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.