Creativity is a personality trait - something that some people have more than others, with some consistency in an individual across time and situations. It is also a state- it can be cultivated by relationships, profound experiences and guided engagement in the process of creating. It can be enhanced through counselling that understands creative people and states and values the creative process, integrating it into practice.

Creativity is related to both mental health and illness. Engagement and absoption in the creative process is a journey of self development that demands openness. Sometimes that journey leads to difficulty or just uniqueness in the way a person experiences their identity, education, relationships and carer. The sensitivity and emotional intensity that can contribute to achievement in the arts is not common to others and can lead to (at times) feeling confused, misunderstood, invalidated or even rejected and alientated from others.

Many creative people with high potential are underachievers earlier in life. Later creativity is related to optimal functioning, achievement, and deeper personal understanding of the meaning of life - even richer relationships.

Creative people benefit from guidance and support with others who understand the path and the process - to faciliate their own development. My work with creative clients has added focus, meaning, wellness and career success to their lives.