"I recently organised a Writing for Wellbeing workshop with Patricia for members of my team who have been undergoing a radical change process as part of a large local authority restructure. The workshop was supportive, thought provoking and affirming. Patricia has a genuine warmth and compassion and she is skilled at managing the range of emotions that her workshops evoke. 3 members of my team have decided to continue working with Patricia as a result of the input during the workshop. I would thoroughly recommend Patricia's approach to nurturing wellbeing, it is amazing what reflective truths are unearthed in a session with her! Don’t be anxious that you have to be able to ‘write’ - not so at all. As Patricia says “what needs to be written will be written”, the sessions are powerful, fun, creative and inspiring. I cannot recommend her highly enough."
"It helped me feel calmer, less stressed and put things in perspective."
"I wanted to explore whether Writing for Wellbeing would meet my own needs and I also wanted to be aware of techniques I could use with staff that I supervise. The workshops satisfied both these needs."
"The exercise was very revealing and helped us see a particular problem in a different way. In a short time we felt a link with one another - a shared feeling that we are not alone in the things that worry us."
"Through this wonderful process we unearthed the significance of people or places that have contributed to making us who we are today. If this is something positive we can look back with warmth and affection. If on the other hand our recollections unearth something negative we are shown ways to safely deal with this once and for all, and move on."
Pat took us on a creative journey of discovery to look at life and ourselves from a different perspective. To find safe and supported ways to express ourselves, and unwrap the artistic sides of us we never knew existed."