“Lisa was amazing! Such a great trainer, with the most enthusiastic energy which kept us so gripped and engaged!”
“Just a huge thank you! I feel this session will now harvest even more understanding and ethos across the business!”
“Incredibly informative. I feel this will help a lot both in my workplace and also in my personal life. Lisa was fantastic….. very knowledgeable, put everyone at ease, approachable and helpful.”
“10 – definitely would recommend”
“It was real and pragmatic but also sensitive.”
“I found the training very useful and helped me to understand how to be confident in my role and personal life”
“A well-structured course, delivered by an excellent trainer.”
“Very interesting and learnt so much about different mental illnesses and how to understand them better rather than judging.”
“The course was fantastic and has given me lots of practical solutions/strategies”
“I feel comfortable that I have now the tools, as before although I thought I was helping perhaps it was not in the most constructive way.”
Training Testimonials
“My name is Lisa and i’m the Training Coordinator at Newport Mind… I am passionate about tackling the stigma around mental illnesses…”
“My name is Lisa and i’m the Training Coordinator at Newport Mind and Accredited i-act instructor
As the Training Coordinator at Newport Mind, I am passionate about tackling the stigma around mental illnesses. I am a highly experienced facilitator, learning designer and trainer and an accredited i-act instructor, delivering the i-act training across the UK.
Having spent twenty years in the education sector, I have spent the last four years with the mental health charity Newport Mind as a wellbeing worker, family resilience worker and training coordinator. I work with many different organisations to help them build mentally healthy workplaces and promote a better understanding of workplace wellbeing.
I am passionate about encouraging conversations around mental health and well-being and equipping people with the tools and understanding to be able to offer further support and signposting.
Using my own lived experience has helped me to engage organisations and individuals with conversations about mental health and wellbeing which they may have previously found challenging to have.”
Our Workplace Wellbeing Pledge
Our approach to mental health in the workplace
Mind in Gwent have signed the mental health at work commitment – a simple framework that based on the Thriving at Work standards, using up-to-date research, from UK employers and mental health experts.
We believe the Mental Health at Work Commitment, and the 6 standards which underpin it, are a roadmap that can support any organisation to achieve better mental health outcomes for their people.
Read more here.
Booking
To enquire about booking places on any of our training courses please email Lisa at training@newportmind.org