About — Meet Olivia
About — Meet Olivia
I help intermediate French learners find their own words.
My name is Olivia Quetier. I am a French teacher, writer, and psychologist based in Oxford.
I created French Creative Academy for adults who already understand French, love the language, and want to make it feel more available, personal, and alive.
Olivia Quetier, French teacher, writer, and founder of French Creative Academy.
My story
For more than twenty years, I worked with adults searching for the right words.
In therapy. In writing. In life.
Again and again, I saw the same thing: people often had more inside them than they could express.
They were not empty. They were not incapable. They simply needed the right conditions for their words to come out.
Later, I moved to Oxford. And for the first time in my life, I had to live in another language.
What changed everything
I did not learn English by studying harder. I learned by writing.
A few lines every evening. About my day. About what still felt foreign. About what I could almost say, but not quite yet.
That experience changed how I teach French.
Why writing
Writing gives your French time to become available.
Time to choose your words. Time to notice your patterns. Time to build a sentence before you need it in conversation. Time to make grammar and vocabulary become yours.
Gentle structure
No harsh pressure, no humiliation, no school-like performance.
Precise feedback
Corrections that help you understand your patterns and make your French more natural.
Your own voice
The aim is not perfect French. It is French you can use, slowly and personally.
Start here
You do not need to start again.
You need a way to bring out the French you already have. The gentlest place to begin is the free Write Your French Guide: 8 short lessons, 8 writing prompts, and a more personal way to activate your French.
Download the free guideWrite to me
If you have a question about French Writing Studio, Write Your French, or where to begin, you can send me a message here.
You do not need to have the perfect words. Just tell me where you are with your French, and I will reply personally.
