Free Coping Strategy Sessions

For adults with social / learning disabilities (Neurodiverse)

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What we offer for employers

We offer 12 FREE coping strategies sessions to any individual in a workplace (including those on sickness leave) that is neurodivergent, has mental health concerns, or otherwise struggling to cope.

We offer practical strategies to help staff combat coping issues
Each session lasts approx 1 hour and it is totally free for the employer!
Can be done online or in person
Can be delivered nationally

With the sessions running over a 6 Month period, usually every other week. The client is able to utilise these strategies in their day-to-day lives and feedback to the coach so changes can be made where necessary.

Benefits to you

The outcome of coping strategies is that the client gains a holistic understanding of their well-being, routine and triggers as well as coping strategies that enable them to manage their working life and become a more reliable and productive employee.

What we offer for employees

Coping strategies are FREE 12 1-1 sessions (each around an hour) delivered over a 6 Month period – usually every other week. Offered to any individual in a workplace (including those on sickness leave) that is neurodivergent, has mental health concerns, or otherwise struggling to cope.

Initial Assessment to help tailor the required needs of the client
Covering the fundamentals needed to support healthy working lives
Workplace coping strategies including visualisation, grounding techniques etc.
Can be done online or in person Can be delivered nationally

Benefits to you

A holistic understanding of your well being, routine and triggers
Practical coping strategies that enable you to manage your working life rather than being a more reliable & productive employee, it’s to be happier healthier in life and in work.
Confidence to communicate your needs when at work to managers and peers

More information about free coping strategy sessions

Our Coping Strategies Sessions are designed to support employed individuals who are struggling to cope at work due to neurodivergence or mental health related barriers.

The programme is led by our Head of Coaching, a qualified Occupational Therapist, and delivered using a structured, practical, and outcomes-focused approach. While the sessions are therapeutic in nature, this is not therapy. Instead, the focus is on real-world solutions you can apply immediately to improve how you cope at work and in everyday life.

Your first session is dedicated to getting to know you. We’ll explore your current challenges, assess your needs, and work together to create a clear, personalised plan moving forward.

The remaining sessions (up to 12 in total) can be used flexibly over a 12-month period. Each session focuses on one or more specific difficulties you’re experiencing, equipping you with practical tools and strategies to address the reasons you’re not coping. Whether that’s overwhelm, burnout, communication challenges, anxiety, or executive functioning difficulties.

Every session is tailored to you, with a strong emphasis on practicality, sustainability, and real change that fits around your job and working environment.

Examples of coping strategies may include:

– Managing sensory overload and workplace overwhelm
– Building routines, structure, and effective time management
– Coping with stress, anxiety, and emotional regulation
– Improving focus, organisation, and task prioritisation
– Developing effective communication and boundary-setting at work
– Strategies to prevent burnout and manage energy levels
– Adapting your working environment to better suit your needs

Our aim is simple: to help you feel more in control, more confident, and better equipped to cope at work both now and in the long term.

Testimonials

What has really stood out to me, compared to other support services is they genuinely care. It's not just a job. they're passionate about making a difference and didn't give up on me, even at low times, when I'd lost faith in myself. I will be forever grateful that stride became involved in my care and grateful to all stride workers, but especially Logan for the dedication and genuinely caring. Dan

I was very sceptical about starting my work with Stride, I struggled to trust professionals after past experiences. I can’t begin to list the ways that Stride have helped me, I feel like my life is back on track, and I know that I have all the support needed to get me to where I need to go in life. University finally feels like it might be a realistic goal. I am so grateful for everything! Brandon

I have had the pleasure of working with Stride Yorkshire in my journey to becoming a more inclusive employer. I knew I wanted to give adults with Autism a chance at working but was worried about my ability to support them. I was fearful of saying the wrong things, how they may manage criticism etc. Stride placed two fantastic candidates in my workplace as admin assistants, and I felt supported through the entire process, the job coaching was amazing, they took the pressure off massively from an employer’s perspective. By the time the support from Stride had finished, our eyes had been opened to the hidden ABILITIES of adults with social and learning conditions, both candidates had their own strengths, and struggles (which we knew how to support). If you are considering becoming more inclusive, and giving somebody a chance that might otherwise be overlooked, I would urge you to get in contact with Stride! Dot – Trador Print Ltd

I’ve been coming to Stride for the past couple of months and have been in the care of Logan. I’m autistic and since I left school, I’ve been lost, I don’t know what I want to do with myself, job wise and career wise, I failed in college I’ve been suffering with mental health including intrusive and obsessive thoughts brought upon by pure O, along with anxiety and depression and I didn’t have any friends after being rejected and bullied by peers time and time again. It’s been a struggle, but since I’ve been having my meetings with Logan weekly, he’s really helped me, I’m already seeing a difference, he is someone I can talk to about my mental health and help me in my recovery journey, he’s helping me come up with ideas for what kind of job I’d like and he’s introduced me to people I have common ground with and have developed friendships with. We’ve done a lot in a short time and we’ve only just begun, I feel like I’ve got a long way to go in my mental health recovery journey yet, but if anyone’s gonna get me there, it’s Logan. Adam