Trauma-Informed Training, Wellbeing Workshops & Workforce Development
Creating healthier workplaces, stronger communities and safer support environments through practical, people-centred learning.
Rise Through Lived Experience
Fynix Project delivers trauma-informed training, wellbeing workshops and workforce development programmes designed to support emotional wellbeing, psychological safety, resilience and professional growth across a wide range of sectors.
Our workshops combine lived experience, evidence-informed approaches and practical tools that participants can apply immediately within their personal and professional lives. Rather than focusing solely on theory, we create engaging learning experiences that help people better understand themselves, support others effectively and build healthier, more resilient environments.
We work with local authorities, schools, youth services, housing providers, social care organisations, charities, hospitality teams, frontline services and community groups across the UK, delivering accessible and professionally facilitated programmes tailored to real-world challenges.
Whether supporting staff wellbeing, developing trauma-informed practice, strengthening leadership capability or promoting psychological safety, our mission remains the same:
To help people, teams and communities thrive through compassionate, practical and meaningful learning experiences.
Supporting Organisations Across the North West and Beyond
Who we Support
Fynix Project works with organisations, services and communities seeking practical, trauma-informed and human-centred approaches to wellbeing, resilience, psychological safety, communication and workforce development.
Our workshops and learning programmes are built upon evidence-informed foundations, drawing upon current research, recognised good practice, lived experience and ongoing professional development. This approach helps ensure our learning experiences remain practical, relevant and accessible while responding to the real-world challenges faced by organisations, teams and communities.
We understand that every organisation faces unique challenges, whether supporting vulnerable individuals, managing frontline teams, developing staff wellbeing initiatives or creating healthier workplace cultures. Our workshops are designed to help build understanding, strengthen confidence and support positive change through engaging and professionally facilitated learning experiences.
Through collaborative and human-centred delivery, we work alongside a diverse range of sectors to help create healthier workplaces, stronger communities and safer support environments where individuals and teams can thrive.
Local Authorities
Schools & Colleges
Children's Services
Housing Providers
Social Care Organisations
Community Organisations
Charities & Non-Profit Organisations
Hospitality Teams
Why Organisations Choose Fynix
Practical Learning. Human-Centred Delivery. Meaningful Impact.
Organisations choose Fynix Project because we combine lived experience, evidence-informed foundations and practical learning approaches to create workshops and training programmes that are engaging, accessible and relevant to real-world environments.
Our goal is not simply to increase awareness, but to provide meaningful learning experiences that help individuals, teams and organisations build understanding, confidence and practical skills that can be applied within workplaces, services, communities and everyday life.
Built upon trauma-informed and human-centred principles, our programmes are designed to support wellbeing, resilience, psychological safety, communication and professional development through learning experiences that are practical, inclusive and focused on positive outcomes.
Trauma-Informed & Human-Centred
Creating emotionally safe, psychologically safe, and inclusive learning environments where participants feel respected, supported, and able to engage without pressure or judgement.
Practical & Accessible Learning
Translating knowledge into practical tools, strategies, and discussions that participants can understand, apply, and take forward into everyday settings.
Lived Experience & Evidence-Informed Foundations
Combining lived experience with continuous learning, recognised good practice and evidence-informed foundations to create relevant, credible and evolving learning experiences.
Flexible Delivery Options
Delivering workshops both in-person across the North West of England and online throughout the UK, providing accessible learning opportunities that meet organisational needs.
Tailored to Different Sectors
Adapting workshops and programmes to support the unique environments, challenges and priorities of different organisations, services and communities.
North West Based, UK-Wide Reach
Founded in Widnes, Cheshire, with delivery across Liverpool, Manchester, Warrington, Cheshire, Merseyside, and the wider North West, alongside online delivery throughout the UK.
Learn More About Our Approach
Discover how Fynix Project supports organisations through practical, trauma-informed and evidence-informed learning experiences.
Featured Programmes
Practical Learning. Human-Centred Delivery. Meaningful Impact.
Explore some of Fynix Project's most requested trauma-informed training programmes and wellbeing workshops, designed to support frontline teams, young people, community groups and organisations across the North West and throughout the UK.
Built upon lived experience, evidence-informed foundations and trauma-informed principles, our programmes provide practical tools that help participants build confidence, strengthen emotional wellbeing and develop skills that can be applied within workplaces, services, communities and everyday life.
Trauma-Informed Practice Workshop
For Staff & Frontline Teams
A full-day trauma-informed workforce development programme designed to help staff understand behaviour, emotional distress, nervous system responses and psychological safety through a trauma-informed lens.
Combining practical learning with real-world application, this workshop supports organisations to strengthen communication, improve staff confidence and develop more compassionate, effective approaches to supporting people experiencing stress, trauma and adversity.
Key Areas Covered
✓ Behaviour as communication
✓ Emotional regulation and co-regulation
✓ Trauma-informed communication
✓ De-escalation strategies
✓ Psychological safety and relational practice
Ideal For
Local Authorities • Housing Providers • Social Care • Education Settings • Frontline Services
Supporting Young Minds: Finding Your Ground
For Young People (Ages 12-17)
A trauma-informed youth mental health workshop designed to help young people understand emotions, develop resilience, and build practical emotional regulation skills in a safe and supportive environment.
Using relatable language, lived experience, and age-appropriate activities, this workshop encourages emotional awareness, healthy communication, and confidence during one of the most important stages of personal development.
Key Areas Covered
✓ Emotional literacy
✓ Understanding stress and overwhelm
✓ Grounding and calming techniques
✓ Healthy emotional expression
✓ Building confidence and resilience
Ideal For
Schools • PRUs • Alternative Education • Youth Services • Community Groups
In Partnership With Sole Survivor PTSD Support
Reset And Release
A unique trauma-informed training programme combining PTSD awareness, frontline practice, emotional release and burnout prevention within a single learning experience.
Designed for professionals working in emotionally demanding environments, this collaborative workshop helps participants strengthen trauma-informed practice while developing practical strategies to protect their own wellbeing.
Key Areas Covered
✓ PTSD awareness and understanding of trauma
✓ Trauma-informed frontline practice
✓ Burnout prevention and self-awareness
✓ Emotional release tools
✓ Workforce wellbeing and resilience
Ideal For
Health & Social Care • Housing Services • Local Authorities • Veterans Organisations • Frontline Teams
Resilience Reset
For Service Users and community groups
A practical trauma-informed resilience workshop focused on emotional regulation, nervous system awareness, and sustainable well-being.
Participants learn simple, accessible techniques that can help reduce overwhelm, improve emotional awareness, and build healthier responses to stress, anxiety, and life's challenges
Key Areas Covered
✓ Nervous system awareness
✓ Grounding techniques
✓ Emotional regulation tools
✓ Resilience building
✓ Recovery-focused learning
Ideal For
Community Groups • Recovery Services • Wellbeing Programmes • Support Services
Trusted, Structured & Commissioning Ready
Professional Programmes Designed for Real-World Impact
Our workshops are designed to provide engaging learning experiences while meeting the expectations of organisations, commissioners and workforce development teams seeking safe, professional and evidence-informed delivery.
Our Programmes Include:
✓ Commissioner Guides
✓ Workshop Frameworks
✓ Risk-Assessed Delivery
✓ Trauma-Informed Approach
✓ Evidence-Informed Learning
✓ North West Delivery & UK-Wide Online Access
Whether supporting workforce wellbeing, trauma-informed practice, youth mental health, emotional resilience or community wellbeing, Fynix Project provides structured programmes designed to create meaningful learning experiences and positive real-world outcomes. Looking for trauma-informed training, youth mental health workshops, wellbeing programmes or workforce development support? Fynix Project delivers practical learning experiences across the North West and throughout the UK.
View workshop frameworks, commissioner guides and delivery information.
YOUNG VOICES
A Place For Young People To Be Heard
Small Voices, Big Impact
Young Voices is a creative awareness initiative that places children and young people at the heart of the conversation around mental health, wellbeing, kindness and emotional understanding.
Inspired by a young person's act of compassion and creativity, the project provides a space where children can share artwork, positive messages, reflections and creative ideas that encourage empathy, resilience and understanding.
The aim is not to speak for young people, but to create opportunities for their voices to be heard.
Through art, creativity and self-expression, children often communicate thoughts, feelings and perspectives that adults may overlook. Creative activities can also support emotional wellbeing by encouraging reflection, emotional expression, communication skills and grounding through the creative process itself.
Every drawing, painting, poster, poem or creative contribution has the potential to inspire positive conversations around mental health, kindness, empathy and emotional wellbeing.
Young Voices celebrates the idea that today's young people are not simply learning about wellbeing — they are helping shape a more compassionate future.
Because sometimes the most powerful messages come from the smallest voices.
ABOUT FYNIX PROJECT
Rise Through Lived Experience
Fynix Project was founded through lived experience, reflection and a belief that meaningful learning can create lasting positive change for individuals, teams and communities.
What began as a grassroots wellbeing initiative has grown into a trauma-informed, evidence-informed organisation delivering mental health workshops, workforce development programmes and wellbeing training across the North West of England and throughout the UK.
Our work is built upon the understanding that people thrive when they feel safe, supported and empowered with practical tools they can use in everyday life. Through trauma-informed practice, emotional resilience education, psychological safety training and wellbeing-focused learning experiences, we help organisations and communities strengthen understanding, build confidence and develop skills that support long-term wellbeing.
Today, Fynix Project works with local authorities, schools, colleges, youth services, housing providers, social care organisations, charities, community groups and frontline teams seeking practical, engaging and professionally facilitated learning experiences.
Whether delivering trauma-informed training for staff, emotional resilience workshops for young people, workforce wellbeing programmes or community-based mental health workshops, our mission remains the same:
To help people better understand themselves, strengthen resilience, build meaningful connections and create environments where wellbeing, growth and positive change can flourish.
Practical Learning. Human-Centred Delivery. Meaningful Impact.
Grounding Techniques & Wellbeing Resources
Free Grounding Techniques, Emotional Regulation Tools & Wellbeing Resources
Practical tools. Real-world support. Free resources.
At Fynix Project, we believe wellbeing education should be accessible, practical, and easy to apply in everyday life. Our Grounding Techniques & Wellbeing Resources Hub provides a growing collection of free trauma-informed and evidence-informed resources designed to support emotional regulation, resilience, stress management and psychological wellbeing.
Whether you're navigating everyday pressures, supporting others through challenging situations or looking for practical wellbeing tools to use within your organisation, our resources are designed to help people build confidence, strengthen self-awareness and develop healthier responses to stress.
Our collection explores a range of grounding techniques and wellbeing strategies that can be used within workplaces, schools, colleges, community organisations, frontline services and everyday life. These practical approaches help individuals reconnect with the present moment, regulate emotions, reduce overwhelm and strengthen overall wellbeing.
Built upon trauma-informed principles and practical application, our resources are designed to be clear, accessible and relevant to real-world situations, helping individuals and organisations create healthier, more supportive environments where wellbeing can thrive.
Discover Practical Wellbeing Tools You Can Use Today
Sensory Grounding Techniques
Explore practical grounding methods that use sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste to help reconnect with the present moment and reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, and overwhelm.
Body-Based Grounding Techniques
Discover breathing exercises, movement-based activities and nervous system regulation techniques designed to support emotional balance, resilience and physical wellbeing.
Mind-Based Grounding Techniques
Learn cognitive grounding strategies that help improve focus, strengthen emotional regulation, and support healthy responses to difficult thoughts and emotions.
Creative Grounding Techniques
Explore creative wellbeing activities including journaling, drawing, reflection and self-expression tools that encourage mindfulness, emotional awareness and personal growth.
Additional Wellbeing Resources
✔ Emotional Regulation Tools
✔ Stress Management Resources
✔ Resilience Building Activities
✔ Wellbeing Education Resources
✔ Trauma-Informed Wellbeing Guides
✔ Practical Mental Health Resources
Explore our growing library of free grounding techniques, emotional regulation tools and wellbeing resources designed to support mental wellbeing, resilience and everyday self-care.
Locations We Serve
Delivering Trauma-Informed Training Across the North West and Online UK-Wide
Fynix Project delivers trauma-informed training, workforce wellbeing programmes, psychological safety workshops, emotional regulation education, and community wellbeing learning opportunities across the North West of England and throughout the United Kingdom.
We regularly work with local authorities, schools, colleges, housing providers, charities, community organisations, frontline services, and workplace teams across Widnes, Warrington, Liverpool, Manchester, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, and surrounding areas.
Our Workshops Create psychologically and Emotionally Safe, reflective learning environments that support wellbeing, resilience, communication, behavioural understanding, and healthier organisational cultures.
Whether you're looking for trauma-informed workforce training, youth wellbeing programmes, mental fitness workshops, emotional regulation education, psychological safety training, or community wellbeing initiatives, we offer flexible delivery options to meet the needs of your organisation or group.
Alongside our in-person delivery across the North West, Fynix Project Also Offers Online Workshops and Virtual Training Sessions, So Organisations and Communities Across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Can Access Our Programmes Wherever They Are Based.
From frontline services and educational settings to community groups and workplace teams, we're committed to making high-quality wellbeing education, trauma-informed learning, and workforce development accessible to organisations and communities across the UK.
Areas we support regularly
- Widnes
- Warrington
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Greater Manchester
- Cheshire
- Merseyside
- Lancashire
- North West England
- Online UK-Wide
If your organisation is based outside these areas, please get in touch. We are always happy to discuss bespoke delivery options and partnership opportunities.
Contact Fynix Project
Let's Start a Conversation
At Fynix Project, we believe meaningful change begins with conversation.
Whether you're exploring workforce training, trauma-informed practice, psychological safety, community wellbeing programmes, or a potential partnership, we're always happy to discuss how we may be able to support your organisation, team, or community.
As a trauma-informed and evidence-informed workforce training and community wellbeing provider, we work with local authorities, schools, housing providers, charities, frontline services, community organisations, and wellbeing-focused environments across the North West of England and online throughout the UK.
Our programmes are designed to create psychologically safe, emotionally safe, and reflective learning environments that support workforce wellbeing, emotional regulation awareness, behavioural understanding, compassionate communication, and healthier organisational cultures.
Whether you're looking to commission training, explore a collaborative project, discuss speaking opportunities, or simply learn more about what we do, we'd love to hear from you.
No pressure. No hard sell. Just an open conversation about what might be right for your organisation, team, or community.
Get in Touch
Workshop Bookings, General Enquiries & Collaborations
info@fynix.org.uk
For workshop bookings, training enquiries, partnership opportunities, community projects, and general questions.
Marketing, Communications & Partnerships
lauren.hankey@fynix.org.uk
Lauren Hankey – Marketing & Communications Lead
For media enquiries, marketing collaborations, partnership discussions, outreach opportunities, website and communications enquiries, brand partnerships, and organisational engagement.
Founder & Lead Fascilitator
Founder & Lead Fascilitator
darryl.craig@fynix.org.uk
Darryl Craig – Founder & Lead Facilitator
For speaking engagements, specialist workshop enquiries, programme development, and trauma-informed training discussions.
dexter.snagg@fynix.org.uk
Dexter Snagg – Director
For organisational partnerships, commissioning opportunities, strategic development, and organisational growth enquiries.
Ready to Explore How We Can Support Your Team?
Whether you're looking for trauma-informed workforce training, psychological safety workshops, emotional regulation education, community wellbeing programmes, or a collaborative partnership, we'd be delighted to hear from you.
Contact us today at info@fynix.org.uk and let's start the conversation.
Creating psychologically safe workplaces. Supporting healthier communities. Rising through lived experience. ✨🔥
Our team recently attended two workshops delivered by Darryl and Lauren from The Fynix Project, and we cannot recommend them highly enough.
The sessions covered Trauma-Informed Practice and De-escalation, both of which were delivered with incredible professionalism and insight. What really stood out was the perfect balance of learning elements—it wasn't just a lecture; it was engaging, interactive, and kept our entire staff team genuinely interested throughout.
Darryl and Lauren have a fantastic way of breaking down complex topics into actionable strategies. Our team left feeling much more confident, with a significantly improved knowledge base and practical tools to apply in our daily work.
If you are looking for high-quality, impactful training that your staff will actually enjoy, look no further than The Fynix Project. Thank you both for such an amazing experience!
nightstop communities northwest - Widnes
"Kindness Not Criticism, Not Spoken to As A Class Teacher. Complete Understanding Of PTSD - With The Incentive To Look At How CPTSD Has Formed"
A person we support, Sole Survivor PTSD Support
Partners & Collaborations
At Fynix Project, we believe meaningful and lasting change happens through collaboration.
We work alongside trusted partners, lived-experience practitioners, community organisations, charities, educational providers, and specialist wellbeing professionals to create learning experiences that support resilience, wellbeing, trauma-informed practice, psychological safety, and personal growth.
By bringing together diverse expertise, lived experience, and evidence-informed approaches, we are able to deliver programmes that are practical, accessible, and responsive to the needs of the communities and organisations we support.
Our collaborative approach allows us to strengthen learning opportunities, extend our reach, and create meaningful impact for individuals, teams, and communities across the North West of England and throughout the UK.
Working Together for Greater Impact
Organisations & Professionals We've Worked With
Nightstop Communities North West
Widnes Vikings Extra Time
Sole Survivor PTSD Support
