Elaine Wisdom

Elaine Wisdom holds BA Hons. Fine Art; Post Grad. Dip. Art Psychotherapy; Dip. Social Studies; and Dip. Pastoral Theology. She has a mixed denominational background, having been baptized into the Methodist Church, confirmed in the Church of England, and joined the Roman Catholic Church in her mid-twenties. She spent some years in a Roman Catholic religious order specializing in the education of girls, during which she completed several theological courses in Dublin and Heythrop College in London. She joined the community at Holy Rood as a residential member in 1996, retraining in Art Therapy while setting up the Creative Arts space at Juliet House (then Thorpe House). She now lives on the edge of the North York Moors and coast and continues her association with Holy Rood as a volunteer since retiring from her art therapy role in 2018. She also now serves as a consultant to Holy Rood House.