Therapeutic writing is one of those one-size-fits-all tools. Whether you can’t seem to move forward on a project or you feel stuck in your career or, maybe you need to make changes in a relationship, therapeutic writing helps in all of those situations.

Having a positive therapeutic writing experience is best to do with a guide so that you don’t have to do anything but write. But, if you do it on your own, I strongly encourage you to follow the five steps below to help create a positive therapeutic writing experience.