Consultation and tour support
Improving health and welfare in the music industry.
I consult for international tours, record labels, management companies and venues, helping them to improve their mental health and welfare provision.
Tours are unconventional workplaces where people live, work and socialise together under sustained pressure. Life on tour involves long hours, distance from home and limited formal support, which can create the conditions in which mental health and addiction problems can worsen.
Consultancy work varies depending on the situation. It may include safeguarding frameworks, mental health and wellbeing protocols or welfare strategies, or advice on how to navigate mental health crises. In some cases it involves developing preventative systems that reduce risk and improve how people work together.
I also work directly with artists, production crew and leadership teams. This has included designing roles such as the Touring Welfare Officer for Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism tour and providing workshops, group work and/or backstage support for the tours of Radiohead, Foo Fighters and The Script.
Service delivery
for tours, labels and organisations.
Pre-tour wellbeing planning.
I work with teams to identify occupational stressors and risk factors, helping them understand the conditions needed for exceptional performance to occur night after night. This might include guidance for managers, developing welfare frameworks, designing support roles and safety nets, or joining the tour during rehearsals to work with the team in person. Preventative planning recognises the effort required to make the magic happen. It is duty of care in action.
Backstage clinics and on-site tour support.
I provide confidential mental health support for artists, performers and crew on the road. This includes psychotherapy, group work and workshops. Sometimes I join the tour for a one off; at other times I visit at regular intervals. Backstage therapy provides a private space to talk through whatever is weighing on someone’s mind such as tension within the team, anxiety, alcohol or substance misuse, grief, disordered eating patterns, homesickness, job insecurity, health concerns or what comes next after the tour ends. The aim is to help people think things through early, before difficulties escalate.
Mental health policy and industry consultancy.
I advise labels and organisations on the development of long-term health and welfare strategies, safeguarding frameworks and mental health protocols. This work often involves thinking about how people work together, how spaces are used, and how staff can be supported during periods of intense activity. I also provide clinical supervision for welfare staff and those in people-facing roles, helping them think through complex situations and maintain clear professional boundaries.
Trusted by industry-leaders.
Over the past decade I have worked alongside artists, crew, managers and organisations across the global music industry. This work depends on understanding both the creative and operational pressures of touring while bringing the psychological insights of a trained psychotherapist.
Supporting wellbeing in the music industry is not about imposing clinical frameworks onto an industry that moves quickly and informally. It is about finding thoughtful, practical ways to care for people within the realities of their work.
When organisations take wellbeing seriously, it sends a powerful message to everyone involved: the people behind the performance matter as much as the performance itself. This investment not only fulfils legal and ethical responsibilities but also helps create healthier and happier touring environments where people can sustain the demands of the road.
