Creativity and Wellbeing Week

The WordTherapy Centre is taking part in Creativity and Wellbeing Plus Week 13th - 19th June.

Our writing for wellbeing workshop Animal Magic is on Weds 15th June, 1-3pm in The Kipling Gardens in Rottingdean.

Inspired by Kipling's Just So stories and the natural surroundings of the Gardens, the workshop draws on animals past and present in our lives.

This is an opportunity to write about an animal you know well and capture its spirit in a story for yourself, and others if you wish.

Animals and writing are linked to therapeutic benefits.

More info and how to book here 

Latest News

We're delighted to announce the launch of our Spring 2016 workshops.

These are specially designed workshops which draw on writing, stories and poetry to explore such themes as:
  

• Life Transitions
• Loss
• Ageing
• Confidence and Resilience
• Stress Management

WordTherapy Centre Workshops can address all subjects and themes, depending on your requirements. 

Please contact us to discuss your organisation's and clients' needs by emailing: wordtherapycentre@gmail.com 

New Beginnings

Our workshop on New Beginnings early in January attracted a full house on a rainy Saturday.

Activities included collage, free writing and writing inspired by poems including Mary Oliver's The Journey, Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken, and To The New Year by W S Mervin.

These are some of the comments from participants afterwards:

"I find writing like this joyful and therapeutic and can't motivate myself to do it alone."

"Stimulating activities and discussion e.g. using words, visual images and listening skills."

"I feel encouraged and inspired to give myself more time and space to play and to look within, and to express myself through words and pictures."

"The exercises helped to stimulate thoughts and you were both very encouraging and positive." 

"I have really enjoyed the opportunities offered through the different exercises and the welcoming and generous attitude of you and the other group members."  

"The exercises allowed me to freely write without pressure to achieve a certain standard. I didn't feel judged by myself or others."

"I was curious whether or not I could write. I've always written pretty factual and this was a good taster to explore my creative skills and write my first ever poem." 

"Your way of introducing the writing gradually, easily do-able exercises and telling us we didn't have to share helped create a non invasive, friendly climate."

The WordTherapy Centre

The WordTherapy Centre was founded in October 2015 to offer a diverse range of writing and biblio-therapy workshops to organisations and individuals in Sussex and the South East. 

 Our workshops are for everyone!

We project manage and facilitate workshops for health, education, voluntary and business organisations. Our workshops address the needs of the organisation and participants through a creative approach. 

We draw on texts, stories, poems, other art forms and sensory stimuli to inspire writing and words to flow.

We will come to you to deliver our bespoke workshops or find an alternative venue if you require us to. 


 "Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger." Ben Okri