TRAINING COURSES
SUICIDE FIRST AID ACCREDITED
FOUR-HOUR COURSE
A course training participants in the theory and practice of suicide intervention skills.
MHFA ENGLAND ACCREDITED
4 x HALF-DAY SESSIONS
A course training participants how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue.
2024 Dates
Coming Soon.
2024 Dates
Coming Soon.
About
About Tonic Rider
Many people working in the music industry experience mental health issues. They can be brought on by the highs and the lows, the touring, the late nights, and the lifestyle. The industry can be volatile and competitive, with no financial security. This leaves music industry professionals vulnerable to developing mental health issues.
Tonic Rider addresses this by providing music industry-specific mental health support.
Funding and Costs
Our aim is to provide the Tonic Rider programme FREE to musicians, crew and everyone else involved in the music industry. However this is not always possible for attendance on the Mental Health First Aid and Suicide First Aid Lite, although our TONIC BURSARY can be used to obtain heavily discounted rates for those who qualify. The TONIC BURSARY is made possible by our wonderful fundraisers around the country and grant applications.
Our Supporters
Our courses, groups and workshops are led by facilitators with experience in mental health and music, each using a non-clinical approach to equip music industry professionals with the skills to support themselves, their colleagues and the wider music community.
Initial registration and an online consultation appointment is required before you can participate on any of our courses, groups or workshops. If you require support to complete this form, please email tonicrider@tonicmusic.co.uk
After completing the registration form, you will be invited to an online consultation appointment via email.
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Bespoke training and support for music industry professionals
Tonic Rider
View our range of zines with helpful techniques and exercises.
TAUGHT WORKSHOPS
2 HR 30 MIN WORKSHOP
A workshop teaching participants the principles of Acceptance Commitment Therapy, including perspectives on how we perceive and respond to our internal world.
2 HR 30 MIN WORKSHOP
A workshop teaching participants practical ways to build and develop emotional resilience, including techniques to develop greater emotional awareness.
2 HR 30 MIN WORKSHOP
A workshop teaching participants how to identify and manage the effects of anxieties related to performing live at a show, rehearsal or audition.
1 HR 30 MIN WORKSHOP
A series of individual workshops teaching participants about a range of topics, including: food and mood, sleep, and preparation for going on tour.
3 HR WORKSHOP
A workshop teaching participants about common mental health difficulties, with guidance on how to support someone who may be struggling.
3 HR WORKSHOP
A workshop teaching participants about substance use, harm reduction and the pressures contributing to substance-related problems in the music industry.
SUPPORT GROUPS
FUNDED BY HELP MUSICIANS
SIX-WEEK GROUP
A weekly 90-minute group across six weeks providing a supportive space for participants to share their experiences with other music industry professionals.
FUNDED BY HELP MUSICIANS
WEEKLY GROUP
A weekly 90-minute group, throughout the year, providing a supportive space for participants to share their experiences with other music industry professionals.
Group Start Dates
28 October 2024 (Open)
29 October 2024 (Women in Music)
30 October (Music Producers Guild)
31 October 2024 (A.D.H.D)
1 November 2024 (Musicians' Union members who are parents or carers)
6 January 2025 (Open)
Group Start Dates
3 January 2024 (Complete)
28 February 2024 (Complete)
17 April 2024 (Complete)
ONE-TO-ONE SESSIONS
6 x 50 MIN SESSIONS
One-to-one sessions provided by a qualified MBACP-registered humanistic counsellor with extensive experience working in secondary mental health services supporting a range of complex mental health issues.
ONE-OFF 2 HR SESSION
One-to-one sessions provided by a psychodynamic therapist-in-training with extensive experience working in mental health and the music industry, offering bespoke emotional support for music industry professionals.
Tonic Rider lets us know that we all struggle at some point however robust we may feel.
Dr Adam Ficek
Musician / Psychotherapist / Babyshambles
Testimonials
Dom Elton
Mayfield Records
Working within an industry that has been so adversely affected by the events of the last two years, these sessions have provided both comfort and guidance
Damian Morgan
Mango MGMT
Being amongst a group of peers from all walks of the entertainment world, who were all so open and honest, was incredible.
Kirsty MacLeod
Music Researcher
I completed a Mental Health First Aider course through Tonic Rider, they helped me better understand my own mental health, whilst providing me with a support network of like minded people.
Tonic can provide aspects of any of our workshops in a single workshop or in multiple workshops across a period of time, these can be tailored to fit the requirements of your organisation.
Tonic can supply a tailored programme of courses, groups or workshops to fit the requirements of any size of organisation. Contact us to find out how we can fulfil your requirements.
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