Promote Mental Health

10/06/2026

It's been a while since I introduced myself and as I have been doing loads of face to face networking this week, I thought I would share online too.

Hi I'm Claire Harris, a Health Psychologist and Founder of Promote Mental Health. I'm also a mum, to two teens and 2 fur babies

➡️I build mentally fit workplaces so your people can thrive.
➡️I am looking for innovative organisations who want to train their employees and managers to look after their own mental health and support and signpost others.
➡️I offer Mental Health First Aid training and support with implementation and management, Mangers skills training and workshops on resilience, thriving, work/life balance, burnout and wellbeing.

I have 26 years of experience of working in mental health but I have also experienced mental illness throughout my life. I had postnatal depression and PTSD with my pregnancies and left my last paid job due to anxiety. I have learn so much from these experiences and channel all of this into my training and workshops.
Linktree https://linktr.ee/promotemh
All my socials are attached, please do like and follow.

I am looking for links or intros with HR, CEO's or senior managers.

I develop mentally fit workplaces, so your people can thrive.

09/06/2026

OCD is more then checking and cleaning

A fantastic piece on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by This Morning

➡️ Approximately 750,000 people in the UK are living with OCD
➡️ Is is not always about cleaning, organising and checking things
➡️ It can be intrusive and unwanted thoughts, including thoughts of harming people
➡️ It can include a lot of fear and shame
➡️ It can be successfully treated with medication and psychological therapy

To learn more, please watch this very brave interview by Molly Lambert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0BEnEorWqE

Hi I'm Claire 💟
Health Psychologist and Founder of Promote Mental Health
Building mentally fit workplaces, so your people can thrive

22-year-old Molly Lambert was filled with shame when she was consum...

08/06/2026

Mental Health First Aid Training Offer

Only 3 Places Left: Become a Mental Health First Aider This June 💚

Do you want to train as a Mental Health First Aider, but don’t have enough people in your organisation for an in-house course?

Our open Mental Health First Aid course could be the perfect option.

Join Promote Mental Health on 15th and 16th June 2026 and gain the skills and confidence to support someone experiencing poor mental health, spot early warning signs, and signpost to appropriate help.

This open course is ideal if you only have one or two people in your organisation who need training, or if you would like to learn alongside people from a range of workplace settings.

With 25 years’ experience in mental health, and over 17 years delivering Mental Health First Aid training, I bring both professional expertise and real world insight into every course.

With only 3 places remaining, now is a great time to book your spot.
Let’s keep building mentally fit workplaces where people can thrive. 💚

To find out more or book your place, please get in touch [email protected]

Book your place here:
https://lnkd.in/ePqunFJX
https://lnkd.in/eZdQMh2w

Hi I'm Claire 💟
Health Psychologist and Founder of Promote Mental Health
Building mentally fit workplaces, so your people can thrive

08/06/2026

Why a piece of my heart will always be with the NHS 💚

Having spent a large part of my career working in the NHS as a Public Mental Health Lead, I have delivered a lot of training to health care professionals.

It was a pleasure to revisit one of my longest standing clients, the Work Opportunities Team at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust a few weeks ago.

We spent a great morning together refreshing their Mental Health First Aid skills. It was great to hear how they are applying their training in real world situations within the NHS, and how they plan to take their roles forward.

I look forward to working with you all again soon.

If you work in a healthcare setting and want to enhance your knowledge and skills around mental health, get in touch [email protected]

Hi I'm Claire 💟
Health Psychologist and Founder of Promote Mental Health
Building mentally fit workplaces, so your people can thrive

MHFA England® Kate Greenwood

01/06/2026

June Online MHFA Course 💚

Do you want to train as a Mental Health First Aider, but don’t have enough people in your organisation for an in-house course?

Our open Mental Health First Aid course could be the perfect option. Join Promote Mental Health online on 15th and 16th June 2026 for our next open course.

One of the real benefits of attending an open course is the opportunity to learn alongside people from a range of different workplace settings. This brings valuable discussion, shared experience and different perspectives into the training room.

I have been delivering Mental Health First Aid training since 2009 and bring 25 years’ experience of working in mental health to every course I deliver.

To find out more or book your place, please get in touch [email protected]

Book your place here:
https://lnkd.in/ePqunFJX
https://lnkd.in/eZdQMh2w

Hi I'm Claire 💟
Health Psychologist and Founder of Promote Mental Health
Building mentally fit workplaces, so your people can thrive

21/05/2026

Get back to the day job!

Mental health awareness and turning awareness into action IS my day job 😆, its Promote Mental Health

As we come to the end of another successful Mental Health Awareness week the social media chatter around mental health goes a little more quiet. But for me this is the work I do everyday, and it's important that we are doing the same in the workplace.

What should you do after Mental Health Awareness week?
➡️ Keep the conversations going
➡️ Continue to check in with colleagues and your team
➡️ Invest in your Managers with Mental Health Skills training
➡️ Embed a strategic approach to retain staff, reduce sickness absence and increase productivity
➡️ Listen and get insights from your employees by measuring wellbeing

Lets chat and work together to develop a mentally fit workplace where you people can thrive [email protected]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gNoZ1oKWDyo0-7ZWSyGJT0albRwP06CS/view?usp=drive_link

Hi I'm Claire 💟
Health Psychologist and Founder of Promote Mental Health
Building mentally fit workplaces, so your people can thrive

14/05/2026

Taking Action

I have thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this week and it has not really felt like work. I feel very lucky to be able to say that about my work at Promote Mental Health

This week, taking action around Mental Health has looked like:

✅ Online lunchtime webinars on 'Surviving and Thriving in the Workplace'
✅ Face to face training of senior managers, learning and development teams and front facing staff
✅ Training over 100 people in mental health awareness in 3 days 🙃
✅ Joining a local radio station LIVE as their mental health expert
✅ Being interviewed for a University Research study on my work with the criminal justice system.

It has been a bumper week for Mental Health Awareness week, but this is the work I do all year round.

If you would like support developing a thriving workplace, get in touch. [email protected], 07360 602316

Hi I'm Claire 💟
Health Psychologist and Founder of Promote Mental Health
Building mentally fit workplaces, so your people can thrive

14/05/2026

Cambridge Radio 💚

One of the highlights of this very busy Mental Health Awareness week was joining Stefan Wilkinson-Hill LIVE this morning on Cambridge Radio 105.

We discussed all things mental health with a focus on taking action in the workplace, how we can manage SATS and exam stress and what support is out there for our mental health. We also talked about evolution and cave people!

I am excited to be joining Stefan Wilkinson-Hill as their Mental Health expert going forward with a monthly slot - Watch this space.

Got to get better at the selfies!

Hi I'm Claire 💟
Health Psychologist and Founder of Promote Mental Health
Building mentally fit workplaces, so your people can thrive

11/05/2026

As it is Mental Health Awareness Week, it’s a perfect opportunity for me to reintroduce myself.

I’m Claire Harris, a Chartered Health Psychologist and Founder of Promote Mental Health. I build mentally fit workplaces, so your people can thrive.

Through tailored training I can help your organisation retain staff, lower sickness absence and increase productivity.

But I also take it a step further that just training delivery. I help you look at your strategic approach to wellbeing and develop or enhance psychological safety and a positive workplace culture - where employees feel comfortable speaking up about stress, are supported by managers, and have a healthy work-life balance. I can also help you measure the impact of these interventions in the workplace.

I offer Mental Health First Aid Training and implementation, training for managers and teams and workshops and bespoke programmes around stress, resilience, self-care, work-life balance, boundaries and practical tools and tips for wellbeing.

I have worked in mental health for over 25 years and I also integrate my own personal experience into training delivery. Alongside the business I use running and yoga to maintain my mental health and a good work/life balance.

If you are passionate about helping your organisation to thrive rather than just survive, get in touch for more details [email protected] or 07360 602316

Check out my brochure of service here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gNoZ1oKWDyo0-7ZWSyGJT0albRwP06CS/view?usp=drive_link

Hi I'm Claire 💟
Health Psychologist and Founder of Promote Mental Health
Building mentally fit workplaces, so your people can thrive

11/05/2026

After over 25 years of being involved in Mental Health Awareness week, it’s great to see that this year’s theme is about ‘Taking Action’.

This is a more proactive approach towards behaviour change, and the development of positive workplace cultures.
Action in the Workplace

Taking action at an organisational level means a shift in mindset from awareness and tick box activities, to embedding mental health at the heart of the organisation. Workplaces that have:
➡️ Sign up from the top
➡️ Engaged senior managers
➡️ Invested in wellbeing
➡️ Psychological safety - where people feel free to speak openly
➡️ A positive workplace culture – where they feel valued, that they belong and are listened to
will be far more likely to succeed in embedding positive wellbeing
Individual action

Small steps can make a big difference. If we can identify our own stress triggers, we can find the right tools to manage these, such as walking in nature or talking to a friend. It’s also vital that we reaching out for support when we are finding life challenging rather than waiting until we are burnt out and struggling to cope.

What small action could you put in place today?

Mental health awareness still has its place, as there is still stigma around mental health. Unfortunately, we still need a day to raise awareness of it. Could you imagine if we had a ‘physical health awareness day’ I can’t wait for the day where we don’t need it any more.

I look forward to the next 25 years!

Hi I'm Claire 💟
Health Psychologist and Founder of Promote Mental Health
Building mentally fit workplaces, so your people can thriv