As a child, it was fun to play hide and seek, and you felt happy if you hid yourself so well that you weren’t found by the end of the game. As we get older, however, we often find that we get really skilled at hiding—perhaps we hide so well that we lose hope that we’ll ever be found. WriteandSeek is designed to help you emerge from your hiding space, and to happily reveal your true self as you step out into the light.
As a professional hospice social worker, Leslie Stampler has had the opportunity to learn many amazing things—not just about dying, but about living too! She has studied and practiced holistic approaches to well-being, as well as yoga and spirituality. Eager to bring her insights to others, Leslie developed the WriteandSeek program. The program facilitates the personal growth of its participants, helping them increase their happiness and develop a greater awareness of who they are.
Leslie’s WriteandSeek technique involves guided writing exercises using poetry, prose, and music as springboards for discussion, inspiration and growth. She offers both individual counseling and group workshops. No one working with Leslie need have any writing experience or “artistic” skill to enjoy and benefit from her programs.
INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS: Tailored to the issues that the client is working on, these sessions employ some simple but powerful writing excercises which help to clarify areas of strength and resilience. Leslie will utilize prose, poetry, and/or music relating to the clients goals.
WORKSHOPS: WriteandSeek workshops focus on exploring a specific topic. The workshops last for three to four hours and every participant is asked to agree to complete confidentiality. Fostering a flow of creative energy among the attendees, the workshops incorporate learning, writing, sharing and deep listening—as well as a great deal of laughter and fun.