Case Study – From Pilot Session to an Ongoing Men’s Mental Health Initiative2026-10-03T13:21:20+00:00

Case Study

The Organisation

Taking a Proactive Approach to Men’s Mental Health

The client is a local government authority responsible for delivering public services, maintaining infrastructure and managing public assets.

With employees working across diverse roles and environments, the organisation identified men’s mental health and wellbeing as an area for greater support and chose to take practical action.

The Opportunity

Going Beyond Mental Health Information

The organisation wanted to provide men with more targeted support around mental health and wellbeing.

The objective went beyond providing information. It was to create an opportunity for male employees to step back from everyday pressures and responsibilities, develop greater self-awareness, better understand emotions and coping, become more comfortable accessing support and feel better equipped to respond when concerned about someone else.

What We Did

How the Initiative Developed

Your Life Therapy was initially engaged to develop and deliver a pilot men’s mental health session.

The initial engagement progressed into a structured four-session men’s mental health and wellbeing program, with each two-hour session building on the previous one.

The program was delivered to two groups of male employees, with participants coming from across the organisation.

Feedback was collected throughout the program to evaluate usefulness, understanding, confidence, practical application and overall participant experience.

Following delivery and evaluation, Your Life Therapy was invited to deliver the program to a new cohort of employees.

PILOT → PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM → TWO GROUPS → EVALUATION → NEW COHORT

The Program

Four Sessions. One Progressive Approach.

Understanding Ourselves Before We Can Respond Differently

Participants explored mental health and wellbeing, attitudes and stigma, everyday roles and responsibilities, and how thoughts, emotions, behaviours, coping strategies and patterns can influence how we are going.

Building Confidence to Seek Support and Support Someone Else

Participants explored emotions, coping, help-seeking and support networks, alongside practical skills for listening and checking in when concerned about someone else.

The aim was not to turn employees or managers into counsellors, but to help them become better equipped to listen, respond appropriately and connect people with support.

Creating Space Between Reaction and Response

Participants explored how thoughts, emotions, assumptions and previous experiences can influence responses, including recognising assumptions, considering different perspectives and developing greater awareness before reacting.

Understanding What Helps Us Manage Pressure and Keep Going

The final session brought the program together through resilience, coping strategies, personal resources, support networks, self-care, values and practical approaches to maintaining mental health and wellbeing.

How It Was Delivered

More Than a Presentation

Participation was voluntary, and participants were not expected to disclose personal experiences they did not wish to discuss.

Rather than simply presenting information, the sessions encouraged conversation, reflection, different perspectives and practical consideration of how the material applied to everyday life.

For an organisation with existing workplace supports, the program provided another way to bring mental health conversations into the workplace and encourage engagement with support already available.

What Participants Valued

Conversation. Reflection. Practical Application.

Anonymous feedback highlighted recurring themes including:

  • Open discussion and different perspectives
  • Self-reflection and understanding emotions
  • Active listening and recognising assumptions
  • Coping, resilience and support networks
  • Values and self-care

Participants also identified practical intentions including listening more carefully, asking questions, checking in with colleagues and approaching difficult situations more calmly and deliberately.

The Results

What Participants Told Us

100% Would Recommend the Program
All responses to this question indicated they would recommend the program to others.

100% Reported a Change in How They Thought About Mental Health and Wellbeing
Every respondent reported that the program helped them think differently about mental health and wellbeing.

100% Felt More Confident Checking In With Someone They Were Concerned About
Every respondent agreed or strongly agreed that they felt more confident checking in with someone they were concerned about.

84% Felt More Confident Seeking Support
84% agreed or strongly agreed that they felt more confident seeking support themselves.

94% Reported Greater Awareness Before Reacting
94% agreed or strongly agreed that they better understood how to recognise assumptions before reacting.

100% Rated the Final Resilience Session Highly
Every respondent rated the final session Very Useful or Extremely Useful.

100% Rated the Overall Program Positively
Every overall program rating was Good, Very Good or Excellent, with the large majority rated Very Good or Excellent.

From Pilot to Continuing Engagement

The Organisation Chose to Continue the Initiative

What began as an initial pilot developed into a four-session program delivered across two groups and evaluated through anonymous participant feedback.

The organisation identified the opportunity. Your Life Therapy developed and delivered the response. Employees chose to participate. Participant feedback demonstrated strong perceived usefulness, learning and increased confidence in both seeking support and supporting others.

Following the program, Your Life Therapy was invited to deliver it to a new cohort of employees.

Having support available matters. Helping people engage with it matters too.

I bring together my work as a counsellor and psychotherapist with more than 20 years of management experience working with people, teams and organisations.
Having held branch, regional and general management and project management roles, with responsibility for people, operations, commercial and financial performance, business objectives and KPIs, I understand the practical realities of balancing people, performance and organisational responsibilities.

Today, these two areas of experience inform my approach to workplace mental health, bringing together an understanding of mental health and people with practical experience of the realities faced by managers and organisations.

Interested In A Bespoke Mental Health Program At Your Workplace?

Workplace Mental Health FAQ’s

Have questions about workplace mental health, how it works or what to expect? Find answers to some of the most common questions here

What workplace mental health services does Your Life Therapy provide?2026-09-27T07:36:54+00:00

Your Life Therapy provides practitioner-led workplace mental health services tailored to the needs of individual organisations and their people.

Services include bespoke workplace mental health programs, specialist men’s mental health programs, individual employee counselling and psychotherapy, and practical mental health consultation for managers.

Engagement can range from an initial pilot or targeted session through to progressive programs and ongoing support arrangements.

What makes Your Life Therapy’s workplace mental health approach different?2026-09-27T07:37:13+00:00

The approach brings together extensive counselling and psychotherapy experience with more than 20 years of management experience working with people, teams and organisations.

Programs go beyond simply presenting information about mental health. They combine psychoeducation with open and honest conversation, reflection and facilitated process work, helping participants connect what they are learning with their own experiences and everyday lives.

The aim is to make mental health relevant, accessible and practical while creating opportunities for greater awareness, conversation and engagement with appropriate support.

Do you provide specialist men’s mental health programs?2026-09-27T07:37:34+00:00

Yes. Men’s mental health is a specialist area of Your Life Therapy.

Programs can explore areas including stigma and help-seeking, masculinity and changing expectations, relationships and separation, loneliness and isolation, emotional literacy, coping, the multiple roles and responsibilities men carry, support networks, supporting others, self-awareness and resilience.

Programs are developed around the organisation and its workforce rather than delivered as a standard, off-the-shelf presentation.

Can workplace programs be tailored to our organisation?2026-09-27T07:37:54+00:00

Yes. Tailoring is central to the approach.

The starting point is understanding your organisation, workforce, existing supports and what you are trying to achieve. Content, format and delivery can then be developed around those needs.

An engagement might begin with a single targeted session or pilot and, where appropriate, develop into a progressive program or broader initiative.

Can you provide individual counselling and psychotherapy for our employees?2026-09-27T07:38:26+00:00

Yes. Organisations can fund confidential individual counselling and psychotherapy for employees, either as a standalone service or as part of a broader workplace mental health initiative.

Employees can seek support for concerns arising within or outside work, including anxiety and stress, depression and low mood, relationships and separation, grief and loss, trauma and difficult experiences, burnout, loneliness, alcohol or other problematic behaviours, family pressures and other mental health, emotional and life concerns.

Individual counselling and psychotherapy can also operate alongside an organisation’s existing EAP or other support services.

Is employee counselling and psychotherapy confidential?2026-09-27T07:38:49+00:00

Yes. Confidentiality is fundamental to the therapeutic relationship.

Where an organisation funds an employee’s counselling or psychotherapy, the therapeutic relationship remains between the practitioner and the employee. Information disclosed during therapy is not ordinarily provided to the employer without the employee’s consent.

As with any counselling or psychotherapy relationship, confidentiality has defined limits, including circumstances where disclosure may be required by law or where serious safety concerns require action. These boundaries are explained to employees before therapeutic work begins.

Any agreed organisational reporting is structured to protect individual confidentiality.

Where are workplace programs delivered and who is responsible for the venue?2026-09-27T07:39:09+00:00

Workplace programs are delivered in person at a site nominated and provided by the client organisation.

The client is responsible for ensuring the nominated venue is suitable for the agreed program and participant numbers, and for arranging the practical requirements associated with the site, including access, facilities, any required equipment and relevant workplace and site requirements.

The client organisation also remains responsible for its own site-related safety, risk management and insurance arrangements. Your Life Therapy maintains the professional and business insurances applicable to the services it provides.

Venue and logistical requirements are agreed with the organisation before delivery so that both parties are clear about their respective responsibilities.

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