Claire Williamson

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Claire ran a series of sessions at Bedminster Family Practice in Bristol aimed at patients who felt that their general confidence could be improved by engaging in Creativity, particularly 35-60 year olds who experience anxiety, depression or feel socially isolated. The group worked on the theme of a ‘watery journey’, reading and writing poems. Evaluation included participants completing a MYCAW – Measure Yourself Concerns and Well-being questionnaire, pre-and post-course.

Claire Williamson was born in Edinburgh in 1971 and educated at the University of the West of England to Masters level. She is a freelance writer, living in Bristol. Claire has been a practitioner in Therapeutic Writing since 1998, working in areas such as addiction recovery, profound disability and cancer care. Claire is lead tutor on the Diploma for Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes at University of Bristol. Claire has published two narrative poetry collections The Soulwater Pool (The Poetry Can, 2008) Ride On (PoTA Press, 2005). Claire is currently working on a new novel entitled The Scarab Bookshop.