creative mentoring
 
“Helen is an amazing mentor for creatives like myself. It’s really inspiring whenever I get to spend time with her.”
— Britt

Are you frustrated with your lack of progress?

Do you need gentle help to achieve your creative dreams?

I provide practical, motivational and insightful advice to enable you to make more of an impact with your writing or creativity. Through the benefit of sixteen years experience writing and creating online I can make you feel less alone, less fearful and more productive as you navigate the online or offline creative world.

“I loved working with Helen.
The work that I did with Helen was pivotal and moved me forward in leaps and bounds - her support was the difference that helped me evolve.”
— Nicola

About you

Maybe…

  • you’re paralysed with fear and frustrated at your lack of productivity.

  • you’ve been thinking about your creativity or a creative project. You have an urge to write, you have something you want to say, or something you’d like to make…but fear is stopping you.

  • you aren’t very confident. Or you’re not sure about your idea – or how to make it happen.

  • you don’t have the technical know-how. Or are overwhelmed by the information out there. Maybe you need help to get organised with your creative work.

  • it’s possible you could turn your creativity into a business? But where do you start?

  • you want to write a blog. Or get going with Instagram. Or you love the idea of having your own YouTube channel but you don’t know where to begin.

  • you think a mailing list and a regular newsletter would be a good idea but you’ve no idea how it all works.

  • you’re a procrastinator and self-sabotager and need some accountability.

About me

My name is Helen. I’m a writer, creative mentor and founder of The Confident Creative Club. I’ve been writing and blogging for over sixteen years. I have struggled enormously with my creative confidence. Finishing a creative project was impossible because I was paralysed by fear. I got sucked into social media and felt busy but not productive. The years went by but I was no closer to achieving my creative dreams.

Sound familiar?

But in the last couple of years I’ve turned my creative life around. Through discovering my creative purpose I was able to identify goals that really mattered to me. I started to take myself seriously and respected what I could do. I’ve gained clarity, become focused and achieved results. I’m more confident and motivated. I feel energised and less fearful.

I’d love to help you feel that way, too.

I understand all of these mindset issues. I’ve been there and come through the other side. As well as my own writing, I work with a small number of clients each month to help them achieve their creative dreams.

I’ve worked with writers, bloggers, illustrators, artists, creative businesses, musicians and crafters.

If you would like to work with me, please look at the options below. I work virtually providing both email and Zoom support as you prefer.

 

What I can help you with

Talking through your ideas

Pushing past the fear

Confidence

Procrastination

Finding Your Purpose

Goal setting

Setting up a Blog

Instagram

YouTube

Social Media Planning

Video & photography

Creative Writing

Newsletters

Project Planning & Organisation

“Helen has a way of telling you about her own struggles and to use them to help you that I’ve never seen anywhere else”
— Gaelle

Options

I offer one hour 1:1 mentoring sessions Zoom. This is a one hour chat to help you with your direction, purpose, goals, projects or even technical questions.

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Alternatively I offer four weeks of email mentoring with or without a virtual 1:1.



After you’ve booked I’ll ask you to fill in a questionnaire so I can understand more about you, what you’d like to do and where you want to go. I’ll also send you a calendar so you can book your time.

If you book the email mentoring option I’ll email you once a week for four weeks (with a break in the middle) to give you the best possible advice and support. If you’ve booked in for a Zoom consultation with the email mentoring we’ll begin with that and then the emails will be there to assist and support as you work through the tasks and ideas from our chat. After the initial questionnaire (and Zoom call if applicable) you’ll receive an email from me every Friday. You’ll then have until the following Thursday to draft an email back to me in which you can ask me questions, brainstorm ideas - anything you like for me to reply to that gets you closer to your goals.

Packages

 

Alternatively you can book a free twenty minute clarity call to see if we work well together.

“I worked with Helen for a few months. I needed help with starting a blog and she was awesome. She is more than helpful - she is inspiring. Helen has a way of telling you about her own struggles and to use them to help you that I’ve never seen anywhere else. She is growing with you and that’s what makes working with her so precious.”
— Gaelle

About me

When I first created an online journal on Blogger sixteen years ago while struggling with post natal depression I had no idea how much it would change my life. I had gone from confident young career woman to a confused, overwhelmed and unwell young mother in the blink of an eye.

Unsure, I joined an online writing group with the aim of finishing the first draft of my novel. And I can honestly say that writing online saved me. It enabled me to explore new interests, gave me new friends, new skills, a new career direction, a focus and I became a writer. A word I never dreamed I’d use to describe myself.

I have gained confidence, skills and a writing voice. I have become aware of the mental blocks that are holding me back and can see these same blocks affecting so many creative people. Every day I fight through my fears so that I can keep writing and pushing forward to achieve my ambitions. One of the key things I’ve learned is how to plan and make my ideas a reality.

My professional background is in business and marketing. I’ve written for a parenting magazine, for The Huffington Post, the Sarah Raven Blog and was a columnist for leading online literary websites – one of which I went on to edit; coordinating and supporting the work of over a dozen other writers. Offline I’ve written for many different publications and I’ve been featured in the Daily Telegraph.

I am now a writer, blogger, an Instagrammer, occasional influencer, a YouTuber and have patrons on Patreon. I’ve developed technical skills, writing skills, as well as continuing to overcome imposter syndrome, stop procrastination and beat a fear of failure.

In recent years I’ve been fortunate to partner with a number of fantastic brands including Bettys Tea Rooms, Collins Notebooks, Transworld Publishers, Taylors of Harrogate, Cuisinart, Amazon Publishing and the car brand, Skoda. I’ve coached people online around the world in Canada, the USA, France and the UK helping them with everything from idea development, to planning and building upon their ideas.