Posts Categorized: creatitivy

When Compulsion Doesn’t Work

As well as being a therapist, I’m also a published author. I mostly work on novels, but have also published short fiction and personal essays. Speaking with an artist/friend a while back we agreed that, for those of us with a professional artistic practice, its not really a decision per se to create. It’s more… Read more »

Will I Lose My Creativity If I Seek Therapy?

It may sound like an odd question to some, but for creative people (whether they be those who make all or part of their living plying their trade, or hobbyists) their ability to work in the abstract for prolonged periods and freely associate ideas and concepts, and incorporate these reflections into their work is, well, everything…. Read more »