Edward's story

Chartered surveyor Edward* was struggling with stress at work, while balancing the needs of his disabled wife who needed increasing support at home.

It was his wife who initially suggested he contact LionHeart to get some support around stress management, because she was concerned he was heading for serious health problems.

He said: “My wife suggested I needed help dealing with the exceptional amount of stress I was under; a combination of a very stressful work environment and my wife battling a disability at home.

“My LionHeart counsellor was incredibly good and armed me with the tools to understand the sources of my stress and how to manage them effectively.”

Edward said he believed the counselling sessions have given him lifelong tools to cope better, adding: “[My counsellor] was very good at steering me to identify ways in which I was causing myself even more unnecessary stress. Some of the strategies I have put in place with her help will assist me for the rest of my life.”

*Names changed to protect identities. Photo posed by model.