Focused, practical support for creative practice, neurodivergent learning, poetry manuscripts and music projects.
Sessions take place online unless agreed otherwise. Five- and ten-session packages provide continuity while leaving room for the work to evolve.
For writers, musicians and interdisciplinary artists who want to understand and strengthen the way they make work. Sessions can address momentum, creative blocks, confidence, project development, neurodivergent and nonlinear working methods, and the movement from experimentation to completion.
Non-clinical, developmental support focused on planning, executive functioning, sustainable routines, workload, communication, self-advocacy and understanding individual patterns of attention, energy and sensory need.
DSA-funded NMH: support is arranged and invoiced through the approved provider or institutional funding route. The private rates and Access Rate Scheme do not replace an agreed DSA rate.
Enquire about neurodiversity mentoringDevelopmental editing for poetry pamphlets, full collections and interdisciplinary literary projects. The work centres structure, sequencing, voice, line, coherence and the integrity of the writer’s intentions. It is distinct from proofreading.
Creative and strategic oversight for a single, EP, album or interdisciplinary release: artistic direction, repertoire, sequencing, writing and production feedback, collaborators, project identity, positioning and the route to completion.
Engineering, mixing, legal representation, label services, extensive listening and studio attendance are outside the standard session rate and can be quoted separately.
Enquire about a music projectFull assessments are priced by scope because they include substantial reading, annotation and written editorial work outside the meeting.
| Service | Scope | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Focused poetry consultation | Up to five poems or 200 lines, written notes and a 60-minute meeting | £250 |
| Poetry pamphlet assessment | Up to 20 poems or 900 lines, editorial report and a 75-minute meeting | £475 |
| Full poetry collection assessment | Up to 50 poems or 2,000 lines, detailed report and a 90-minute meeting | £725 |
Longer, hybrid or unusually complex manuscripts are quoted individually. Priority turnaround, where available, is charged at an additional 25–40%.
These are relationship-based services. A short enquiry establishes whether the work, timing and expectations are a good fit.
Include the service, project, intended outcome, timeframe, access requirements and funding route.
We establish the format, preparation, boundaries, schedule and price before work begins.
Payment, instalments and cancellation terms are confirmed in writing, alongside any material to submit.
A limited proportion of private-client capacity is reserved for people receiving benefits, living in a low-income household or experiencing significant financial hardship.
For applicants receiving a means-tested benefit or student hardship funding, living in a low-income household, or managing substantial unavoidable caring, housing, disability or related costs.
Reserved for more substantial hardship, including reliance on benefits without earned income, very low household income, housing insecurity, asylum support, care-leaver status or serious short-term financial crisis.
| Service | Standard | 50% rate | 75% rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Process Mentoring | £95 | £47.50 | £23.75 |
| Private Neurodiversity Mentoring | £75 | £37.50 | £18.75 |
| Manuscript/Editorial Mentoring | £120 | £60 | £30 |
| Music Executive Production | £125 | £62.50 | £31.25 |
| Service | Standard package | 50% rate | 75% rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Process Mentoring | £850 | £425 | £212.50 |
| Private Neurodiversity Mentoring | £680 | £340 | £170 |
| Manuscript/Editorial Mentoring | £1,080 | £540 | £270 |
| Music Executive Production | £1,125 | £562.50 | £281.25 |
Applicants select the 50% or 75% rate and provide a broad household-income band, household size, funding position and any significant costs the income figure does not reflect.
A recent benefit or hardship-fund confirmation, income summary, referral from a support organisation, or self-certification where documents are unsafe or disproportionately difficult may be used. A diagnosis is never required.
Applicants should redact National Insurance numbers, bank details, addresses and health information. Evidence is used to establish eligibility and then deleted; only the approved rate, decision date and review date are retained. Please do not send medical records, bank statements or unredacted documents by email.
Apply for an access rateStandard mentoring includes reasonable advance preparation and concise follow-up notes. Extensive reading, listening, annotation or project management is quoted separately.
Five- and ten-session packages can be paid upfront or by an agreed instalment plan. Session frequency and the period in which a package is used are confirmed before booking.
Travel, studio attendance, in-person work and commissions from organisations are quoted separately. Institutional and commercial rates differ from private-client rates.
Mentoring is educational and developmental. It is not therapy, clinical treatment, crisis support, legal advice, literary representation or music management.