Stress and Burnout is one of our six Pathways: workplace wellbeing programmes designed to address the key challenges which impact wellbeing and performance.
Delivered by our Business Psychologists, built on behaviour-change and evidence of what works, with modules for people teams, leaders, managers and employees.
Flexible delivery options available.
We can help. Talk to our experts“Levels of stress remain extremely high among adults in the UK with 91% reporting high or extreme levels of pressure or stress in the past year. One in five needed to take time off in the last year due to poor mental health caused by pressure or stress.”
Mental Health UK, 2026
Why managing stress and preventing burnout matters
Workplace stress is consistently one of the top causes of sickness absence, and has a significant impact on organisational performance. There is also a clear legal case for action. Employers have a duty to protect workers with a stress risk assessment and appropriate action.
Burnt out employees are likely to have low energy, poor concentration, reduced motivation and may well be experiencing stress-related physical and mental health conditions. This is likely to affect absence, presenteeism, engagement, retention and significantly impact work performance.
How our Stress and Burnout Pathway helps
- See stress differently, as a way to optimise organisational performance
- Equips leaders and managers with the skills and confidence to balance pressure and productivity, for healthy, high-performance culture.
- Meets legal requirements, reduces risks and costs
- Builds awareness and coping techniques to help employees stay well and thrive under pressure
“For every £1 spent on supporting the mental health and wellbeing of their workforce, employers get (on average) £4.70 back in increased productivity.”
Deloitte, 2024
Stress and Burnout Pathway content
We recommend all four modules below in any pathway, but you can choose just one, or any combination, to target support where it’s needed.
We can work with one team at a time or your whole organisation.
Typical timeline is 3-4 months to embed lasting change, but we will work with you to tailor content and delivery to suit. All supported by a dedicated Client Success Manager.
Talk to our team to build your personalised PathwayLeadership Module
Informed leaders shape a preventative culture where high-performance does not have to be stressful
- Six Essentials stress risk assessment, with personal report
- Leadership stress briefing with risk assessment results
- 2-hour workshop on; managing stress in a high-performance culture; legal responsibilities; stress policy; risk assessment; and action plan
- Stress Management for Leadership award
Manager Module
Up-skilled mangers who can balance pressure and performance to help teams stay well and get the job done
- Six Essentials stress risk assessment, with personal report
- Four x 60-90-min manager training masterclasses delivered one per month:
- Managing stress, risk assessment results;
- Burnout and early intervention;
- Preventative approach;
- Reducing stress in practice
- Drop in 1:1 coaching with Business Psychologist to discuss implementation
- Managing Stress, Beating Burnout award
Employee Module
Productive, engaged employees experiencing less stress
- Six Essentials stress risk assessment, with personal report
- Four x 60-90-min training sessions delivered one per month:
- Stress and Burnout
- Self-awareness
- Coping techniques and evidence-based tools
- Managing stress in ways of working
- Beating burnout award
Organisation Level and People Teams
Compliant ways of working, risk assessment and policy to reduce stress risks, with clear pathways to support
- Review of systems and structures which influence stress to take a preventative approach
- Consultancy support for people team to review, update or create stress risk assessment, policy and action plan
- Development of effective early intervention support pathways
- Managing Organisational Stress award
Leadership Module
Informed leaders shape a preventative culture where high-performance does not have to be stressful
- Six Essentials stress risk assessment, with personal report
- Leadership stress briefing with risk assessment results
- 2-hour workshop on; managing stress in a high-performance culture; legal responsibilities; stress policy; risk assessment; and action plan
- Stress Management for Leadership award
Manager Module
Up-skilled mangers who can balance pressure and performance to help teams stay well and get the job done
- Six Essentials stress risk assessment, with personal report
- Four x 60-90-min manager training masterclasses delivered one per month:
- Managing stress, risk assessment results;
- Burnout and early intervention;
- Preventative approach;
- Reducing stress in practice
- Drop in 1:1 coaching with Business Psychologist to discuss implementation
- Managing Stress, Beating Burnout award
Employee Module
Productive, engaged employees experiencing less stress
- Six Essentials stress risk assessment, with personal report
- Four x 60-90-min training sessions delivered one per month:
- Stress and Burnout
- Self-awareness
- Coping techniques and evidence-based tools
- Managing stress in ways of working
- Beating burnout award
Organisation Level and People Teams
Compliant ways of working, risk assessment and policy to reduce stress risks, with clear pathways to support
- Review of systems and structures which influence stress to take a preventative approach
- Consultancy support for people team to review, update or create stress risk assessment, policy and action plan
- Development of effective early intervention support pathways
- Managing Organisational Stress award
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