Simone Bell Counselling

Offering counselling online, with private room sessions available in KINGSWINFORD

Speaking & Training

Supporting Unpaid Carers and the Mental Health of the Wider Workforce

I deliver speaking engagements, training and consultancy for organisations who want to better support unpaid carers, while also addressing the mental health and wellbeing challenges that impact the wider workforce.

My work combines professional expertise as a qualified counsellor with extensive experience of supporting unpaid carers, offering insight that is practical, human and relevant across organisational settings.

Available for in-person and online delivery across the UK and internationally.

Why This Work Matters

Unpaid caring is not a niche issue, it is a workforce issue.

  • 5.7 million people in the UK are unpaid carers
  • 1 in 7 workers are balancing employment with unpaid care
  • 600,000 people leave work each year due to care-related stress

Source: Carers UK

When carers are unsupported, organisations see increased burnout, absenteeism, presenteeism and staff turnover. However when carers are supported, wellbeing improves and so does retention, engagement and performance.

Who This Work Is For

This work is designed for organisations who want to:

  • Support unpaid carers in the workplace
  • Address burnout, anxiety and sustained pressure
  • Improve wellbeing, engagement and retention
  • Build inclusive and compassionate workplace cultures

I work with universities, public sector organisations, healthcare settings, charities and corporate teams.

Speaking Engagements

I deliver keynote talks and speaking sessions for conferences, awareness days and internal events, including:

  • Supporting unpaid carers at work
  • Hidden carers and the impact on mental health
  • Burnout, resilience and emotional load
  • Mental health when life outside work is complex

Sessions are engaging, evidence-informed and grounded in real-world experience, with relevance for both carers and the wider workforce.

Workshops & Training

Interactive workshops and training sessions for staff, managers and leadership teams, including:

  • Supporting carers in the workplace
  • Caring without breaking: resilience and sustainability
  • Burnout, anxiety and wellbeing at work
  • Supporting mental health in teams

Sessions can be delivered as standalone workshops or as part of wider wellbeing programmes.

Consultancy

I offer consultancy and advisory support to organisations looking to strengthen their approach to carer inclusion and workforce wellbeing, including:

  • Carer-inclusive policy and practice
  • Wellbeing and mental health strategy support
  • Ongoing partnerships and bespoke programmes

Why Work With Simone

  • Qualified counsellor and therapeutic coach
  • Long-term insight into the realities of unpaid caring,
  • Trusted speaker for universities and organisations
  • Delivers compassionate, practical and impactful sessions

My approach balances emotional depth with organisational realities.

Enquiries

To enquire about speaking, training or consultancy, please get in touch below.


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