for you
- $4/page
Therapeutic Writing Consultation
Although I am a trained psychotherapist, at Room to Write my function is as a writing consultant. This service could be considered an adjunct to traditional psychotherapy, but not a replacement for it. Before we begin working together, care will be taken that you have appropriate supports in place.
I am available to:
- Explore topics that you want to write about, helping you choose what is most pressing
- Discuss how to create safety around this writing
- Read/listen to your writing (either during the meeting, or between sessions*)
- Review the issues that are coming up in your writing
- Suggest further writing to address these issues
- Suggest books or therapeutic or lifestyle approaches that may help
- Make appropriate referrals (for therapy or other types of support)
- Engage in ongoing meetings to follow up on results of writing prompts and suggestions
- $80/hour (can schedule 45 minutes for $60, 1.5 hours for $120, etc.)
- Meeting can be done via Skype or locally at Room to Write
*Up to three pages – beyond that there is a $4 fee per page
For more information or to request consultation, please use my general contact page to contact me.