Mental Health & Wellbeing Training
At Oakwood, we understand that the wellbeing of your employees is the foundation of a successful organisation. Our comprehensive workplace mental health and wellbeing training programmes are designed to help you create a culture that prioritises the mental health and wellbeing of your people.
Live in-person and virtual wellbeing training
We drive meaningful transformation through dynamic, customised training that gives your people the skills and confidence to support workplace wellbeing - where it matters most.
Oakwood’s industry-leading virtual, online and live in-person programmes are more than just engaging – they make a real difference to people’s lives. Grounded in evidence and real-world experience, our training is tailored to your goals, whether you’re looking for a consistent global approach or a solution shaped for local impact.
Our model blends structure with flexibility, using proven frameworks that adapt to your culture, workforce and business needs.
We shape wellbeing strategies that are data-informed and empathy-led, from focused manager development to organisation-wide culture change. By aligning with your policies, culture and legislation and delivering in over 15 languages, we create bespoke learning experiences that boost resilience, improve engagement and truly empower your people – wherever they are.
A top-down approach to workplace wellbeing
Empower your people to become the driving force behind your workplace wellbeing and mental health initiatives.
Our “Train the Trainer” and “Allies & Champions” programmes provide your people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to become mental health and wellbeing advocates, and deliver impactful in-house training sessions.
We work closely with you to co-create a bespoke training programme tailored to your organisation’s unique needs, ensuring that the content resonates with both existing and future team members. By investing in your people and fostering a culture of continuous learning and support, you have the power to enhance the wellbeing of your employees now and drive success and resilience long into the future.
Why a proactive approach to employee wellbeing is vital
Most organisations now provide wellbeing support, often through employee assistance programmes (EAPs) alongside other services.
EAPs play an important role in supporting employees through difficult moments but they are often accessed late, once issues have escalated, rather than as an early source of support.
The issue isn’t lack of intention or investment – as employee wellbeing is firmly on senior leaders’ agendas – but that access alone doesn’t guarantee people feel able to use it.
We work closely with organisations to shift mindset from reactive response to proactive prevention – building manager confidence to have early conversations and creating a culture where wellbeing support, such as vital EAPs, are not just available, but usable.
Foster a thriving workplace culture
Through initial workplace mental health and wellbeing training and ongoing support, we provide the tools and resources necessary to foster a positive and resilient work environment, and equip your team with the knowledge and skills they need to thrive.
Culture Change: Hands-on training that promotes a culture of wellbeing that challenges myths, stigma, and discrimination.
Mindset Matters: Understand how change and mindset affect wellbeing and performance, and learn how to build individual and team resilience.
Early Intervention: Recognise early signs of stress, burnout, anxiety, depression and poor mental health in yourself and others, and understand what action you can take.
Supportive Conversations: Learn how to discuss mental health and provide initial support, make reasonable adjustments, and manage performance.
Manager Empowerment: Address common concerns and adopt a supportive management ethos.
Ongoing Support: Benefit from post-training 'Upskill' sessions, virtual 'Get Togethers' and more.
Self-Care Strategies: Discover techniques to manage stress, build resilience, and prevent burnout.
A Wellbeing Partnership
Hear from our clients
The training gave delegates the confidence to recognise some of the symptoms of mental health and a desire to do what we can to help people through periods of mental ill-health.
The training was engaging, accessible, informative, important and mind-broadening. We came away with a much clearer picture of how mental health issues affect people at work.
Lord Simon Wolfson
CEO, Next
Since 2018 Terry and the team from Oakwood have worked with us as we’ve continued to invest and evolve our development Programmeme. From large scale conferences to local sessions, Terry and team have delivered thought provoking and practical learning on all areas of Mental Health, that resonates within a retail world. They do this whilst ensuring a high level of care given the topic at hand and being responsive to the needs of the learners, even after the core training session has ended.
We’re looking forward to the next phase of our training that will help empower more people in our business whether that’s on an individual basis, to improve their own mental health, or in their capacity as team leaders, line managers and in leadership roles in creating the right environment for everyone to thrive.
Peter Macnab
CEO, Superdrug
The partnership with Oakwood has helped us to transform our approach globally to Wellbeing. Huge thanks to Oakwood and our teams at LKQ!
Genevieve Dombrowski
Senior Vice President Human Resources
I wholeheartedly recommend Oakwood Training to all of my colleagues out there looking to level up your staff or teams in the space of quality life and mental health.
Terry Streather your leadership, vision and approach to incorporating resilience into your everyday work life was simply amazing and well-said.
Our team was grateful for your expertise and in-person presence. The journey to maintain a healthy life and work balance is that...a journey. We are grateful to be on the road with you!!!!
Shaunta Hyde
Global HR Leader, Amazon
Terry and his team at Oakwood took the time to understand who we are as a Company, before delivering a powerful and popular series of training days which spoke to the heart of our values; to care for people in a high-performance culture. Terry helped our people understand that, to stay champions in the race, we have to take our recovery and recuperation as seriously as we do the end performance.
Dan Everitt
Managing Director, MSC UK
Oakwood as a team are fantastic at really understanding what you need and how to support your journey to get there. The whole team from administration to delivery are a class act! I’ve worked with Terry and the team at Oakwood for the past 8 years at two different businesses and they have got better and better! A class delivery and follow up.
Daniel Billetop
UK Training and Development Manager at Hydro
I have had the absolute pleasure of working with Oakwood Training since 2018 across both Superdrug and Savers. The quality of the training they deliver is exceptional. They listen and adapt their sessions to engage every level of the business and have supported us in driving a culture of wellbeing in our business.
For our leaders, it’s helping them have the right conversation with their teams on wellbeing and also re-focusing them on small changes that can have a positive impact on their wellbeing.
Amy Davies
People Director, Superdrug
My experience with Oakwood has been positive and refreshing. I appreciated the way that they really got to know our business and respected our culture and global landscape. The authentic perspectives and in-depth knowledge of the subjects we have tackled with their support has been a huge asset to our Wellbeing campaigns and our Global strategy and initiatives.
We now have one true Global Wellbeing initiative that is accessible to all colleagues across our Global footprint. This wouldn’t have been possible without Oakwood’s training sessions and qualified expertise.
This has had a brilliant impact on colleague engagement and can be seen via the positive trend in our global engagement survey scores year on year around themes of Wellbeing and colleague satisfaction.
Sophie Bond
European HR Director, LKQ Europe
Mental Health & Wellbeing Courses
All our workplace mental health and wellbeing training programmes are customised to the needs of your organisation, with modules, topics and delivery styles that can be blended to suit your desired learning outcomes. Here are just some of the many types of wellbeing and mental health courses we can offer.
Most organisations now provide wellbeing support, often through employee assistance programmes (EAPs), however research shows that less than 30% of EAP calls are from men.
Oakwood has extensive experience delivering to male delegates, having worked with predominantly male audiences in factories, distribution centres, frontline maintenance/facilities teams, the mining industry and in the manufacturing/logistics and shipping sectors.
We understand that having the right messengers is just as important as the messages that are being delivered, so carefully match our trainers to the audience to encourage men to prioritise their mental health.
Post-Training Support
Meaningful change doesn’t happen as a result of one session. On completion of the live training, your people will receive free additional practical resources to enhance their learning and share with their teams.
We also offer a range of additional and customisable options that can be blended into an optional package of post-training support.
Practical Resources We will share free bite sized videos, ‘activations’, downloads and more.
'Upskill' Sessions: A chance for individuals and teams to join our interactive live sessions and webinars to enhance their skill set and deepen their understanding of vital topics.
Get Togethers: Connect, share strategies, and review progress in an informal virtual setting. Led by a member of the Oakwood team, this is a chance learn from one another, boost motivation and encourage proactive steps.
Reflective Practice: A chance for individuals and teams to connect with an Oakwood trainer after a period of implementing their learning to reflect on their experience.
Wellbeing Support Calls: Access confidential, non-judgmental support for self-care and resilience from one of our experienced team members.
Ongoing Support: Create a tailored post-training programme, including 'Upskill' sessions and virtual 'Get Togethers', to support your newly trained mental health first aiders, allies, champions and ambassadors.
Ready to invest in the mental wellbeing of your team?
We’d love to find out more about you and your organisation, and how we can help.
Contact us to discuss your training needs.
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The training was engaging, accessible, informative, important and mind-broadening. We came away with a much clearer picture of how mental health issues affect people at work. The training helped to dispel the stigma and fear of mental health - giving delegates the confidence to recognise some of the symptoms and a desire to do what we can to help people through periods of mental ill-health.
Lord Simon Wolfson
CEO, Next
Oakwood's approach is highly professional and bespoke. The training I attended with them, along with the top 25 senior leaders at Barnardo's was one of the most profound learning experiences I have had in a while. High quality, fast paced, deep, challenging, thought provoking and humorous. Brilliant!
Javed Khan
CEO, Barnados
The session was a great opportunity to reflect on how and why we should always talk about Mental Health, and how we can support one another.
Nick Mackenzie
CEO, Greene King
I’ve worked with the Oakwood team on multiple projects. It’s a sad fact that violence and aggression is on the rise in the retail sector and AS Watson wanted to be proactive and give our colleagues the knowledge and tools to diffuse a potentially intense situation that could put our teams, colleagues, or visitors at risk.
Claire Reeves
People Development Content & Design Manager, Superdrug / AS Watson Group
Oakwood have completed many sessions for us since engaging with them in 2019. All course delegates praise the trainers for their professionalism, experience, and informative style; making the course easy to digest and changing their outlook on mental health. They have commenced some conflict management training, which we know will be delivered to the same standard.
Tommy Kelly
Group Health and Safety Manager, Matalan
The Oakwood team offer amazing support and guidance when needed. Oakwood were the expert friend that helped us springboard to where we are today, introducing wellbeing champions, Mental Health awareness modules, resilience content and listening groups. We have seen much stronger engagement in wellbeing content specifically and expect that to continue to grow.
Chris Britton
Head of Learning and Development, Carpetright
We were seeking a training partner with experience in delivering services to large complex retailers and one able to deliver the right level of impact across our workforce. We see great potential in using Oakwood’s services to enhance the wellbeing and care of our colleagues; making them feel more confident and able to raise issues they have in the workplace.
