Mental Health Course

Managing Stress, Low Mood, and Anxiety

An 8-Week LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Programme for Wellbeing

Many people experience stress, low mood, or anxiety at some stage of their lives. While these challenges are common, they can have a significant impact on confidence, resilience, and day-to-day wellbeing.

This innovative 8-week programme offers a structured and supportive way to explore these experiences, using the creativity and psychological safety of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method. The course is designed as a therapeutic intervention rather than therapy, open to anyone experiencing mild to moderate challenges with their mental health. It complements existing support and is not intended as a replacement for medical treatment.

How it works

  • Format: Eight weekly sessions (2 hours each)
  • Group size: Up to 10 participants for a safe, supportive atmosphere
  • Facilitators: Delivered by a qualified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® practitioner and an experienced mental health professional
  • Method: Participants use LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, a structured facilitation method that involves “thinking with your hands.” By building metaphorical models, people can safely explore their thoughts, feelings, and coping strategies. These models are not about toys or play in the traditional sense, but about creating powerful metaphors that make the abstract more tangible and easier to discuss.

Benefits

By the end of the programme, participants will:

  • Gain insight into how stress, low mood, and anxiety affect thoughts, feelings, and behaviours
  • Recognise and reframe unhelpful patterns of thinking
  • Explore personal values and strengths as resources for resilience
  • Develop practical strategies to support everyday wellbeing
  • Experience the value of shared group work in reducing isolation and building connection

Facilitators

The programme is co-delivered by:

Dr Geraint Wyn Story
Qualified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® practitioner and founder of Cambridge Training Associates, with a background in biotechnology, higher education, and postgraduate researcher development. Geraint has extensive experience designing and facilitating experiential learning and wellbeing programmes in the UK and internationally.

Sineidin O’Reilly
Qualified counsellor and wellbeing advisor with expertise in cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, and acceptance and commitment therapy. Sineidin has worked in NHS services, Mind, and education, and is an accredited member of the BACP and the British Psychological Society. She specialises in creating accessible, empowering interventions that support people to improve their wellbeing.

This programme is evidence-informed, drawing on principles from cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, and group play therapy. It creates a safe, creative environment for people to strengthen their wellbeing, build resilience, and imagine new ways forward.