“Taking Off”: Attachments and Exploration in a Therapeutic Writing Group

Works as a therapeutic writing facilitator in community mental health settings, as well as teaching creative writing in adult education. As Elizabeth Arbiter, she was an NHS doctor between 1983 and 2002, and completed specialist training in child and adolescent psychiatry on the Tavistock Clinic rotation. She published in peer-reviewed journals, Bereavement Care and a small amount in the lay press during that time. She was subsequently awarded a distinction in her MA in creative writing from Birkbeck. She has had short stories published in anthologies and magazines, long- and short-listed for competitions (including the Bridport and Fish prizes) and broadcast on Radio 4. She is a member of Lapidus, the organisation that provides networks and information for people interested in the contribution that writing can make to well-being. E-mail: