The Essentials

Half-day workshop

Our award-winning foundation in workplace wellbeing training. Build a healthier, more supportive workplace. The Essentials is a dynamic half-day workshop designed for businesses committed to proactive employee mental health and wellbeing.

The Essentials

Why choose The Essentials?

Emotional Needs & Resources approach

Learn about our approach to mental health that just makes sense and addresses unmet emotional needs as the root cause of mental ill health. Equip your team to support themselves and others effectively.

Explore the Mental Health Continuum which shows that we all have mental health that can range from wellbeing to severe and enduring mental ill health.

Training that stays with you

10/10 participants made action plans post-training

90% implemented these within a month

95% planned ongoing self-support strategies

What you’ll gain

Raised awareness of stress, sleep, security, trauma, and their effects on mental health

Debunk mental health myths and break down stigma

Learn practical strategies to support wellbeing without getting too clinical

Develop a common language across your organisation around emotional needs and mental health which is crucial for good communication

Workshop content at a glance

Module Description
Mental Health Continuum Understand mental health as an ongoing spectrum
Emotional Needs & Resources Learn to identify and address unmet emotional needs
Sleep Explore the link between sleep and mental health
Security and trauma Recognise how trauma and/or lack of Security affects us
Innate Resources Raise awareness of your individual strengths for improved resilience and meeting emotional needs

Trusted by leading organisations

Organisations including Beckett Investment, Seimens Healthineers, Suffolk GP Practice, Active Suffolk, NFU Mutual, BDO, and East of England Co-op have adopted The Essentials company-wide.

Who should attend?

  • Everyone – this training works best if your whole workforce has the same knowledge and skills
  • HR professionals and leadership
  • Line managers and team leaders
  • Mental health first aiders or wellbeing champions
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How it works

  • Half-day interactive workshop (in-person or virtual via Zoom)
  • Our trainers are experienced, qualified psychotherapists from The Mental Health Toolkit by Suffolk Mind
  • We keep groups small with a maximum of 16 people
The Essentials manual and Emotional Needs & Resources cards

Materials include

• The Essentials manual (e-book for virtual bookings)
• Emotional Needs & Resources card toolkit

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Pricing and booking

Flexible group pricing available, contact us for a quote or to book your session.
£950 for a cohort of 16 people.

We offer a ‘buddy up’ system. If you have a small workforce and want to share training costs, let us know. We’ll then pair you up with another local business to train alongside.

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