Writing

• National Association for Poetry Therapy   - Information on poetry, conferences, membership, training and development, committees, publications, NAPT foundation, government affairs, regional events, books, and links.

• The Center for Creativity - Maryland - Expressive arts in self-development, creativity, and psychotherapy. Includes information on art therapy, poetry circles, fairy tale circles, and workshops.
• The Center for Journal Therapy - Includes bookstore, library, training, workshops, consultation, an article on the power of writing, the poem of the month, links, resources, and information on the founder, Kathleen Adams.
• Conversations Within - Free online seminar in journal working and personal growth.
• Create Write Now - Provides free lessons in starting a journal for self-expression, and includes articles, testimonials, and details of a CD to purchase.
• Creative Growth and Healing - Contains articles, annotated links, and book reviews about journal and memoir writing as well as information about how and why creativity heals. Email list.
• The Creative "Righting" Center - A center that provides seminars, training, peer groups, and individual therapy in poetry. Links to the facilitator, Sherry Reiter, at Hofstra University.
• JournalMagic.com - Sue Meyn, M.C., Professional Journal Coach.
• Poetry as Therapy - History of poetry therapy and explanation of the healing components.
• Poetry Therapy - The act of writing and reading poetry creates a sacred space in which people can grieve, heal, rejoice, play, rest, plan, reconsider. Explores the frontiers of Poetry Therapy.
• Pongo Publishing - Seattle - Writing therapy and poetry publishing with teens in jail, street youth, adolescent psychiatric patients, and other teens leading difficult lives. Includes grief therapy. A volunteer, non-profit program. Information on collections of writing, writing methods, about Pongo, and purchasing collections.
• Women In Therapy - California - Founder Phyllis Klein, LCSW. Information on services, location, about the founder, about women and writing, writing as therapy, about eating disorders, and related links.
• Writing to Heal, Writing to Grow - Writing courses to examine and understand life's events. Including: Your Life in Essays, Writing About Cancer, Writing for Personal Caregivers, and Writing for Families. Developed by Margie Davis.