ORGANISATIONS AND
THEIR PEOPLE TO THRIVE
As clinical psychologists, we use best practice scientific research to enhance people’s wellbeing and create positive, productive, high performing workplaces.
Like you, we work in this frantic world of dynamic challenges. Informed by research and our experience we know it’s possible to build healthy workplaces that promote mental health and wellbeing alongside organisational productivity.
As clinical psychologists, we use best practice scientific research to enhance people’s wellbeing and create positive, productive, high performing workplaces.
Like you, we work in this frantic world of dynamic challenges. Informed by research and our experience we know it’s possible to build healthy workplaces that promote mental health and wellbeing alongside organisational productivity.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
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We work with a range of individuals and teams from a diverse variety of organisations. Get in touch to see how we can help.
WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK
We care deeply about working effectively and genuinely supporting our clients. We believe in collaboration to make a positive difference for the people and organisations we support.
Umbrella Wellbeing provides excellent, evidence-based interventions. High-quality research, combined with decades of experience, underpin our quality control and continuous improvement, and allow us to be effective, innovative and brave. Our services are robust, consistent and responsive to client need.
WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK
We care deeply about working effectively and genuinely supporting our clients. We believe in collaboration to make a positive difference for the people and organisations we support.
Umbrella Wellbeing provides excellent, evidence-based interventions. High-quality research, combined with decades of experience, underpin our quality control and continuous improvement, and allow us to be effective, innovative and brave. Our services are robust, consistent and responsive to client need.
HOW WE’VE HELPED
MAS and Umbrella lead the way in workplace wellbeing
It was 2015, and wellbeing in the workplace was still a fairly niche concept. Yet, that’s exactly what New Zealand insurance and investment company MAS chose as one [...]
Umbrella and NZTE partner to continue mental health “ripple effect”
During New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) annual culture survey in 2019, the findings included a request to focus more on people’s wellbeing. Rachel Baxter, NZTE’s Director of People [...]
Wellington Free Ambulance case study
Wellington Free Ambulance has partnered with Umbrella to provide a number of services. Umbrella has provided resilience training and training in coping with vicarious trauma to frontline staff, as [...]
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NEWS / THINKING
How to manage mental health in the workplace: Wellington masterclass
“Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives” – Bessel Van Der Kolk WHY ATTEND? A workplace that promotes mental health has substantial benefits for organisations. These benefits can be [...]
Turning reluctance into resilience: How to build a new habit
Our resilience is being built through day-to-day actions, through those repetitive behaviours that help us thrive and protect our wellbeing in times when life gets tough. During winter, it becomes more difficult to stick to healthy behaviour – lack of sun, and lots of cold and rain, make us want [...]
Six tips by a sleep psychologist to improve sleep quality
Increase your hunger for sleep: Poor quality sleep found to be common in Umbrella survey Do you feel like you aren’t getting good quality sleep at night? Do you wake up feeling tired and unrefreshed? You aren’t alone. Poor sleep quality is one of the most common complaints we [...]
FEATURED ON
Increasing sick leave
July 23rd, 2021
Your annual sick leave entitlements are due to increase from five days to ten. But with more people working from home will the increase make a difference? Clinical Psychologist Gaynor Parkin joined us to discuss the impact.
Burnout in our workplaces
July 21st, 2021
According to international research, it’s almost a certainty that you or someone close to you is suffering from chronic workplace stress…
So for how to combat this wide spread burnout in our offices… President of the New Zealand Institute of Safety Managment, Robyn Bennett, joined us along with clinical psychologist Dougal Sutherland.
We need more psychologists or people will suffer
July 13th, 2021
Psychologists are struggling to cope with the number of people coming to them for help with their mental health.
Registered clinical psychologist and Umbrella founder Gaynor Parkin told Magic Talk’s Danny Watson & Leah Panapa it’s a scary situation to be unable to help people.
Need a speaker?
Contact Umbrella for an inspirational speaker on mental health, practical tips and solutions for improving employee wellbeing and healthy workplaces. Our presentations and keynotes are often described as a conference highlight.