Psychologically Informed workshops
A Positive Psychology Approach
Positive Psychology is the scientific study of human flourishing, and is the foundation of Wordsmiths workshops. Positive psychology interventions look at human thoughts, feelings and behaviour - but focus on the individual's strengths in each area instead of their challenges.
Each Wordsmiths activity is person-centred so that if one attendee wants to write about difficulties in their life, and another wants to write about successes in their life, then both will be possible from the same prompt. The Positive Psychologically informed design means that either response would be framed as a positive experience.
Our three key areas of focus (confidence, creativity and self-expression) are defined as concepts of wellbeing within the field.
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Workshop Plan
Every activity in our 1-12 week plan has been designed to improve confidence, creativity and self-expression and have been tried and tested with real groups
Wordsmiths Games
Warm-ups designed to promote social inclusion within the group and increase confidence in writing are made possible by our Wordsmiths games
Journals
Attendees will connect more with their writing when they are adding to their own personal notebook each week. This also encourages people to continue writing outside of the workshops
Certificates
There is an optional Certification of Completion presented to attendees at the end of a Wordsmiths Workshops course
Our Facilitators
Naomi
Naomi founded Wordsmiths in 2018 after studying a bachelor's degree in Creative Writing followed by a masters degree in Positive Psychology. The combination of the two disciplines is the basis of the Wordsmiths' mission.
Naomi has a broad background in support work, having previously worked at a homeless shelter, a mental health residential rehabilitation centre, a family support charity and a domestic abuse service.
Naomi is a keen cyclist who loves camping and spending time with her three lively step-sons. Her favourite genre to write is Horror!
Kiara
Kiara joined Wordsmiths as a facilitator in April 2025. Kiara uses skills from her English and Drama BA and years of experience as a facilitator along with her background in psychotherapy to hold engaging and positive workshops.
She adores her cats and loves spending time in nature.
Her favourite genre to write is Poetry!
James
James trained initially as a journalist and worked for a number of years as a press officer for a university and later as a freelance P.R consultant. However, he has a variety of creative interests – as a singer and songwriter recording and releasing his own material, and in more recent years as an actor.
James also has experience as a volunteer and currently helps to facilitate a support group for an LGBTQ+ charity.
As a writer of lyrics (and occasionally poetry) he has a love of words and has also been working on a book of observational stories which he hopes to (finally) finish soon. His favourite writing genre is autobiography!
Draupadi
Drau, a qualified staff nurse, brings expertise from working with people with mental health conditions, special needs, chronic conditions and more in a hospital setting.
Drau has loved writing and reading from a young age and gets to use this passion both at Wordsmiths and at home, as she is also a mum to a little boy, where her creative side comes to shine in writing, making and drawing together.
Her favourite genre to write is romance/suspense!