Teacher

Kosonen Päivi

I am Päivi Kosonen's literature therapist and a literature therapy trainer for the Finnish Literature Therapy Association.

I am a docent in literary studies and have worked in the teaching and research of literature. I am currently involved in the Academy of Finland's cancer narrative research project, where I lead literature groups and workshops for cancer patients and care staff. Autobiographical literature and research into life stories led me to literature therapy. I have worked in literature therapy since 2010: I have led literature therapy growth groups, autobiographical writing groups, diary groups, and reading circles. I also have training in solution-focused individual psychotherapy.

I have led Progoff courses in Turku since 2017 and also remotely during the corona pandemic. I led the course in Valamo in 2023 and 2024.

What I like about Progoff is the meditativeness, gentleness, and comprehensiveness of the method. The method is adaptable to different life situations. It is not a writing exercise, but a process of settling down at your own pace with yourself and your own things, searching for your own words in silence. This is what makes the courses so effective: writing for yourself alongside others.

More about my work at www.ajatusmatka.fi