This 3-day in-person module will be of benefit to those who conduct therapy with adult and teen clients, individually and in groups. Therapeutic writing helps clients know themselves, and write their way to wellbeing. Participation in the training does not require any previous experience – or specific skills – with creative or therapeutic writing. It brings together a range of current literature on the theory, evidence-base, principles and practice of writing for therapeutic purposes. Among its unique features are ETA’s dynamic Expressive Therapies activities developed and tested over the last 35 years.

Therapeutic writing within counselling incorporates reflection, followed by expressing cognitive, emotional, somatic and transpersonal experiences. This supports psychological, emotional resolution, and contributes to physical wellbeing, motivation and psychological clarity.

The course will introduce and provide opportunities for exploring a wide range of practical therapeutic activities for engaging adult and adolescent clients. Therapeutic writing is an expressive therapy that can be combined with the use of art, music and movement, and be safely incorporated into both face-to-face and telehealth counselling.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Create and present therapeutic writing activities to support client goals and benefit wellbeing
• Apply autobiography planning to examine and identify therapeutically relevant stages of life
• Generate reflective writing prompts for enhancing client self-awareness and communication
• Demonstrate ability to engage clients in the use of metaphor as a way to explore and enhance self-understanding.

Those who wish to be awarded ETA’s Certificate in Therapeutic Writing will need to complete an additional written assignment (1500 word essay).

This is a 3-day IN-PERSON training in SINGAPORE facilitated by Paula Huggins, ETA- Trainer, Trauma-Informed Expressive Therapist, Counsellor, WASTP-registered Consultant & Trainer and member of IEATA.

It can be attended as a “stand-alone” workshop but also counts towards ETA’s Certificate in Expressive Therapies with Adults

Dates of Next Intake: 21 – 23 May 2026

Venue: Gentle Art of Expressive Therapy, 50b Smith Street, Chinatown, SG 059598

Each day : 9:30am – 5pm. Last day ends at 4pm.

Financial Commitment

	Early Bird (payment received one month prior)	Full Price
Single Module	1265	1365
2 modules	2480	2680
3 modules	3645	3945
4 modules	4760	5160
5 modules	5825	6325
6 modules	6840	7440

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