We specialise in working with those in high-pressure, high-risk professions—police, prison officers, healthcare workers, faith leaders, and others holding the weight of critical responsibility. These roles come with unique psychological demands. Our services are designed to reflect that reality, offering a mix of reflective practice, individual support, team development, and strategic consultation that truly meets people where they are.
Critical Occupations
Specialist Support for People in Complex and Emotionally Demanding Roles
How we support resilience in critical roles:
- Offering decompression sessions and psychological check-ins
- Providing reflective practice for frontline or leadership teams
- Developing bespoke wellbeing strategies for high-risk roles
- Supporting recovery after incidents or sustained stress exposure
- Consulting on culture development to ensure a robust, preventative culture
Resilience for Business Case Studies
We are thrilled and delighted to be awarded ‘Best Mental Health Consultancy’ in This Can Happen Awards 2021 This Can Happen is an organisation that supports employers and employees across the world to create a positive environment for good mental health in the workplace.
The Head of Health and Safety at United Response approached the company’s insurer because of a seemingly intractable problem with workplace stress and high staff turnover.
We deliver training for the UK justice system, supporting staff and managers whose roles put them into challenging and often potentially traumatic situations every day.
A recent survey for Mind reported that just 11% of people would speak to their manager about their mental health (Pulse Survey April 2020). The GMC reports 85% and this is recognised as largely due to their long-term partnership with Petros.
Resilience for Business Articles
Mar 11th, 2025
Mental Health Website Review 2024
We have checked available UK online mental health (MH) support and here is our breakdown…
Nov 07th, 2023
Nurturing resilience in Critical Occupations
Being asked to host an online session at the Insights23 event was a tremendous compliment and a validation of my work spanning criminal justice, psychology, and professional wellbeing over the past 25 years.
Jan 25th, 2023
The Petros Story
People often ask why Petros is called Petros and, as with most things, there is a story behind it. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin …
Oct 24th, 2022
Introducing the Model of Dynamic Adaption (MDA)
Understanding how to enhance positive outcomes for staff while reducing the negative is not simply laudable, it’s necessary.
Sep 28th, 2022
Unlocking Your Budget and Existing Resources to Thrive
Empowering people to thrive at work is challenging, not least because of how complex and diverse we all are. And because of the dynamics that result from a myriad of different mental ill-health outcomes when we fail to thrive. We’ve devised a range of solutions, interventions and strategies to enhance the psychological wellbeing of your employees.
Sep 07th, 2022
Levels of Intervention
Most organisations have tertiary interventions in place in the form of Employee Assistance Programmes, Occupational Health services or external referrals. Reacting to dysfunctional outcomes, however, whilst necessary, should not be the full extent of organisational response to promoting and supporting mind health.
Do You Know How to Empower Your Staff to Thrive?
Empowering people to thrive at work is challenging, not least because of how complex and diverse we all are. And because of the dynamics that result from a myriad of different mental ill-health outcomes when we fail to thrive. Petros offers a range of solutions, interventions and strategies to enhance the psychological wellbeing of your employees.
Jul 28th, 2022
The Specific and Unique Nature of Your Business
Understanding how to enhance the positive while reducing the negative is not simply laudable, it’s necessary. Even looking at the most conservative statistics about impact, the financial cost of mental ill-health is substantial. Empowering people to thrive at work is challenging, not least because of how complex and diverse we all are.
Jul 26th, 2022
The Business Case for Addressing Mind Health at Work
People spend a significant proportion of their time at work (today, many of them doing so from their homes) and research tells us that working practices have a considerable impact (positive and negative) on our wellbeing. Even looking at the most conservative statistics about impact, the financial cost of mental ill-health is substantial.
Jun 28th, 2021
We are This Can Happen 2021 Award Winners
This Can Happen is an organisation that supports employers and employees across the world to create a positive environment for good mental health in the workplace. Their services provide effective solutions, including their popular 12-month rolling Friends programmes, to support employees’ mental health – suitable for businesses of every size across the globe.