About Elysian Creativity & Wellbeing
A creative life is an amplified life. It is a bigger life, a happier life, and expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life.
Elizabeth Gilbert – “Eat, Pray, Love”
I am a Creative Arts Facilitator and Creative Therapist, and a wellness practitioner in training. I’ve been fascinated – some might say obsessed – with crafting and creativity since I was a child.
Over the last decade I’ve become increasingly curious and explored the impact it has on our mind and body.
Through a journey of self-discovery and the occasional course along the way, I thought it was time to validate the theory, and formalise my creativity experience with qualifications and training.
I’m a qualified Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapies Practitioner, having taken a year-long course in Therapeutic Arts approved by The International Institute of Complementary Therapists, The Complementary Medical Association and the The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine.
As of 2024 I’m also training as a clinical aromatherapist and running regular public and private workshops for a range of clients and groups.
Professional development, qualifications and accreditations
City & Guilds – feltmaking: 150 hours of study including artist research, developing a portfolio of experiments, ideas, and designs including embroidery embellishment, line, colour, texture and finishing techniques, and a final assessment piece
Block Print Certified Tutor with The Indian Block Print Co (directory listing here) – trained to teach block printing workshops by the UK’s most loved and experienced block print teaching studio. Certified tutor partners “share our love of high quality teaching and the power of creativity”.
Neal’s Yard Remedies Independent Consultant – trained ambassador for a trusted British brand backed by forty years of heritage in ethical and sustainable wellbeing.
Diploma in Clinical Aromatherapy – Currently training on a level 5 course as a Qualified Aromatherapy / Massage Therapist, accredited by the IFPA and the FHT.
PRINCE2® project management – it might not sound very creativity or wellbeing-adjacent, but knowing how to create effective processes and manage projects and people does cross over in to my ability to develop and deliver effective workshops and services to my clients and business partners.
