Happiness Projects - Psycho-Social Education programs for teens
Excessive mobile phone and social media use have been linked to increased mental distress, self-harm, and suicidality in teens. A significant contributor is the lack of real-world communication skills. Teens often rely on emojis and short messages, missing opportunities to learn social etiquette, read body language, and interpret vocal cues—key skills for forming meaningful connections and building positive relationships.
Without these skills, many teens feel anxious in social settings, leading to isolation, depression, and loneliness. They miss the sense of belonging and resilience that comes from real human interaction.
To address this, I offer bespoke workshops for schools, combining positive psychology, psychotherapy, and over 20 years of experience working with teens. These workshops teach essential communication skills, foster confidence, and promote well-being.
Using recognized measures, I can provide evidence of quantifiable improvements upon request.
Contact me to learn more about how I can support your school and students.
Creative activities
Students can choose, or suggest, creative activities and fun things to do whilst we chat. Previous activities have included pebble painting, welly-walks, cupcake decorating, strengths jars and making a story-book video for a refugee charity.
Student Reviews
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Student review
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Prop making
One of my favourite activities was creating props to make a video of The Hungry Caterpillar. This required problem solving and out-of-the-box thinking in the extreme as we had limited crafting supplies to make moveable props.
Thank you from the students
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Thank you from the students (cont)
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