Do you want your team to be more effective?

In today's world, the quality of relationships within a team can be the deciding factor between success and burnout. Whether you're managing frontline workers, working with clients, or leading a hybrid team, your employee’s ability to connect with others deeply and authentically is key to fostering collaboration, well-being, and resilience. It’s also pivotal to helping them navigate uncertainty.

I offer practical, experience-based training in relational skills that empower teams to build trust, communicate openly, and navigate challenges with empathy and confidence.

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Why Relational Skills Matter

Many workplace challenges—miscommunication, conflict, burnout—stem from relational dynamics. But instead of addressing those directly, we chase quick fixes like performance targets or technical tools.

When we ignore relationships, we create more stress, more work, and less impact. Teams burn out, conversations get avoided, and trust erodes.

The Shift: Relationships First

When we build relational skills, everything works better. Communication deepens, trust grows, and teams feel safer and more connected—creating a stronger foundation for real, lasting impact.

The Approach

I specialise in relational practices — the art of working and communicating in a way that prioritises human connection. My workshops are rooted in authentic, trauma-informed communication, focusing on both individuals and teams to improve overall well-being and performance without sacrificing emotional safety.

I’ll support your team to:

Cultivate effective communication through active listening and empathetic dialogue
Strengthen emotional resilience and self-awareness
Navigate difficult conversations with confidence.
Establish and uphold healthy boundaries

The Relational Way

A 3-month immersive journey into relational skills for working with more presence, care, and connection. Give your staff the tools they need to work relationally.

    
            Week
            Session Type
            Details
        

    
            Week 1
            🌀 Full Day Workshop
            Kick-off: Foundations of Relational Practice
        

            Week 2
            🤝 Buddy Work
            1:1 Practice
        

            Week 3
            🧭 Relational Practice Session 1
            (1 hour)
        

            Week 4
            🌀 Half Day Workshop 1
            Skilful Honesty
        

            Week 5
            🤝 Buddy Work
            1:1 Practice
        

            Week 6
            🧭 Relational Practice Session 2
            (1 hour)
        

            Week 7
            🌀 Half Day Workshop 2
            Advanced Empathy
        

            Week 8
            🧭 Practice Session 3
            (1 hour)
        

            Week 9
            🤝 Buddy Work
            1:1 Practice
        

            Week 10
            🌀 Half Day Workshop 3
            Navigating Boundaries
        

            Week 11
            🧭 Practice Session 4
            (1 hour)
        

            Week 12+
            🌱 1:1 Coaching with Me
            One personal session per participant
        

The above is the standard course I run and can be customised to meet your teams’ needs.

The Relational Way

A three month course to support your team to work more relationally.

This is a 3 month course involving weekly activities, all of which contribute the learning being embedded.
Course Fee per Group (8-12 participants): £8,000
Includes:
- 1x Full-day workshop
- 3x Half-day workshops
- 4x Relational practice sessions
- All course materials
- Buddy work set-up & instruction
- Group facilitation
Optional Coaching Sessions:
- £50 per participant (booked separately)
*I can normally offer organisations with charitable status a discount.
This course works best if the group is kept between 8-12 participants and they are from the same cohort in your organisation (support workers, managers etc)

Individual Workshops

One-off workshops to give your team foundational relational skills.

Below are some of my most popular sessions — all include practical tools, experiential exercises and can be tailored to your team’s needs.
Boundaries at Work
Build a deeper, more accessible understanding of what boundaries are and how to navigate them in daily life.
Real Listening
Develop deeper listening skills that reduce conflict, improve communication, and strengthen team relationships.
Navigating Difficult Conversations
Gain confidence and compassion in handling sensitive conversations — with a focus on safety, care, and clarity.
Communication in Presence (Inspired by Circling)
A practice to deepen presence, trust, and connection in real-time team conversations.
Workshops last between a half day and a day.
Full-day: £1000
Half-day: £650
*I can normally offer organisations with charitable status a discount.
Workshops can be in-person depending on where you’re based.
This will increase the price slightly.

Testimonials

If I had to pick one person at Beam who has had the most significant impact on me, both professionally and personally, it would be Sam. He’s been the single most valuable influence on me at work, and has helped me develop skills that I believe I will carry with me for life.

Ella, Regular Participant at my Workshops
Thank you so much for facilitating this course about navigating suicidal conversations and giving me such an incredible toolkit, that I am already utilising daily. Unlike other training sessions I’ve been to, I feel I can now go forward with a real awareness of what I have learnt and how to apply it daily.

Alex, Operations Lead
The boundaries module was a really valuable experience for me! My overall take home was being able to recognise when boundaries are being crossed, why they matter, and how to navigate those situations with confidence. Since the training, I’ve noticed a real shift in how I interact with the people I support. I feel much more relaxed in conversations, no longer feeling like I have to, or even can, ‘fix’ things, but instead focusing on supporting people while allowing them to own their own challenges

Charlotte, Participant in Boundaries
When I first started working as a support worker, I was very aware that there were gaps in how I was communicating with my clients. Learning how to work with boundaries helped me feel empowered to navigate difficult conversations. By focusing on the emotions, needs and desired outcomes during conversations, I was able to understand how I could relate better to my clients. This allowed me to develop a framework to move forward in coordination with them in a way that respected both their needs, and mine!

Katie, Support Worker
I have to say, this was a wonderful learning experience for me, thanks for being such a great teacher, Sam. Genuinely glad for any opportunity to self-develop and to give the best possible service to my clients.

Ema, Senior Support Worker & Participant of Navigating Suicide Conversations
I really enjoyed this module and have already found it incredibly useful when talking with my clients - I was saying to a colleague earlier that the training has given me a real sense of confidence and belief that I am able to navigate these conversations in a compassionate but also risk-aware way, so thank you!

Lauren, Operations Lead & Participant of Navigating Suicide Conversations

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Why Relational Skills Matter

The Approach

The Relational Way

The Relational Way

Individual Workshops

If I had to pick one person at Beam who has had the most significant impact on me, both professionally and personally, it would be Sam. He’s been the single most valuable influence on me at work, and has helped me develop skills that I believe I will carry with me for life.

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