Workshop Programmes
Practical mental fitness training for your team. Neuroscience-backed.
Practical. Real tools.
Mini-Sessions, Lunch & Learn
Half-day Option
Face to Face or Online
Up to 30 participants
From $900
Trusted by MARS · Bridgestone · Sherratt · BUPA · Nestle · L'Oréal · Maersk · Kathmandu · Downer · Primary ITO
One in five New Zealanders will experience a mental health
challenge this year. That's your team.
The Health and Safety at Work Act now recognises psychosocial
hazards as a workplace risk.
Training isn't just good culture - it's good governance.
1
Enquire
Tell us what you need: topic, team size, format and timing. Email or call.
2
Design
We build your session using pre-built content or adapted to your industry/needs*
*Charges will apply
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Deliver
A high-energy, engaging session. Face-to-face
(Auckland + travel) or online nationwide.
Mental Fitness Literacy
Short workshops, mini- sessions designed to teach mental health basics, and how to support others.
WORKSHOP 1
Mentally Healthy Support self & others
The practical starting point for every team.
Mental health affects one in five of your team members right now.This session gives them the tools to recognise it, talk about it, and do something about it.
Not through awareness campaigns - through practical, plain-English tools they can use the same day. Engaging session helping build good skills for teams to look after themselves and each other.
Q&A session at the end to support the team
What we cover
What mental health actually is - and what it isn't
The S.A.D Foundation: Basic Physiological health
The N.A.A.S. framework for supporting others
How to recognise when they're running low
Simple daily habits that build resilience
Confidence to have the conversations that matter
Duration: 45–60 minutes
Group size : up to 30
From $900+gst
WORKSHOP 2
Tips & Tricks to Build a Stronger Life
A resilience framework your team can use from day one.
Life isn't a flatline.
It's ups and downs and full of change - at work and at home. Mental strength isn't about being 'tough'.
It's about being flexible, adaptive, and prepared. This session gives your team a practical framework for navigating change. Building routines and habits that support your best life
Delivered as a evergreen webinar or fully interactive session- with Q&A now available for your team.
What we cover
The Wheel of Life - a personal dashboard
The S.A.D Foundation: Basic Physiological health
The N.A.A.S. framework for supporting others
How to identify what matters most and protect it
Practical strategies - routines & procrastination
One clear commitment before they leave the room
Duration: 45–60 minutes
Group size : up to 30
From $900+gst
WORKSHOP 3
Mental & Stress Management
Train the stress response, don't just survive it.
Stress isn't the enemy - staying stuck in it is.
This session teaches your team the difference between productive pressure and the kind that quietly erodes performance, health, and relationships. Eustress vs Distress, performance vs burnout, habit vs reaction. How to own your state and be resilient
Rooted in neuroscience, not platitudes. Practical tools your team can use the same day - at work and at home.
What we cover
The thinking brain vs the reactive brain
Recognising your own early warning signs
The S.A.D. Foundation: Basic Physiological health
Three grounding tools for in-the-moment regulation
Building sustainable habits, not quick fixes
One commitment to take away and apply
Duration: 45–60 minutes
Group size : up to 30
From $900+gst
Online or Face to Face (Travel costs apply)
Tactical Skill Building
Communication, Resilience and De-escalation training workshops / courses.
WORKSHOP 1
Resilience 101
Practical coping tools for teams under pressure.
Your people are under pressure.
Difficult customers, demanding workloads, the weight of carrying others' problems.
Resilience isn't about pretending none of that is hard.
It's about having the right tools when it is.
Especially effective for property managers, frontline teams, customer-facing roles, and high-pressure environments.
What we cover
How stress affects the brain - and why it matters
Practical grounding techniques for immediate stress relief
Boundary-setting language / assertive communication
The Traffic Light System - recognising escalation
A personal coping toolkit to reach for under pressure
How to debrief and let go after difficult interactions
Duration: 60-90 minutes
Group size : up to 15
From $1,200+gst
WORKSHOP 2
De-Escalation
Calm, confident responses when things get tense.
Difficult customers. Aggressive behaviour.
Conversations that could go either way.
Most people freeze or overreact in the moment - not because they don't care, but because no one's taught them what to actually do.
Give your team a simple, repeatable system for reading risk and responding safely - without needing security training or confrontation skills they'll never use again.
Built from real incident debriefs and frontline experience - not theory.
What we cover
The Traffic Light System - recognising escalation
The "Tap Out" technique - removing a targeted staff
Scripts to hold a boundary without sounding aggressive
When and how to disengage safely
The Amygdala Hijack - why people can't be "reasoned" out of a heightened state
Building a team chain of support
Duration: 60-90 minutes
Group size : up to 15
From $1,200+gst
option to extend to half day with scenario practice
Education - Psychosocial Risk and Compliance
Compliance and accredited programs
WORKSHOP 1
Psychological Safety Intro
The conversation every team needs - made simple.
Psychological safety isn't a compliance checkbox or a leadership-only concept. It's whether your people feel safe enough to speak up, ask for help, and admit a mistake - and that affects every team, every day.
This session makes it practical and accessible for everyone, not just managers.
No jargon, no academic framing - just what builds trust and what quietly destroys it.
What we cover
What psychological safety actually is (and isn't)
The small behaviours that build or break trust
The N.A.A.S. framework in action
Conversation starters that don't feel awkward
How this connects to your Health and Safety obligations
One change your team can make this week
Duration: 60-90 minutes
Group size : up to 15
From $1,500+gst
WORKSHOP 2
MHFA accreditation
International Qualification Programme
The gold standard certification for workplace mental health.
A two-day accredited programme or refresher that gives anyone in your team the skills to recognise mental health challenges, have the right conversations, and provide first-line support.
Delivered in-house or online, or join a public course at mhfa.co.nz.
What we cover
Mental health facts, statistics and understanding
Mental health challenges: Depression, Anxiety, Pyschosis, Problematic Substance use
Crises: Suicide, NSSI, Traumatic events
Better conversations & a framework to support
Support and help resources
Duration: 7-12 hours
Group size : 6-20
From $460/pp+gst
Testimonials
MHFA Online
Gary was amazing, his teaching style was very informative and he made the learning fun and engaging
MHFA Face to Face
Gary's facilitation style is warm and easy going. He brings these topics to life through story telling...
De-Escalation workshop
"A fantastic facilitator, very engaging, and very authentic. I really enjoyed his energetic personality..."
Gary Walker
Mental Fitness Educator
700+ people trained across 50+ organisations.
He doesn't do clinical. He doesn't do corporate jargon.
He uses real stories, plain English, and practical tools that people remember and actually use.
MHFA Aotearoa Accredited Instructor
NLP Master Practitioner
Qualified Hypnotherapist
Background in Psychology & Computer Science
Youthline mentor and Lifeline counsellor
Founder @ MindFIT.Studio
