14 January 2026

Women’s Health – a Bite-Sized 4-Part Series of Workplace Workshops

Support women’s health, wellbeing, and inclusion in your organisation with our four-part series of 30-minute Women’s Health workshops, designed specifically for the workplace.

Delivered live and online by fully qualified clinical professionals, this package of sessions provides engaging, evidence-informed sessions that raise awareness, encourage open conversation, and support wellbeing — all in a concise, work-friendly format.

Aligned with key women’s health awareness campaigns, including International Women’s Health events in March and National Women’s Health Week in May, this programme is ideal for organisations looking to deliver meaningful, timely health initiatives for their people.

Why Choose This Series?

Our Women’s Health workshops are designed to be:

Workplace-ready – 30-minute sessions that fit easily into the working day
Clinically led – Delivered by qualified healthcare and mental health professionals
Inclusive and sensitive – Creating safe, supportive spaces for discussion
Evidence-informed – Grounded in current clinical knowledge
Practical and engaging – Supporting awareness, understanding, and wellbeing

Employees leave with greater confidence, understanding, and the reassurance that their organisation takes women’s health seriously.

Part 1: Women’s Health Across Life Stages

A wide-ranging session exploring how women’s health evolves over time. This workshop looks at the interconnected nature of physical, hormonal, and emotional health, helping women better understand their bodies and the factors that influence wellbeing at different life stages.

This session covers:

Key stages of women’s health across the lifespan
The role of hormones in physical and emotional wellbeing
Common health changes and challenges
The connection between body, mind, and lifestyle
Building confidence and understanding around women’s health

Part 2: Fertility and Emotional Wellbeing

A compassionate and sensitive session exploring the emotional aspects of fertility and reproductive health. This workshop recognises that fertility journeys can be complex, deeply personal, and emotionally significant.

This session explores:

Emotional wellbeing and fertility
Uncertainty, pressure, and expectations
The impact of fertility challenges on mental health
Creating understanding and empathy in the workplace
Supporting open and informed conversations

Part 3: Women’s Mental Health – Mind, Mood and Resilience

This session focuses on women’s mental and emotional wellbeing, exploring the unique challenges and pressures that can affect mood and mental health. It aims to support awareness, resilience, and more open conversations around mental health at work.

Topics include:

Common mental health challenges for women
Hormonal, social, and lifestyle influences on mood
Emotional resilience and self-understanding
Reducing stigma through awareness
Practical strategies to support mental wellbeing

Part 4: A Nutritional Approach to Women’s Health

An exploration of how nutrition can support women’s health at every stage of life. This session helps participants build a healthier relationship with food, focusing on nourishment, balance, and wellbeing rather than rigid rules.

This session looks at:

Nutrition and energy levels
Supporting hormonal balance through food
The link between nutrition and mental wellbeing
Sustainable, flexible approaches to eating
Using nutrition as a supportive, empowering tool

This programme is ideal for organisations that want to:

Support women’s health and wellbeing in the workplace
Align health initiatives with awareness campaigns
Improve inclusion and understanding
Offer high-quality, clinically led wellbeing content
Provide meaningful support in a time-efficient format

Delivery Format

Live, interactive online sessions
Delivered by fully qualified clinical professionals
Designed for workplace audiences
Suitable for organisations of all sizes

If you would like more information on this 4-Part workplace workshop series, please complete the form below.

11 December 2025

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Reignite Your Workplace with Experiences People Actually Want to Attend

In-Person Wellbeing & Team Connection That Brings People Back Together

Remote work changed how we work. But it didn’t replace what truly builds strong teams: shared experiences, human connection, and feeling genuinely cared for at work.

Our in-person workplace wellbeing sessions are designed to:

Make coming into the office feel worthwhile again
Re-energise your people
Reduce stress and burnout
Build authentic team connection
From movement and mindfulness to deep relaxation and stress relief, we bring professional, inclusive, and inspiring wellbeing experiences directly into your workplace.

Our In-Person Wellbeing Experiences

Every session is delivered by fully qualified and experienced workplace professionals, inclusive and suitable for all abilities. No prior experience required.

Yoga for the Workplace

We offer a diverse range of yoga styles so every employee can find something that works for them:

Desk-Based Yoga
Perfect for short breaks. Release neck, shoulders and back tension without leaving your chair.

Yin Yoga
Slow, deep stretches that calm the nervous system and reduce chronic tightness.

Restorative Yoga
Deep rest supported by props. Ideal for stress, burnout and nervous system reset.

Slow Flow Yoga
Gentle, fluid movement to improve mobility, circulation and energy.

Hatha Yoga
Classic strength, balance and flexibility for both body and mind.

Reduces stress
Improves posture
Boosts energy and focus
Supports mental wellbeing

Pilates

Strengthen the body from the inside out. Delivered by our fully qualified Pilates teachers

Our workplace Pilates sessions focus on:

Core strength
Postural alignment
Back and joint health
Injury prevention for desk-based work

Perfect for counteracting the physical impact of long hours sitting at a desk.

On-Site Massage

Instant stress relief. Lasting benefits.

Massage Chair-based sessions at your workplace:

Relieve muscular tension
Reduce headaches and fatigue
Improve circulation
Boost mood and productivity

One of the most popular return-to-office wellbeing perks.

Qigong

Gentle, flowing movements combined with breath and awareness, delivered by our highly qualified team.

Qigong is ideal for:

Stress reduction
Energy balance
Joint mobility
Mental clarity

Perfect for employees who want movement without strain.

Sound Bath Meditation

An unforgettable deep relaxation experience, delivered by our fully qualified professionals

Participants lie or sit comfortably while being immersed in healing sound from:

Crystal singing bowls
Chimes and sound instruments

Benefits include:

Deep nervous system reset
Improved sleep
Reduced anxiety
Mental clarity and calm

This is one of the most powerful experiences you can offer in the workplace.

Movement, Posture & Stretching

Provided by our fully qualified physiotherapist. Designed specifically for desk workers and sedentary roles.

These sessions:

Improve posture
Reduce neck, back and shoulder pain
Increase mobility and circulation
Prevent repetitive strain injuries

Highly practical, immediately useful, and loved by employees.

Meditation & Mindfulness Sessions

Delivered by our masters degree-qualified secular mindfulness teachers. Tailored for the modern workplace, including:

Mindfulness Meditation
For focus, emotional resilience and stress reduction.

Breathwork
To calm the nervous system, reduce anxiety and restore energy.

Loving-Kindness Meditation
To build compassion, connection and positive workplace culture.

Visualisation
For confidence, performance and mental clarity.

Yoga Nidra
A guided “non-sleep deep rest” practice that resets the nervous system in under an hour.

These sessions support:
Mental clarity
Emotional wellbeing
Better sleep
Reduced burnout
Improved resilience

Designed for Modern Workplaces

Our sessions are ideal for:

Office return programmes
Weekly or monthly wellbeing schedules
Team away days or Leadership retreats
Stress awareness campaigns
Mental health initiatives
Corporate wellbeing strategies

What Makes Our Wellbeing Experiences Different?

Fully inclusive for all abilities and fitness levels
Delivered by fully qualified, accredited facilitators
Practical, not preachy
No awkwardness, no pressure
Customised to your workplace goals
Genuinely enjoyable

This is wellbeing people actually look forward to.

You don’t bring people back to the office with policies.
You bring them back with experiences that feel good.

If you would like more information, please complete the form below.

9 December 2025

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In-House Employee Counselling Service UK – Wellbeing Partners

Accessible Workplace Mental Health Support for Employees

Across the UK, employees are increasingly unwilling or unable to access mental health support through traditional Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs), private insurers, or the NHS. EAPs often fail because they are impersonal, difficult to access, or tied to subscription models that don’t reflect actual employee use. Waiting lists in private mental health services can exceed three months, and NHS mental health services have millions of adults on 18-month-plus waiting lists.

Wellbeing Partners’ in-house employee counselling service bridges this gap.

Why Choose Wellbeing Partners’ In-House Counselling?

Not a Traditional EAP
Unlike subscription-based EAPs, our service is pay-as-you-use, providing cost-effective, flexible mental health support that employees can access when they need it most.

Dedicated Workplace Mental Health Professionals
Each organisation is assigned a small, dedicated team of BACP-registered counsellors with over 10 years’ experience in workplace mental health. Employees can access counselling in-person or online via a secure platform, ensuring flexible and confidential support.

Tailored, Inclusive Support
No mental health concern is too small or too complex. EAPs often turn staff away if issues don’t meet their thresholds. Wellbeing Partners’ in-house counselling supports all employees, providing practical solutions for stress, burnout, and other workplace challenges.

Preventive and Performance-Focused
Early access to counselling prevents minor issues from becoming major crises. Employees gain tools, confidence, and resilience that support ongoing wellbeing, improving engagement and reducing absence across your organisation.

Our Specialisms Include:

Anxiety, depression, OCD
Bereavement and loss
Burnout and chronic stress
Sickness absence due to mental health issues
Neurodivergent mental health
Insomnia and persistent sleep difficulties
Trauma and PTSD
Workplace relationship difficulties
Menopause-related mental health

Wellbeing Partners offers a proven, flexible, and human-centred solution for workplace mental health support. Ensure your employees can access counselling that actually works.

To learn more about Wellbeing Partners’ Employee Counselling Services, please complete the form below

5 November 2025

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Boost Workplace Wellbeing with Recovery Counselling for Employees on Sick Leave

With workplace health now firmly on the national agenda, the message from government and business leaders is clear: employers must take a more proactive role in supporting the wellbeing of their teams.

The new Keep Britain Working review, led by former John Lewis chair Charlie Mayfield, has revealed that poor health and worklessness are costing the UK economy as much as £85 billion a year — and that fixing the problem will require stronger workplace health support led by employers themselves. The report calls for a “fundamental reset” in how health is managed at work, recognising that lasting solutions will come from genuine partnership between employers, employees, and the NHS.

At Wellbeing Partners, we wholeheartedly agree. For years, we’ve worked with organisations that understand the impact of mental health on attendance, performance, and culture. And with the latest findings highlighting the urgency of early intervention, now is the time for every employer to strengthen their support for employees who are struggling with their health.

Supporting Recovery — and Reducing Long-Term Absence

Workplace absenteeism due to mental health concerns such as anxiety, stress, burnout, depression, and trauma continues to rise. In the UK, the average number of sick days taken by employees has surged by 55% since 2019. For employees who are off work for extended periods, the lack of a tailored recovery plan can lead to avoidable prolonged absence, increased anxiety about returning to work, and diminished productivity upon their return.

That’s where Wellbeing Partners’ Recovery Counselling Service makes a measurable difference.

Introducing Wellbeing Partners’ Recovery Counselling Service

Our Recovery Counselling service is designed to help employees on sick leave recover more effectively — both physically and mentally — while preparing for a smooth, confident return to work.

Employees receive a series of tailored, 50-minute online sessions with our highly experienced workplace mental health professionals. Each employee is supported to manage anxiety, burnout, stress, insomnia, depression, bereavement and grief, trauma, and interpersonal difficulties — issues that can significantly affect both wellbeing and work readiness.

How We Help

Our Recovery Counselling service equips employees with practical tools to:

Recover and maintain their wellbeing
Build resilience and coping skills
Navigate the sometimes anxiety-filled process of returning to work
Restore their overall wellbeing and capacity to flourish in the workplace

Why Choose Wellbeing Partners?

Expert Support: Our team consists of fully qualified and experienced workplace mental health professionals, each with a minimum of 10 years post-qualification experience and professional association membership.

Tailored Approach: Each employee receives confidential sessions and a wellbeing recovery plan based on their individual needs.

Convenient Access: Sessions take place online, making it easy for employees to access support wherever they are.

Cost-Effective: Our service provides a budget-friendly way to help employees recover and return to work with confidence — aligning with the government’s call for accessible, practical workplace health solutions.

Investing in Health, Productivity, and the Future of Work

As the Keep Britain Working review makes clear, the future of workforce resilience depends on shared responsibility for health at work. By offering Recovery Counselling, your organisation can take a proactive step that supports both your people and your performance — helping employees return to work with confidence, and reducing the risk of longer-term absence.

Now more than ever, investing in your employees’ recovery isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s a strategic business decision that builds a healthier, more engaged, and sustainable workforce.

Contact us below to learn more about how Wellbeing Partners can support your employees through their recovery journey.

4 July 2025

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Summertime Sadness: When the Sun Doesn’t Lift Your Mood

Summer is often seen as a welcome break from the grey skies of winter. Brighter mornings, lighter evenings, and the chance to take time off are all reasons to look forward to this time of year. But for some employees, the summer months can bring an unexpected drop in mood, energy or motivation—a phenomenon often referred to as summertime sadness.

At Wellbeing Partners, the UK’s leading provider of workplace mental health and wellbeing support, we understand that emotional wellbeing doesn’t follow the seasons. Just as winter can trigger low mood for some, summer can present its own mental health challenges—particularly in fast-paced or high-pressure work environments.

How Summer Can Affect Workplace Wellbeing

It may seem counterintuitive, but summer can be emotionally difficult for many employees. Some of the reasons include:

Disrupted Routines: Annual leave, school holidays, and shifting workloads can lead to a lack of structure. While flexibility is often welcomed, it can also cause stress for those who rely on routine to stay grounded and productive.
Increased Workload: Covering for colleagues on leave or managing end-of-quarter deadlines can result in increased pressure, fatigue or burnout.
Social Expectations: The assumption that summer should be “carefree and happy” can make it harder for employees to speak up if they’re struggling. There may also be added pressure to attend social events that feel emotionally or physically draining.
Sleep Disruption and Heat Stress: Warmer nights and longer daylight hours can interfere with sleep, which has a direct impact on concentration, mood and overall resilience at work.
Body Image and Self-Esteem: Hotter weather can exacerbate personal insecurities, particularly when dressing for comfort in professional settings or navigating the constant exposure to “summer body” culture.

Supporting Yourself and Your Team

If summer feels more draining than energising, it’s important to acknowledge that experience and take steps to protect your mental wellbeing. Some simple but effective strategies include:

Maintain a Regular Schedule: As much as possible, stick to consistent working hours, breaks and sleep times. Routine can restore a sense of control and focus.
Take Meaningful Breaks: Use your annual leave to fully disconnect—not just from work emails, but from the mental pressure of constant productivity. A real break helps restore both wellbeing and performance.
Watch for Signs of Struggle: Irritability, withdrawal, poor sleep, and low motivation can all be signs someone is not coping. If you’re noticing changes in yourself or a colleague, start a supportive conversation or point them to available resources.
Make Space for Openness: Teams that normalise conversations about mental health—year-round—create safer, more sustainable working environments. As a manager or colleague, it’s okay to ask how someone’s really doing.

What Employers Can Do

Workplaces have a vital role to play in supporting employee mental health—especially during seasonal transitions. Through their expert-led training, consultancy and support services, Wellbeing Partners help organisations across the UK build mentally healthy, high-performing teams.

From one-to-one employee wellbeing sessions and leadership training to proactive mental health strategy, Wellbeing Partners provide tools that meet the real-world needs of today’s workforce.

Final Thought

Just because it’s sunny outside doesn’t mean everyone feels bright on the inside. Whether you’re managing a team or trying to stay on top of your own workload, remember that struggling in summer is more common than you might think—and support is available.

For more information please contact [email protected] or complete the form below:

14 May 2025

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In-house Employee Counselling Service from Wellbeing Partners

Wellbeing Partners’ in-house employee counselling service provides the fastest and most effective solution for supporting the individual mental health needs of your employees, in your workplace or online.

Companies and organisations across the UK are finding their EAP services unable to cope with demand, many private medical insurers with waiting lists of more than 3 months for accessing mental health services, and an NHS completely overwhelmed with millions of adults on waiting lists of 18 months or longer, even for acute mental health issues.

This perfect storm of growing mental health issues and burnout across society combined with a lack of provision from the usual mental health support services is leaving employees without the support they need.

Wellbeing Partners’ In-House Counselling services is an efficient, effective and compassionate response to these issues and the mental health requirements of your employees. Here are the main reasons why:

We are not an EAP: Wellbeing Partners In-House Employee Counselling Service is pay-as-you-use service (not a subscription model) that allows great flexibility for organisations and fast access to mental health support for employees.

Your Own Team of Mental Health Professionals: Your organisation will be assigned a small and dedicated team of fully qualified and highly experienced counsellors who get to know your staff and are accessible at any time they are needed. Sessions can be offered in-person in your workplace, or online via secure video platform.

New Trend, New Approach: Responding to the mental health crisis requires a dynamic approach. In house-counselling is the emergent trend in workplace mental health, one that we have been offering for many years with a large and growing list of workplace clients. Our in-house counselling service is refined, effective and offers dedicated one-to-one appointments with staff in-person or online to fit with their busy schedules.

Training and Experience: Wellbeing Partners are experts at providing mental health and wellbeing support in professional settings. This is because we source and employ experts in their fields. All our counsellors are BACP registered and with at least 10 years’ post-qualification experience. They also all have extensive experience of providing counselling and wellbeing coaching in professional settings and combine unrivalled training and experience that meets your needs.

Accessibility: Our In-House Counselling offers a broad service that sees no mental health issue as too big or too small. EAPs are increasingly turning employees away if their issues are deemed too small to meet the threshold for mental health support, or conversely, they are too complex for the support they can offer. At Wellbeing Partners we support all your employees no matter what their issue, offering a forum and safe environment for people to work through their challenges.

Prevention, Performance and Confidence: Our broad approach to challenges in In-House Counselling means that smaller issues can be prevented from developing into crises and more complex issues receive the timely support they deserve. Our counselling services focus on creating the framework and confidence that people need to maintain their mental health once the sessions are concluded, reducing likelihood of later relapses. In-House Employee Counselling is not a luxury, but an intelligent, supportive and economical response to mental health issues. It offers both short and long-term gains for individuals and organisations.

Our specialisms include but are not limited to:

Neurodivergent mental health
Burnout and chronic stress
Sickness absence due to mental health issues
Anxiety, depression, OCD
Bereavement and loss
Insomnia and persistent sleep difficulties
Trauma and PTSD
Workplace relationship difficulties
Menopause-related mental health

Learn more about our Employee Counselling services

Getting Started

9 May 2025

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A New Approach to Employee Mental Health

Wellbeing Partners offer an unique and expansive counselling service with sessions that can be ad hoc, flexible or ongoing and regular and that can be held online or in-person.

Our team offers expert support in areas including:

Neurodivergent mental health
Menopause-related mental health
Burnout and chronic stress
Sickness absence due to mental health issues
Anxiety, depression, OCD
Bereavement
Trauma
Insomnia
Workplace relationship difficulties

In today’s fast-paced work environment, the need for timely, expert mental health support has never been more critical. At Wellbeing Partners, we go beyond traditional EAPs to deliver specialist workplace counselling that’s flexible, proactive, and clinically robust.

With many years of experience and a clear focus on early intervention, our service empowers employees to navigate a wide range of challenges — from common wellbeing concerns to more complex or specialist issues — in a confidential, supportive environment.

Sessions are typically held online for ease of access, but we also offer on-site counselling by arrangement. Whether you need ad hoc support, flexible access, or regular sessions, we tailor our service to your organisation’s needs.

If you’re ready to move beyond reactive support and create a workplace culture where mental wellbeing is proactively protected, we’d be happy to help. For more information please fill in the form below.

2 May 2025

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Summer Stress: the surprising truth about employee wellbeing

For many the arrival of summer is embraced as a positive change. The emergence of sunnier weather conditions brings a sense of optimism that can be felt in the workplace. Thoughts inevitably turn towards summer breaks, holidays and the chance to get away.

However, despite these positives, research shows that nearly 60% of employees experience higher levels of stress, anxiety and burnout across the summer months[i]. This is due to a number of factors.

Summer is mistakenly viewed as a bit of a slower time for business as many members of staff take leave to go on holiday, with non-urgent work being sidelined for a while. However, the reality is that the work demands stay the same but the reduced staffing means added burden for those left in the office.

Employees often receive increased workloads and responsibilities to cover for colleagues who are on leave. This exacerbates work-life balance issues with people working longer hours to meet their professional demands, impacting their performance, focus and mental wellbeing. Added to this many employees are also coping with increased childcare responsibilities over the summer holidays, adding further time and financial stressors. It is no wonder many employees experience sleep issues, burnout and increased stress and anxiety over the summer months.

At Wellbeing Partners we have a variety of workshops that can support your employees through times of heightened demand:

From Anxious to Calm: This 60-minute interactive workshop focuses on helping individuals understand anxiety and how it impacts us, delivered by our workplace mental health professionals who specialise in anxiety. The session provides actionable and effective techniques and skills that can help people reduce anxiety in the moment and develop longer term resistance to anxiety triggers.

Avoiding Burnout: A 60-minute interactive workshop that takes an expansive look at burnout causes and symptoms, and highlights key areas in which the participant can affect change in their lives to avoid and recover from burnout. It focuses on how small but effective changes in behaviour, mindset and emotional intelligence can be utilised to make us more resilient in the face of challenges.

Coping with Stress – a 4 part bite-sized course: This course features 4 x 30-minute sessions, each one building on the skills of the previous session. Led by experienced mental health professionals who specialise in managing stress and thriving in stressful situations, the course has four distinct parts covering analysis of stress, mindset techniques to cope with stress, actions to reduce stress, and sleep psychology for increasing resilience to stress.

If you would like more information on any of these workshops or courses, please complete the form below or email [email protected]

[i] https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/06/12/what-employers-can-do-to-make-your-summer-less-stressful#:~:text=Summer%20stress&text=A%20recent%20study%20of%20HR,add%20to%20their%20workplace%20woes.

11 April 2025

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Loneliness Awareness Week 2025 theme revealed: “Reducing the Stigma Around Loneliness”

Loneliness Awareness Week (9^th – 15^th June, 2025) is the annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the impact of loneliness on our mental health. This year the theme is reducing the stigma associated with loneliness, a stigma that can stop people seeking support, leaving them to suffer in silence.

At Wellbeing Partners we have developed a one hour wellbeing workshop for your employees called Improving Connection and Belonging to help reduce the stigma around loneliness and to give your staff the tools to build connections at work and in their personal lives and communities, and to bolster their self-esteem and confidence.

Loneliness is often seen as a personal issue, but it impacts our professional life as well as the issues crated by loneliness cannot simply be left at the door when we enter the workplace. At Wellbeing Partners we noticed a worrying increase of employees struggling with issues around loneliness, a lack of connection and feelings of separation. Loneliness often underpins issues around stress, anxiety, burnout and depression and if not manged effectively, will continue to impact the individual and their engagement and performance at work.

Our Improving Connection and Belonging Workshop is an interactive 60-minute session. It gives participants the necessary understanding of why we experience loneliness and how we can rebuild a sense of belonging and form new bonds, personally and professionally. The session looks at:

Connection, Belonging and Loneliness: Puts the human need for connection into its evolutionary context and explains that loneliness is a normal part of the human condition

The Impact of Loneliness: A brief overview of the impact of loneliness upon our physical and mental health.

Intentional Connection: Highlights a variety of ways in which we can build connection, starting with small steps and then widening the circle – looks at hobbies, community projects and volunteering.

Self-Care to Combat Loneliness: Here we explore how self-care practices can help people develop resilience to the difficult feelings associated with loneliness and highlighting that it is ok to struggle, reducing the stigma.

Conscious Social Media Interaction: Shows how social media can exacerbate feelings of separation, inferiority and loneliness but that through conscious engagement we can use it as a connection tool.

Express and Process Emotions: Provides effective emotional intelligence practices that allow us to process difficult thoughts and emotions that might feed loneliness

Professional Support: To emphasise the importance of talking about our difficulties, we highlight the professional support that is available for people struggling with loneliness and a lack of connection.

If you would like to know more about this workshop, please complete the below form.

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