Stress Management Programs for Employees
Managing stress in the workplace
A certain amount of ‘pressure’ at work can be positive, as it can be healthy to increase performance and prepare for challenges ahead. But if the pressure remains high for an extended period, it can lead to a severe stress reaction. If the stress continues and is not managed, this can be detrimental to employee health and to the business.
Onebright partners with organisations to ensure their workforce receives tailored stress management programs for employees, including mental health training, clinical assessments, wellbeing consultancy, and therapy for work-related stress.
What is work-related stress?
Work-related stress is the emotional and physical response people may express when presented with work pressures that do not match an individual’s knowledge, skills, resource capacity or ability to cope.
There are many reasons why people may start feeling overwhelmed at work, including:
- Too many demands
- Poor working conditions
- Lack of control over completing work
- Lack of decision-making power
- Conflict with colleagues
- Lack of internal support
- Lack of training
- Changes within the organisation
- Uncertainty about responsibilities or role
- Stresses outside of work
While it is impossible to eliminate stress, employers who equip their employees with clinically-led training to deal with stressful situations are helping to build a supportive and open work environment where people can thrive.
Signs of work stress and anxiety
Everyone reacts to stress differently, so the impact and signs of work-related stress can vary. Some common symptoms of work-related stress include:
- Lack of confidence in their work
- Feeling low motivation or no commitment to the job
- They are irritable or have short tempers
- Productivity is low
- High turnover rate
- High absenteeism
How to help employees cope with stress at work
Mental health training for staff
We offer a portfolio of over 80 training modules that are delivered by seasoned clinicians and academics. Training courses like our ‘Burnout - Exhausted and swamped? Strategies to avoid it’ and ‘Leading through change - A manager’s guide’ courses can help address some common causes of work-related stress and teach individuals how to avoid becoming stressed.
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Clinical Mental Health Assessments
We offer rapid access to thorough assessment to match your employees with the right therapist and treatment for them - when, where and however they need it. This is possible thanks to the scale of our extensive network of clinicians. Providing access to high-quality, expert support can help your employees manage their work-related stress more effectively.
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Workplace Wellbeing Consultancy
Together, we can identify a plan to support your team’s mental health and reduce work-related stress factors. It could start with a strategic review of your workforce's wellbeing, tailored to reflect your organisation and sector.
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Therapy for work-related stress
We provide expert-led therapy and counselling for workplace stress. Our diverse options of psychological services can be delivered in-person, over the phone, or remotely via our bespoke virtual therapy rooms, allowing you or the people you support greater choice and flexibility. Cognitive behavioural therapy, for example, can teach individuals how to reframe the way they think about work stresses and how to better manage their feelings of stress and anxiety at work.
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"My confidence has increased at work, and I have received positive feedback from my managers. I feel less anxious about my work life now. The difference this training has made to me has been life-changing."
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FAQ's
Workplace stress has adverse effects on employees' mental health, with an increased risk of anxiety, burnout, depression, and substance use disorders. Stressed workers are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviours, such as excessive use of cigarette smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, and poor dietary patterns.
Employers can help their employees reduce work-related stress by implementing stress management programs for their employees.
This can include providing their managers with the necessary mental health training, offering clinical mental health assessments to staff, consulting with workplace wellbeing experts about the organisation’s current policies, and providing mental health support, like workplace stress counselling and therapy.
They can empower their teams to understand their mental health better and have difficult conversations using honest and open communication.
This can include providing their managers with the necessary mental health training, offering clinical mental health assessments to staff, consulting with workplace wellbeing experts about the organisation’s current policies, and providing mental health support, like workplace stress counselling and therapy.
They can empower their teams to understand their mental health better and have difficult conversations using honest and open communication.
We require proactive and reactive approaches - bookending mental health strategies with our employee engagement activities, to prevent issues related to work stress and anxiety from arising. We provide evidence-based intervention to treat work-related stress with long-term solutions.
A comprehensive evidence-based strategy requires the following:
- A method of identifying mental health challenges
- Access to clinical support for those who need it, such as therapy and counselling
- Access to general support, such as social support and HR interventions
- Activities that promote mental health needs, reduce stigma, develop awareness, and improve overall performance at work
A comprehensive evidence-based strategy requires the following:
- A method of identifying mental health challenges
- Access to clinical support for those who need it, such as therapy and counselling
- Access to general support, such as social support and HR interventions
- Activities that promote mental health needs, reduce stigma, develop awareness, and improve overall performance at work
A stress management program is a structured solution to improving the way employees cope with stress at work. They are designed to help employers and employees better identify work-related stressors, understand signs of work stress, and deal with work stresses and anxieties.
Employee stress management programs can be delivered in a number of ways, though they are often comprised of educational resources and training, company policies and organisational changes, and the implementation of mental health support services.
At Onebright, our range of mental health services for employers can help you implement a comprehensive stress management program which reduces stress levels amongst employees and improves your workplace culture.
Employee stress management programs can be delivered in a number of ways, though they are often comprised of educational resources and training, company policies and organisational changes, and the implementation of mental health support services.
At Onebright, our range of mental health services for employers can help you implement a comprehensive stress management program which reduces stress levels amongst employees and improves your workplace culture.
There are many benefits to helping your employees better manage work-related stress and anxiety.
Examples include:
- Increased levels of engagement with work
- Reduced levels of absenteeism and presenteeism
- Reduced instances of burnout
- Improved focus and concentration
- Improved workplace culture
Work out the value of reducing work stress and anxiety with our online ROI calculator.
Examples include:
- Increased levels of engagement with work
- Reduced levels of absenteeism and presenteeism
- Reduced instances of burnout
- Improved focus and concentration
- Improved workplace culture
Work out the value of reducing work stress and anxiety with our online ROI calculator.
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