International Stress Links to Members' Websites
If you would like help with a stress related problem you can email us directly at stress@isma.org.uk or search websites belonging to members of ISMAUK listed below. (Please note as these are 3rd party sites ISMA does not guarantee the accuracy of the information on these sites and any views expressed are those of the members and should not be assumed to reflect those of ISMAUK).
Members' Websites:
These members' sites are listed alphabetically and alphabetically by region. The regions are as defined by the Regional Development Agency (RGA) for England.
Regions are:
- East Midlands
- East of England
- Republic of Ireland
- London
- Northern Ireland
- North West England
- Scotland
- South East England
- South West England
- Wales
- West Midlands
- Yorkshire
Stress Tools and Resources
Stresswise www.stresswise.com This site run by one of our Vice presidents, Professor Terry Looker and is a good source for biodots and other stress management related products.
Stress assistance www.stressassistance.co.uk Stress Assistance is an online shop to purchase stress balls, stress cards, stress ball key rings, stress tips and downloadable products. Ideal for National Stress Awareness Day (NSAD), Wellness and Resilience days or for exhibitions, health fairs, wellbeing. Special packs available. You can purchase from one stress ball. Free postage and packing within the UK
East Midlands
Academy of Clinical & Medical Hypnosis Ltd www.ukhypnotherapy.org Based in Derbyshire and London. ACMH offers a range of accredited training courses in hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, NLP and stress management. Additionally, ACMH offers bespoke stress management training and employee assistance programmes and runs 'Coaching for Success' programmes aimed at sixth form pupils planning a University degree course.
AMC Mentoring Ltd www.amcmentoring.com AMC offers on site support for measuring and managing organisational stress as well as consultancy, training and therapeutic counselling. They are based in the Midlands but work throughout the UK and Northern Ireland. The Director is Ann McCracken who is currently the Chair of the Board of Trustees of ISMA.
Brightspark www.brightsparktraining.net Brightspark provides consultancy and training support to organisations that recognise the benefits of promoting wellbeing in the workplace. We offer strategic support to design and implement effective wellbeing policies, training for managers so that they can competently and confidently contribute to wellbeing within teams and awareness workshops for employees to increase their resilience to stress. With specific experience of working with organisations to implement the HSE Management Standards on Stress, we ensure that your organisation will meet its statutory responsibilities. We also provide flexible support programmes for individuals to develop wellbeing and performance. We also provide individual stress management coaching, face to face, or by phone or web cam. Based in the East Midlands, we work across the UK.
Calmspace Limited: www.calmspace.co.uk Calmspace combines tried and tested management theory and practice and the most up to date research on stress management to develop and deliver a range of stress management services that are tailored to the needs of each client. Our aim is to help organisations to develop and maintain more positive and productive working environments and individuals to maintain health and well being.
Getting You There: www.gettingyouthere.co.uk Offering a tailored approach to stress management for individuals and for companies wishing to support their staff’s well-being. Using a combination of techniques from coaching, hypnotherapy and NLP, Getting You There's stress management services are tailored to your requirements and preferences. You are invited to get in touch to discover how you or your employees could benefit from this approach to stress management. Based in Barwell (Leics) and Coventry.
Millfield Consultancy www.millfieldconsultancy.co.uk "Managing Pressure to Improve Performance" - Expert training and coaching for managers and executives. Led by David Newth who is an ISMA Validated Trainer, was Chair of ISMA UK 1998-2000 and is a Fellow of The Institute of Management Specialists. Wide client base across private and public sectors throughout UK. A unique opportunity available through the renowned 2 Day Open Course at Fawsley.
Occupational Mental Health Ltd www.occupationalmentalhealth.com Providing Stress Management and Lifestyle awareness Training and Education; Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBT) services to employees throughout the UK and... Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (CBC) services.
PJEndicott www.pjendicott.co.uk Pat Endicott is a Member of ISMA, Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and Member of the Institute of Fundraising. In addition to her role as Treasurer for ISMA, Pat runs her own company providing training and consultancy in coaching, management subjects and stress management. With over 25 year's interest in the voluntary sector as a volunteer and staff member, Pat retains an interest in the third sector through being a director of two UK nation-wide charities as well as providing consultancy and fundraising for charities. Pat is a Fellow of the Institute for Learning and has having two degrees at Master's level in related subjects. Pat's expertise has enabled her to lead a number of highly successful projects for charities and to provide a wide range of solutions for commercial organisations in addition to customised training solutions for a number of local government departments.
Whole Life Stress Management Services. www.stressproofed.co.uk I work with individuals with chronic health conditions and healthcare providers / charities and work with clients and staff from carers associations and hospices. I do talks to small and medium sized organisations / groups.
East of England
Aleph One Ltd www.aleph1.co.uk Biofeedback has an important role in Stress Management, and Aleph One Ltd provides a range of Biofeedback instruments, starting at £65, and other aids such as audio cassettes on Relaxation and behavioural problems and books on stress and related topics. Simple easy-to-use instruments show changes in arousal level by changes in the pitch of the sound they make. Easy to understand and to use by yourself, they provide feedback when you relax, or become more aroused, which you can use to learn to control your own level of tension.
Centre for Organisation Health www.orghealth.co.uk The Centre for Organisation Health was founded in response to the proven urgent need for primary prevention of workplace stress. Research into stress management indicates that whilst symptoms can be temporarily relieved, without transformation of workplace culture through delivery of effective manager behaviours, the stressed employee becomes demotivated, ineffective, takes sick leave and ultimately quits his employment. Our services, aimed at creating a resilient approach to stopping stress, include consultancy and assessment, in-house/public training courses, conflict resolution and mediation, use of psychology to reduce sickness and staff turnover, one to one support and counselling from SEO level down, annual employer support package.
Houghton Safety Services Ltd www.hsafety.co.uk We offer stress management solutions based upon the HSE Management Standards and other HSE approved guidance and tools for managing stress in the workplace. Our clients range from small businesses to corporate and public sector organisations. All of our programmes and training are designed to enhance staff well-being, morale and productivity, whilst helping you to comply with your legal obligations. This will reduce the risk of enforcement action, litigation and claims at employment tribunals against your organisation.
Liz Dover www.lizdover.co.uk Liz Dover has worked in Complementary Medicine since 1989, and qualified in Stress Management in 2000. She offers one to one sessions in her clinic in central Norwich, and aims to help her clients find strategies to manage their stress and feel calmer and happier as quickly as possible.
Understanding People www.understanding-people.co.uk Understanding People offer consultancy and training services specialising in stress management, interpersonal skills and leadership. We work with individuals and organisations, and we offer in-house training, public courses, and web and telephone seminars and tutorials. Our approach is flexible to ensure that the solution we offer fully meets your needs.
Workscales Ltd www.workscales.co.uk is a small friendly local company based in Hertfordshire offering a bespoke range of stress management services, including stress audits, one-to-one stress counselling, management coaching and workshops for managers and staff. We specialise in helping your management team recognise signs of stress in your staff , increase their communication and people skills and avoid staff absences and poor morale. Money back guarantee if not pleased with the result!
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Ireland
Human Factors www.humanfactors.ie Human Factors is run by Jason Palframan; a Stress management coaching/consultant; Psychologist; Personal Development trainer, and is based in Ireland. He is available to work both with individuals on a one-to-one basis, and with organisations and groups. Is also availble to give talks on stress management. Jason also offers specialist training and development in other similar areas such as values, positivity, peace, compassion, and spirituality in healthcare. More recently he has published psychological research on area of stress and coping with life major events, and the roile of spirituality and transformation.
Lifehandle www.lifehandle.com LifeHandle offers stress management and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to both individuals and organisations. Stress Management courses can be geared to suit the organisation in terms of audience size and course duration. LifeHandle is owned and run by John O'Donoghue (B.Sc. Psych).
London
Academy of Clinical & Medical Hypnosis Ltd www.ukhypnotherapy.org Based in Derbyshire and London. ACMH offers a range of accredited training courses in hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, NLP and stress management. Additionally, ACMH offers bespoke stress management training and employee assistance programmes and runs 'Coaching for Success' programmes aimed at sixth form pupils planning a University degree course.
Carole Spiers Group Ltd www.carolespiersgroup.com Dynamic, leading-edge consultancy specialising in training and employee counselling at the service of top corporations. Established in 1987 and providing a valuable niche in the field of workplace stress management and critical incident support, bringing proven, tangible benefits to a long roll of prestige clients such as Abbey, Health Education Authority, Sainsbury's, Rolls Royce, Walt Disney, Panasonic UK, Unilever and the Bank of England. Carole Spiers is a BBC Broadcaster, Motivational Speaker and a VP of ISMA. She is author of Tolley’s ‘Managing Stress in the Workplace’ - published by LexisNexisUK as well as being a regular contributor to professional journals and the national press.
Centre for Stress Management www.managingstress.com Professor Stephen Palmer is Founder Director, Centre for Stress Management, and a Chartered Psychologist. He is an Honorary Professor of Psychology at City University, and a Visiting Professor of Work Based Learning and Stress Management at the National Centre for Work Based Learning Partnerships, Middlesex University. He is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, President of the Association for Coaching and Vice President of the Institute of Health Promotion and Education. He has authored numerous articles on stress management and counselling, and has authored or edited 25 books and training manuals.
Malcolm VandenBurg - BSc MBBS MISMA FCP FFPM FRCP www.malcolmvandenburg.co.uk Malcolm’s strength as a Doctor, Pharmaceutical Physician and Medico Legal Expert is based on the extent, scope and diversity of his clinical and research training and experience, and his commitment to his patients and clients. Patients benefit from his combination of analytical, academic, evidence based approach, combined with his holistic practice, while his clients benefit from his investigational methods, his attention to detail and his lateral thinking. Both benefit from his own extensive experiences and may benefit from his understanding of the commercial and entertainment environment.
Peppermint Giraffe www.peppermintgiraffe.co.uk The Peppermint Giraffe ethos is to provide a fresh and stretching approach to helping people get more out of life. Life coaching for those feeling lost and looking for clarity, motivation and balance. Courses and workshops on life/work balance, creativity and confidence. Hypnotherapy for anxiety, smoking cessation, weight loss, sports enhancement and insomnia. Speak to Nigel Wood MSc Occ. Psych. for a friendly, no-obligation chat about your stress-related needs. 07973 780 810 / 0845 25 REACH
Resilient City Ltd www.resilientcity.com Dedicated to inspiring your organisation to achieve the highest levels of success through stress prevention and employee empowerment. Our training, coaching and consultancy programs are designed to elicit the highest levels of Manager and Employee engagement through empowering them to thrive and succeed, irrespective of the prevailing environment in their industry. Our qualified practitioners have experience of working in financial and retail businesses.
Stress Troubleshooter www.stresstroubleshooter.com Halina Mieczkowska specialises in stress management consultancy, training and coaching. Halina conducts stress policy reviews; advises on stress strategies specialising in ‘the exception to the rule’; offers stress awareness and stress management workshops; also offers individual or group coaching. Stress Troubleshooter is based in New Malden Surrey. Halina has many years experience of working in the fast paced IT industry within the distribution and logistics sectors and is happy to work with all size companies.
Synergy Training Group www.synergysuccess.co.uk Offer a range of Stress Related Training products and services. We are Specialists in Stress Management providing a comprehensive range of Bespoke, In Company Training, Coaching, Counseling and Consultancy services. We work in both Public and Private sectors in the UK, the Middle East, Asia and Worldwide. Depending on your needs we have dedicated department within Synergy Training.
Xanthis www.xanthis.ltd.uk Xanthis is the first online toolkit providing diagnostic questionnaires, information and skills for individuals and organisations. Our online system presents modules ranging from psychological skills to lifestyle and organisational issues, empowering and supporting the individual user or employee at work. Organisations can offer a confidential, proactive, continual service to all staff through their intranet. Module development is continuous with all content written by experts. Dr Stephen Mckeown, Past President of ISMA, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist and BUPA Advisor is a Company Director and heads the development team. Xanthis partners Premier Life Skills to offer a holistic and complete approach to stress.
Northern Ireland
Beth Gibb Associates www.bethgibbassociates.co.uk Beth Gibb Associates is a training and consultancy company based in Northern Ireland, with a preventative rather than curative remit of HEALTHY WORKFORCE, HEALTHY BUSINESS, by enhancing and promoting positive well being and personal development within your organisation
North West
Anne Spoor www.annespoor.co.uk Prevention, early detection and intervention are the keys to reducing the risk of stress. Knowing how the body works, recognising the early symptoms in yourself and others, and knowing how to manage stress at work and home may prevent stress and reduce sickness absence. The key aim is to broaden the understanding and knowledge of the stress phenomenon thereby reducing the risk to health. I provide tailor made Stress Awareness/ Prevention/ Management presentations to business in the private and public sectors, to support business in fulfilling the requirement of the HSE Duty of Care relating to work-related stress.
Aspire www.aspirepod.com Aspire helps organisations and teams to identify and manage stress at work and enables individuals to develop more effective ways of coping with workplace stress. We do this through stress risk assessments, training in stress management and 1:1 coaching. If you want to reduce sickness absence, enhance well-being and improve performance please get in touch!
Barceidillo Ltd www.barceidillo.co.uk With a reputation for excellence, Barceidillo Ltd is a training provider specialising in stress management and health and well-being programmes for teams and individuals within organisations both large and small. Women in Business award winner Denise Chilton is passionate about delivering programmes that make a difference with positive feedback from clients including Toshiba, QVC, and the Chartered Institute of Personnel.
Brightspark www.brightsparktraining.net Brightspark provides consultancy and training support to organisations that recognise the benefits of promoting wellbeing in the workplace. We offer strategic support to design and implement effective wellbeing policies, training for managers so that they can competently and confidently contribute to wellbeing within teams and awareness workshops for employees to increase their resilience to stress. With specific experience of working with organisations to implement the HSE Management Standards on Stress, we ensure that your organisation will meet its statutory responsibilities. We also provide flexible support programmes for individuals to develop wellbeing and performance. We also provide individual stress management coaching, face to face, or by phone or web cam. Based in the East Midlands, we work across the UK.
John Clark www.thewellnessconsultancynorthwest.co.uk John Clark is an experienced psychotherapist specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder and other phobic and anxiety conditions resulting from motor vehicle accidents or any other accident or traumatic incident. The consultancy is based in the North West of England and operates throughout Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, West Yorkshire and Cheshire.
Robertson Cooper www.robertsoncooper.com Robertson Cooper Limited is a University of Manchester spin-off company set up by Prof. Cary Cooper and Prof. Ivan Robertson. It specialises in providing a wide range of stress prevention solutions for organisations including stress auditing, resilience training, e-learning packages and performance improvement interventions across the private and public sector both in the UK and internationally.
Scotland
ABChoices Ltd www.abchoices.com Site Based in Aberdeenshire, ABChoices Ltd is run by ISMA Executive member Carolyn Taylor and is a member of the Stress Solutions Group, (www.stress-solutions-group.co.uk ). The company offers Stress Management, Coaching, Work/Life Balance and Counselling - to Business, Industry, Organisations and Individuals, both onshore and offshore throughout the UK.
Centre for Organisation Health www.orghealth.co.uk The Centre for Organisation Health was founded in response to the proven urgent need for primary prevention of workplace stress. Research into stress management indicates that whilst symptoms can be temporarily relieved, without transformation of workplace culture through delivery of effective manager behaviours, the stressed employee becomes demotivated, ineffective, takes sick leave and ultimately quits his employment. Our services, aimed at creating a resilient approach to stopping stress, include consultancy and assessment, in-house/public training courses, conflict resolution and mediation, use of psychology to reduce sickness and staff turnover, one to one support and counselling from SEO level down, annual employer support package.
Kathleen Young Stress Management in Edinburgh and West Lothian www.kystressmanagement.co.uk Confidential advice and treatment for stress related problems, including anger management, using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques, NLP & EFT.
Stress Education Services www.stresstrain.co.uk www.stress-confidence.com Training company and sites run by Chartered Psychologist Alice Muir and Doctor Ken Hambly, both members of ISMA, and published authors on the subject. Accredited distance learning or face-to-face courses and coaching on stress, confidence building and related subjects. University Level courses on stress.tress 2000 offers Stress Audits, in-house workshops and distance learning courses.
The World of Health, www.stress-coach.co.uk & www.theworldofhealth.co.uk . Based in Lanarkshire, Eileen Burns provides a Stress Management and Therapy Service to Individuals and Organisations including Stress Busting Programmes, Self Development and Holistic Therapies for all ages. Eileen is a Reiki Master and Stress Adviser providing Coaching, Flower Essence Therapy, Indian Head Massage, and Reiki. Clients include local schools, North & South Lanarkshire Council, NHS Lanarkshire, Alzheimer Scotland & Routes to Work.
Your Stress Management www.yourstressmanagement.co.uk is based in Glasgow but can cover anywhere in the UK and offers a range of stress management services to organisations, charities, groups and individuals. Some of the services are stress awareness, stress in the workplace workshops for managers, staff and carers, wellbeing days, stress auditing, consultancy, on site support and one-to-one sessions.
South East
BodyTalkSurrey: www.bodytalksurrey.co.uk BodyTalk is a new approach to addressing stress related issues fast and effectively. BodyTalk addresses underlying issues (unprocessed emotions, trauma, fears/phobias, limiting beliefs) without the need to disclose details. (Your body does the talking via subtle muscle testing). It also helps to calm the amygdula and reset the stress threshold to normal. We see excellent clinical results in stress related illnesses: Allergies/Food Intolerances, Addictions, Chronic Pain, Depression, Chronic Fatigue, Digestive Disorders, Headaches/ Migraines, Frequent/Chronic Infections, ME...
Centre for Optimum Wellbeing www.OptimumWellbeing.org.uk Irene Tubbs founded The Centre for Optimum Wellbeing to demonstrate how a personalised holistic approach to health can re-ignite the innate human trait of self-determination and ultimately survival.
Essentials for Health www.stressinwork.com When Gill Tree, the owner of Essentials for Health, became lost in the African jungle for five days on her own in 1989, she became fascinated by how the mind works during survival and pressure situations. Gill devised our stress management programme titled "Performing under Pressure" We’ve been teaching how to thrive in the concrete jungle, based on a very real experience of surviving the dangers of the African one since 1994.
Laurel Alexander www.laurelalexander.co.uk Laurel Alexander is a published author, complementary therapist and coach based in Brighton, Sussex. She offers therapeutic treatments including reflexology and nutritional therapy, Laurel also offers coaching for stress management, career and work-related issues, weight management, creative pregnancy and wellness. She is the Director of Studies and key tutor for Wellness for Life and offers health-related and coaching courses (vocational, CPD and general interest). Laurel works as a freelance writer and has had numerous works published on health, business and career-related subjects.
Managing Pressure www.managingpressure.com Managing Pressure supports organisations and individuals to handle pressure situations to prevent stress becoming a problem. We offer a range of stress support services and solutions. Whether you want something for groups, such as stress management training courses, or specific stress support for individuals managing stress at work we can help. We also have a range of diagnostics suitable for individuals and organisations. We work with organisations of all sizes and both in the UK and internationally.
Melanie Phelps www.positive-change.net Based in Camberley Surrey. (Surrey, Hants, Berks borders), I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist & Registered Hypnotherapist and have been in practice since 2001. I offer one to one: stress management, assertiveness training, anger management, hypotherapy and self hypnosis. Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, guided imagery, visualisation, autogenics & biofeedback techniques with clients, I also offer short talks / workshops for groups on managing stress.
Minutes a Day www.minutesaday.com "Minutes a Day - To Improve Your Life" are a range of simple techniques, that take just minutes a day to apply, but have significant benefits to improve your life. Minutes a Day has been providing training workshops to the public and private sectors across the UK, and Internationally, since 1996. Workshops are arranged around the clients' needs, and can last as little as 30 minutes, or be provided across as many days as required. Group sizes typically range from 1 to 250 participants, in a range of locations both indoor and out. Jason already appears as a guest speaker with various events and functions internationally, on radio and TV, and could be available for your event. Free taster workshops are also available through the main website.
Sarah Hall. www.imatta.co.uk I am an experienced health practitioner treating in Surrey and in Sussex. I have been practising for ten years and offer a range of therapeutic interventions each providing unique benefits. Some focus on psychological wellbeing - Hypnotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and NLP; others focus on physical wellbeing - Deep Tissue Massage, Aromatherapy and Swedish Holistic Massage. I work from two clinics and offer these services to companys providing on site treatments.
Solutions 4 Stress www.solutions4stress.co.uk We are a Stress Management Training Consultancy providing a comprehensive range of bespoke in-house training workshops & confidential individual consultancy services. We passionately believe that to achieve a healthy organisation or business, an enthusiastic workforce that is resilient to the stresses & pressures of life, both at work & home, is essential.
Stress Management Plus Ltd www.stressmanagementplus.com Stress Management Plus is a stress management consultancy and coaching service for businesses and individuals. In a business context, we examine how stress is impacting on staff, and performance, and develop ways of improving the situation, and business performance. As an individual, whether you’re stressed at home, at work, or both, we help clients to learn new ways of thinking about and approaching situations, so that they can achieve more positive results, or improve a specific situation in their lives and achieve specific goals.
The STP Consultancy www.thestpconsultancy.co.uk Jenny Gould (MISMA,MAC,MIHPE) specialises in stress management consultancy, training and coaching. She advises on strategy, offers stress management workshops, seminars and individual stress coaching, as well as training in related areas such as conflict management, anger management, assertiveness, and relaxation. The STP Consultancy is based in Oxfordshire, working with companies and organisations large and small.
The Sussex Stress Consultancy www.sussexstressconsultancy.co.uk We provide high quality stress management services at sensible affordable prices. We have achieved considerable success by offering a personal service that is aimed at working closely with our clients and understanding their needs and aspirations. We have a practical approach with solutions to your training requirements and can provide training to individuals with stress related problems or to companies that are experiencing difficulties with work- place stress. Our aim is to promote a positive approach to managing stress.
Yourwhealth www.yourwhealth.com A highly acclaimed international expert and keynote speaker on Stress and Stress Management, Susan Firth regularly runs bespoke corporate and open coaching programmes, workshops and seminars. Susan helps individuals and businesses become more productive, purposeful, successful and profitable and works with a number of high profile corporate clients including Legal & General Assurance, The Academy for Chief Executives, Sun Microsystems, Scottish Enterprise Network and Warner Brothers.
South West
Breathing Space Personal Growth Ltd www.breathing-space.biz offers courses & personal coaching to individuals and organisations. Programmes cover relaxation, change and stress management, performance anxiety, life and career review, creativity and life balance.
Centre for Organisation Health www.orghealth.co.uk The Centre for Organisation Health was founded in response to the proven urgent need for primary prevention of workplace stress. Research into stress management indicates that whilst symptoms can be temporarily relieved, without transformation of workplace culture through delivery of effective manager behaviours, the stressed employee becomes demotivated, ineffective, takes sick leave and ultimately quits his employment. Our services, aimed at creating a resilient approach to stopping stress, include consultancy and assessment, in-house/public training courses, conflict resolution and mediation, use of psychology to reduce sickness and staff turnover, one to one support and counselling from SEO level down, annual employer support package.
Chris and Elizabeth Clarke. www.candeclarke.co.uk Providing Stress Management services to individuals and Stress Management training for organisations. UKCHO registered Hypnotherapists, NLP, EFT and EMDR practitioners.
Mike O'Neill Training. www.montraining.co.uk Providing Stress Management services, Personal Development and Communication skills training to individuals and companies.
Mike O'Neill is a retired Police Officer who developed Stress Management and Communication skills programmes during his career in the Police Service. In particular, the coaching and training requirement of Contact Management and Communication centres.
Modern Hypnosis www.modernhypnosis.co.uk Elizaeth Machnicki is a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Psychologist and is also qualified in Cognitive Behaviour Hypnotherapy, Counselling, NLP, Teaching, Occupational Health, and Organsational Stress management. I work in all areas suitable for therapeutic Clinical Hypnosis with particular interests in emotional stress and anxiety, reactive and mild depression, unwanted habits, phobias, weight issues, performance anxiety and pain control.
Covering: Broadway,North Cotswolds and Evesham and Pershore Medical Practices.
Premier Life Skills www.premierlifeskills.ltd.uk Premier Life Skills Ltd (lead trainer is Jane Thomas) is a stress management training company running a range of public and in-house programmes designed specifically to tackle the issues of stress in the workplace and to support the work of stress professionals working on a one to one basis with clients. Courses include; The Diploma in Stress Management; Measuring and Managing Stress; The Changing World of Stress; Tackling Stress for Managers and Wellbeing Training for Staff. It is the only stress training company offering Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) accredited training courses in Stress Management and won a National Training Award for its programme in 2005.
Stress in Perspective www.stress-ip.co.uk Stress In Perspective was founded in 1992 to provide ethical and professional advice on all aspects of managing stress in the workplace. Stress In Perspective is the only provider of IOSH certificated training in work-related stress covering; risk assessment, the manager's role, and becoming a stress management trainer. Other services offered include stress audits, stress awareness training, complementary training courses, and advice on the development of stress management strategies including stress policies and self help guides for staff.
Stride Forward www.strideforward.co.uk Find a new you, balanced, calm and performing. Colin Stride/ Stride Forward provides individual one to one stress management and nlp coaching and talks on stress awareness and coping strategies to groups and businesses.
Wellbeing4U www.wellbeing4u.co.uk Gives details of courses run by Derek Webster he specialises in individual help for stress related and other disorders, including the use of biofeedback, plus workshops and home study courses for Optimum Wellbeing.
Wales
Briscombe Care www.briscombecare.com David Briscombe CMH PDMSM MISMA is Wales’ leading authority in corporate and personal improvement and has been helping people to maximise their potential for over 20 years supporting and developing individuals through proven scientific techniques. David has been working with organisations of all sizes to maximise their full potential whilst complying with their legal responsibilities. He offers qualified support packages to Human Resources and Managers regarding stress and stress related absent employees.
Centre for Organisation Health www.orghealth.co.uk The Centre for Organisation Health was founded in response to the proven urgent need for primary prevention of workplace stress. Research into stress management indicates that whilst symptoms can be temporarily relieved, without transformation of workplace culture through delivery of effective manager behaviours, the stressed employee becomes demotivated, ineffective, takes sick leave and ultimately quits his employment. Our services, aimed at creating a resilient approach to stopping stress, include consultancy and assessment, in-house/public training courses, conflict resolution and mediation, use of psychology to reduce sickness and staff turnover, one to one support and counselling from SEO level down, annual employer support package.
from Stress to Success www.fromstresstosuccess.co.uk is based just outside Cardiff and has provided high quality stress management training for more than 600 schools, hospitals and corporate clients throughout the UK since 2,000. Run by Jonathan Bockelmann-Evans, from Stress to Success has transformed the stereotypical image of ‘Stress Management Training’ from being tedious, tick-box, CPD fodder into an exciting, educational and empowering format that leaves even the most jaded delegate feeling confident about coping with stress.
Call 029 2070 5957 for more details.
LifeCraft www.lifecraft.co.uk; a wellbeing and management consultancy specialising in training, facilitation and coaching to improve workplace wellbeing. Predominantly working with managers to develop confidence, competence and proactive approaches to stress and wellbeing management; LifeCraft uses a variety of tools and techniques depending on organisational need. These include implementing the HSE Stress Management Standards and delivering the ‘Award in Health and Wellbeing Management’ a unique training programme endorsed by ILM.
The Haven www.thehavencounselling.co.uk The Haven was established by Wendy Price, a fully qualified Counsellor in 2005 offering a Counselling Service. All our Counsellors are trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy which has been proven to be successful when working with problems such as Stress, Depression and Anxiety. Wendy works predominantly in the corporate field delivering counselling to employees, stress management training working with the HSE Management Standards. We also deliver courses in Bereavement Training for workers in the Care industry. Counselling Skills for Managers, Assertiveness and Time Management Courses.
Tracy Pike www.cycaonline.org has worked in the personal development field for 30 years. Tracy developed Look After Yourself classes in the community in 1987 and trained as a trainer with the OU in Handling Stress. Working with people from the Health and Education sector as well as local and national businesses, she has contributed to television and radio research and was the first practitioner to offer stress management on prescription as part of the pilot GP referral scheme in Carmarthenshire. Tracy has also written training materials in life skills and parenting.
West Midlands
Embodied Living: www.embodiedliving.co.uk Embodied Living offers stress management, mental toughness (resilience) and peak performance training and coaching. We offer simple and effective coaching programmes and training courses for Mental Toughness and Mental Toughness Development. Run by Susan Tupling a stress management practitioner and coach who has worked on the executive committee of ISMA. She is also a yoga teacher, specialising in yoga for therapeutic treatment of stress, anxiety and depression, and a Master Practitioner/trainer of NLP.
Getting You There: www.gettingyouthere.co.uk Offering a tailored approach to stress management for individuals and for companies wishing to support their staff’s well-being. Using a combination of techniques from coaching, hypnotherapy and NLP, Getting You There’s stress management services are tailored to your requirements and preferences. You are invited to get in touch to discover how you or your employees could benefit from this approach to stress management. Based in Barwell (Leics) and Coventry.
Indepth Training and Consultancy www.indepthtrainingandconsultancy.com At Indepth we believe that when individuals are given the right support and environmental conditions they are able to achieve their potential. We offer a relaxed, safe environment with an appropriate level of challenge to assist both individuals and groups in their future development.
Kemp Consulting www.johnkemptraining.co.uk More than ever before, the health of an organisation depends on the abilities of its people to perform under pressure. John Kemp ensures organisations from public and private sectors maximise the physical and emotional resilience of their staff. As a National Public Speaking Champion, John delivers all aspects of Stress Management Training (OCR Dip. Stress Management) and is available for Conference events.
Modern Hypnosis www.modernhypnosis.co.uk Elizaeth Machnicki is a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Psychologist and is also qualified in Cognitive Behaviour Hypnotherapy, Counselling, NLP, Teaching, Occupational Health, and Organsational Stress management. I work in all areas suitable for therapeutic Clinical Hypnosis with particular interests in emotional stress and anxiety, reactive and mild depression, unwanted habits, phobias, weight issues, performance anxiety and pain control.
Covering: Broadway,North Cotswolds and Evesham and Pershore Medical Practices
Synergy Training Group www.synergysuccess.co.uk Offer a range of Stress Related Training products and services. We are Specialists in Stress Management providing a comprehensive range of Bespoke, In Company Training, Coaching, Counseling and Consultancy services. We work in both Public and Private sectors in the UK, the Middle East, Asia and Worldwide. Depending on your needs we have dedicated department within Synergy Training.
Yorkshire
Academy of Clinical & Medical Hypnosis Ltd www.ukhypnotherapy.org Based in Derbyshire and London. ACMH offers a range of accredited training courses in hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, NLP and stress management. Additionally, ACMH offers bespoke stress management training and employee assistance programmes and runs ‘Coaching for Success’ programmes aimed at sixth form pupils planning a University degree course.
Brightspark www.brightsparktraining.net Brightspark provides consultancy and training support to organisations that recognise the benefits of promoting wellbeing in the workplace. We offer strategic support to design and implement effective wellbeing policies, training for managers so that they can competently and confidently contribute to wellbeing within teams and awareness workshops for employees to increase their resilience to stress. With specific experience of working with organisations to implement the HSE Management Standards on Stress, we ensure that your organisation will meet its statutory responsibilities. We also provide flexible support programmes for individuals to develop wellbeing and performance. We also provide individual stress management coaching, face to face, or by phone or web cam. Based in the East Midlands, we work across the UK.
HealthCV www.healthcv.com This site provides details of how HealthCV delivers practical on-site solutions aimed at creating healthier and happier workplaces. These include wellbeing programmes, diagnostic tools, stress management courses, and employee assistance programmes.
John Clark www.thewellnessconsultancynorthwest.co.uk John Clark is an experienced psychotherapist specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder and other phobic and anxiety conditions resulting from motor vehicle accidents or any other accident or traumatic incident. The consultancy is based in the North West of England and operates throughout Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, West Yorkshire and Cheshire.
MR Dynamics Ltd www.mrdynamics.com MRD bring results for people and teams. We work to ensure that managers are the antidote and not the cause of work related stress. With a focus on the importance of personality preference in Stress Reduction, MRD offer a number of assessments, surveys, coaching and flexible training programmes, including Insights Discovery®, to partner with clients to reduce the costs of work related stress.
Pinnacle Proactive www.pinnacleproactive.com Cost benefit analysis shows that investment in your workforce can not only help you to retain your staff, but it can also significantly improve their performance and productivity in the same way as investment in other areas of your business. The wellbeing of your business is directly linked to the wellbeing of your staff. We believe that taking a proactive approach to protecting and promoting the wellbeing of your staff makes strong business sense.