Helping people thrive at work
Work can be a source of fulfilment, purpose and enjoyment, but it also has the potential to erode our satisfaction and wellbeing. Job-related stress due to overwhelm, organisational change, conflict at work and management behaviours – all can threaten employees’ mental health and physical wellbeing. And the resulting costs to organisations are significant.
At WorkLifePsych, we help individuals, teams and organisations to boost and maintain their wellbeing at work. We do this through coaching, training and structured development programmes, all based on solid scientific principles and evidence-based methods.
The business case for investing in wellbeing
The evidence for how work can negatively impact our wellbeing has been piling up for more than half a century, yet still some organisational stakeholders need convincing that it’s worthy of their focus.
The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) summarised their health and safety at work statistics for 2024/25, highlighting the following:
- 22.1 million working days were lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety
- 964,000 workers reported suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety
- Depression or anxiety accounted for 52% of all work- related ill health and 62% of all working days lost due to work-related ill health.
- The current trend of absence due to work-related stress is higher than pre-pandemic measures.
- They estimate work-related ill heath costs the UK £22.9 billion
These few data points underline that wellbeing at work is a serious business and should be a key focus for organisations. Additionally, prevention is better than cure. This means an investment in ongoing wellbeing activities, to support employee health before illness kicks in, bringing with it the inevitable disruption and costs.
Our approach to wellbeing
Our mission is to help people move from merely surviving work to actually thriving at work and a focus on wellbeing certainly contributes to that.
Frequently misunderstood or over-simplified, workplace wellbeing predicts crucial organisational metrics like turnover, productivity and employer brand. It needs to be on the agenda for every senior leader.
At WorkLifePsych, we want to give employees and organisations the tools they need to improve and maintain workplace wellbeing – using evidence-based approaches – in an accessible and actionable way. Read on to find out more about our approach and how we can help you and your employees attain your wellbeing goals.
Our wellbeing philosophy
- Wellbeing is not simply the absence of illness or injury. It’s about how people thrive and grow, how they connect with each other and how they derive meaning and purpose from their work.
- We avoid fads and fashions and focus on the evidence-based interventions that actually contribute to wellbeing at work.
- We don’t place the onus for wellbeing solely on the individual employee. Resilience and flexibility have limits, so it’s important to address the root causes of distress and difficulty at work: job design, management capability, relationships and organisational change.
- We subscribe to a holistic view of wellbeing, one that includes psychological, physical and social wellbeing. These all require consideration when creating organisational solutions.
- Wellbeing challenges won’t be addressed by marking ‘celebration days‘ or asking employees to attend team social events in their own time. We encourage our clients to invest the time and money in creating accessible and inclusive wellbeing initiatives that last all year long.
- More than anything, our solutions are designed around preventative measures: giving employees the insights and skills to maintain their wellbeing, not wait until they are suffering before offering remedial solutions.
What practical support does WorkLifePsych provide?
We can advise organisations from a strategic perspective on improving wellbeing, minimising sources of stress and distress, introducing wellbeing initiatives and ongoing wellbeing support. We can also provide coaching, training, and structured wellbeing programmes to address wellbeing challenges and boost performance at work.
Coaching for wellbeing
Find out how we can provide one-to-one coaching to support your employees to respond to a range of wellbeing topics here.
Wellbeing training
Find out more about our wellbeing-focused training workshops and courses for employees at all levels here.
Wellbeing programmes
Find out about how we can develop a bespoke wellbeing-focused development programme for your organisation here.
Psychological flexibility
Learn more about psychological flexibility, its contribution to wellbeing and performance, and how you can develop this important quality.
Burnout
Find out what burnout actually is and how WorkLifePsych can support employees and organisations to avoid this outcome.
Resilience at work
Learn about the importance of resilience at work, how it can be developed, and how we can support individuals, teams and organisations to boost their resilience.