How We Help Employers

We support organisations across the creative industries including those who work in theatre, film, tv, music, literature, dance, opera, fashion, museums, galleries, libraries, gaming, architecture, crafts, design, publishing, advertising and marketing

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), we are able to support the mental health and wellbeing of your staff, including freelancers and casual workers, ensuring you save valuable money and resources by reducing the number of hours lost to sick leave, improving productivity, and helping to create a happier and healthier workplace.

We offer online and in person access to a diverse range of over 125 trained, BACP / UKCP registered Counsellors and Coaches, all of whom are based across the UK, and have an experience, knowledge, and understanding of the unique challenges of working in the creative industries.

Our service is personalised, industry specific, and 100% confidential meaning that those in need of support can speak with us about their mental health and wellbeing without having to go through their employer.

We provide around the clock support and individuals are able to speak with a Counsellor or Coach within one week, sooner in cases of emergency, and can use our service to discuss any issue, be it personal or professional.

As part of our service, your employees will also have access to over 25 mental health, wellbeing and coaching workshops, talks and events per year, as well as a plethora of online and printed resources, wellbeing assessments, and much more.

We know that finances can be tight in our industry, so we are able to tailor the support we offer to fit the needs and budget of every organisation.

Wellbeing Support

We provide ‘on the ground’ support to TV and film sets, rehearsal rooms, art galleries, libraries, museums, heritage centres, music studios, events, and festivals across the UK.

Our diverse range of wellbeing practitioners are all trained mental health professionals with a background in the creative industries, they are able to provide individualised care to productions of all sizes, address any issues that arise immediately, and act as a pathway to helping individuals access further support, including counselling.

We are able to tailor the support we provide to meet any budget, and prioritise creating a familiarity and connection between our team and those we are working with.

Workshops

As well as the events that we run ourselves, we are also able to offer a wide range of bespoke, industry specific mental health and wellbeing workshops, each led by an experienced Counsellor, Coach or Practitioner, that cover a variety of topics including mental health awareness, financial management, building resilience, challenging unconscious bias, avoiding burnout, and improving self-care.

Our workshops can be delivered both online and in person and are tailored to meet the specific requirements and budget of every organisation.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training

We deliver certified one and two day MHFA training courses using qualified, highly experienced instructors who have a background in the creative industries.

The trainings offer a practical step-by-step approach to help organisations create a healthy environment, identify the first signs of mental ill health, and support staff who are experiencing an issue.

Included in our training packages are pre and post course consultations with your team, this ensures that the training is relevant to your needs and considers any pertinent or sensitive issues that you may be managing.

Additional follow up and support can be arranged as required, and we can deliver our courses on site or online at times to fit your schedule.

Surgeries

Our mental health and wellbeing surgeries are held in places of work or online and allow individuals the opportunity to book (or drop in for) a session with a trained Counsellor, where they can discuss in confidence any issue they may have, be it at work or in their personal life.

These sessions are often enough for those who would like to discuss a particular issue or can act as a gentle introduction to counselling and are the beginning of a pathway to accessing longer-term support.

Supervision

We provide access to a diverse range of qualified Supervisors who are able to facilitate safe team meetings where individuals can reflect on their work, and share skills, knowledge and experiences, or address any ongoing concerns that effect the whole team.

These sessions are especially useful for teams who work with vulnerable people in the community, but can also be used to plan work, set priorities, and make group decisions, whilst also helping to reduce isolation amongst those teams who work predominantly online, and build team cohesion.

We can deliver sessions online or in person at a time that suits your team.

Organisations we are working with

"Wellbeing in the Arts proved the perfect partner to provide support to our company due to their flexible, bespoke approach and their brilliantly diverse team of counsellors. We will absolutely be working with them on our next production and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to other companies”

"We are so grateful to Adam and Wellbeing in the Arts for providing crucial support to our company on this particularly challenging project. The process was tailored to our company's needs and sensitively managed by Adam and his team. The package we agreed on enabled the support on offer to be accessible to everyone's requirements, with a range of dedicated support options available to the company throughout the rehearsal and performance periods"

If you would like to speak with us about how we can support the mental health and wellbeing of your organisation or production please get in touch by telephone on 0204 538 9500 or by email at admin@wellbeinginthearts.org.uk.