- Event Date: 09/05/2026
Insight Through Imagery: poetry therapy in practice (5 week course)
Event Details
- 16:00
- Google Meets (Saturdays from 4pm to 5:30pm)
- From £109
Event Description
Discover how poetry can become a powerful tool for healing, insight, and self-expression. This 5-week online course combines theory with guided writing practices to help you explore your story through imagery, metaphor, and creative language; no poetry experience needed!
Each week you’ll receive evidence-based readings and simple writing invitations to explore in your own time, plus live sessions where we write, reflect, and connect in a supportive space. Drawing on therapeutic writing research and the work of leaders such as Mazza, Pennebaker, McAdams, and Chavis, the course shows how poetry can support emotional well-being, identity exploration, and personal growth.
You’ll experiment with poetic forms that help you reconnect with your body, reframe old narratives, and imagine new possibilities for your future. By the end, you’ll have a sustainable expressive writing practice and a deeper understanding of how poetry can support healing, creativity, and self-knowledge.
Who it’s for: anyone curious about therapeutic writing or poetry as a therapeutic tool, new or experienced writers, and those seeking a creative, reflective space for personal insight.
Book directly here: https://buy.stripe.com/7sY9AS3620aYckA2UwenS07
Check out the full program: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nn5N9RQqPycapNthFVMHW0jaBhApn7JGpFr1U3hJgVI/edit?usp=sharing
Find more about my training, experience and facilitation: https://mariaortegagarcia.com
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Take time to pause and create – giving voice to parts of yourself that often get overlooked, and building self-trust in yourself and your creative process.
Sessions work at your pace – with multiple ways in through writing, image, sound, and movement. There is also the option to include Emotional Freedom Technique and guided visualisations.
Nurturing and shaped entirely around your needs and interests.
Currently available fortnightly on Tuesday mornings, or weekly on Thursdays and Fridays – online via Zoom.
What? One-and-half hours to reflect and recharge.
Creative writing prompts assist another part of the self to come on stream, dreaming and noticing, seeing a bigger picture.
When? Saturday 9 May 2026 10.00 – 11.30am
Where? Online – Zoom link sent when you sign-up.
How much? £15.00
One ticket reserved for pay-what-you-can-afford – get in touch asap
Small group, limited spaces.
What is therapeutic writing?
No creative writing experience necessary. It is not about grammar, spelling or the perfect sentence.
It is about expressing the self (whoever the self is at that moment) through creative writing in an encouraging and supportive environment.
We may share our writing. And, there is no obligation to share. Everything is confidential.
I offer creative writing prompts and a poem to facilitate:
– Reflection
– Grounding in the moment
– Writing freely.
Contact Elisabeth for how to join at https://elisabethwinkler.com/contact/
Look forward to writing with you!