Why offer 1 to 1 Counselling through your organisation?
People bring their whole lives to work. When someone is dealing with stress, anxiety, bereavement, relationship difficulties or other challenges, it can affect how they feel and function at work too.
Offering access to 1:1 counselling gives people somewhere to turn when things feel difficult. It provides a confidential space where employees can talk through their experience with a trained counsellor, without needing to wait until they are in crisis.
For organisations, this can be an important part of a wider approach to employee wellbeing. It can help encourage earlier support, reduce the risk of difficulties becoming more overwhelming. And it shows your people that their wellbeing matters.
It can be particularly valuable for charities and purpose-led organisations, where people may be working in emotionally demanding roles and caring for others as part of their everyday work.
Providing counselling is about recognising that people sometimes need support, and making that support easier to access when they do.
A simple way to support your people
Through Safe Harbour, you can offer your employees access to professional, person-centred counselling as part of your wider wellbeing support.
We work with organisations to make the service straightforward to introduce and access, while maintaining the confidentiality and independence of the counselling relationship.
Our approach to 1:1 counselling
We take a person-centred and humanistic approach. That means your employees are treated as people first, rather than as a workplace problem to be solved.
We recognise that everyone brings different experiences, circumstances and ways of understanding the world. Our counsellors work collaboratively with each person, taking time to understand what they are experiencing and what support might be helpful for them.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to counselling. Sessions provide space for employees to talk openly, reflect on what is happening in their lives and develop a greater understanding of themselves and their circumstances, at a pace that feels appropriate to them.
Our approach is also grounded in compassion and respect. We don't believe that people should simply be expected to become more resilient. Sometimes what people need is a safe, confidential space to be heard and supported.
For organisations, this means providing a form of wellbeing support that is genuinely centred around the individual. Employees can access professional counselling for personal or work-related concerns, while the counselling relationship remains separate from their employer.
Our aim is simple: to make it easier for people to access thoughtful, professional support when they need it, and to help organisations create workplaces where asking for help is seen as a normal and positive part of looking after wellbeing.