ELAINE REID, PTP,

BANCHORY, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, UK

I began offering Words for Wellbeing workshops in 2010. With a background in Counselling and a love of stories and poetry, combining the two felt like the most natural route for me to follow.  I offer an on-going workshop series called Poetry In Motion in Aberdeenshire and run Expressive Writing Groups at Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre in Aberdeen.  I also have an art practise which I combine with my writing to further extend the variety of workshops I offer.  I collaborate with other artists and wellbeing facilitators for one-off projects, wellbeing days and retreat weekends.  I also facilitate labyrinth walk events as a further wellbeing practice.I was Writer-in-Residence in The Wild Garden at The Barn in Banchory, Aberdeenshire throughout 2017. As lead artist for the community-wide Flourish project I was responsible for designing and facilitating workshops that connected being in nature with writing for wellbeing. Further details of this project and workshops can be found on my website page “The Flourish Project”.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • Poetry Therapy Practitioner

  • BA (Hons) History & International Relations

  • HNC in Counselling

  • CBCS Specialist Module in Bereavement & Loss

  • Accredited Labyrinth Facilitator

SPECIAL INTERESTS

  • Found Poetry & Erasure Poetry

  • Working within Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre, Aberdeen

  • Collaborative projects with other artists combining art and writing

  • Combining labyrinth walking with writing

Website: www.elainereidwriting.co.uk

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