Here at Wildland, we offer a range of individually tailored coaching sessions for writers. These are flexible, friendly, and accessible sessions that can be either online or in-person. They can involve purely spoken coaching, or they can be designed around an integrated mind and body approach. You will be working directly with Wildland founder Helen Sedgwick.

Hello!

I have many years of experience with different types of coaching, inspired by my own creative life, my writing career, my chronic pain, and my belief that creativity is connected to both the mind and body. These include: Coaching for Creatives, Dream Author coaching, chronic pain management, somatic therapy and somatic tracking, voice coaching, mentoring and peer coaching. Rather than offer a specific school of coaching here, I will draw on all my experience to develop a personalised coaching programme that suits you.

Perhaps you want advice about how to complete a novel or balance your writing life with other commitments? Maybe you’re looking for a creative approach to help manage chronic pain, or a more embodied approach to inspire your writing. Or maybe you’d like coaching on staying positive about creativity in the face of an increasingly challenging landscape.

My coaching sessions can be a one-off chat or a series of monthly or fortnightly meetings. These sessions are as individual as we all are, so I suggest starting with a 40 minute introductory BeSpoke session (usually online) to develop a plan together about what approach would suit your needs in the best way possible.

Do get in touch here – I’d love to work with you!

 

Introductory BeSpoke session – £25

 

This is a 40 minute introductory chat. It can be a single one-off conversation about a particular issue, it can lead to further coaching or other collaboration – or it can simply be the place for you to come and talk to me about anything.

It can be our opportunity to discuss what’s happening with your life and career, and for me to suggest a range of diverse coaching options that I think might be helpful. You can ask any questions you want, learn more about why I think coaching for creativity and embodied coaching can be complementary, or simply tell me exactly what you’re looking for and I’ll help however I can.

It can also be a standalone support session, part coaching and part listening. A place where writers can share their experiences and concerns, speak openly with me in private, and find guidance, advice, signposting, honest information, and crucially the solidarity that comes from connecting with another writer.

 

One hour BeSpoke Coaching – £90

 

If you have a specific issue that you’d like coaching on, we can arrange an hour’s coaching session to focus on that. All issues – writing challenges, career frustrations, self-expression, chronic pain management and accessibility, building confidence, and any specific creative life related problems or decisions – are welcome!

I combine different coaching techniques to offer the kind of support that feels right for the person I am working with. These include:

•   ~     formal coaching models
•   ~     decision making techniques
•   ~     creative writing
•   ~     work-life balance models
•   ~     creative embodiment
•   ~     chronic pain management
•   ~     somatic tracking
•   ~     mind-body connection

 

Six session BeSpoke Coaching course – £500

 

For a longer series of coaching sessions, we could plan the areas for our sessions together and develop a strategic plan to address specific issues, or I could offer a structured series of sessions designed for you.

Areas we can cover include writing purpose and approach, enhancing creativity, exploring creative embodiment, navigating a writing career, finding inspiration, developing resilience, mind-body connection and personal development.

As with all the sessions, this course will be tailored to your individual needs and situation.