Expert training.
Built on 20 years of
real-world experience.
Laura Fortis delivers accredited and bespoke mental health training across the UK. Trusted by the NHS, emergency services, government and third sector — and now available to your organisation.
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“The training was highly relevant and delivered with exceptional insight. Laura’s professionalism, warmth and deep expertise created an engaging and supportive environment.”
About Laura
Forged in the most demanding environments — ready for yours
Laura Fortis has spent 20+ years delivering mental health training to some of the UK’s most demanding professional groups. NHS clinicians, paramedics, police, firefighters, mountain rescue teams, lawyers, doctors, teachers, politicians and civil servants have all been through her programmes.
That extraordinary breadth of experience is exactly why commercial organisations choose Laura. She brings clinical precision, genuine warmth and hard-won practical insight to every session — making the difference between training that people forget and training that genuinely changes behaviour.
Laura is accredited by Mental Health First Aid England and consistently ranked among the highest instructors in the country. Her programmes span mental health first aid (adult, youth, management), suicide prevention, resilience, imposter syndrome, gambling harm, managing change and HR policy development.
“If she can equip paramedics and mountain rescue teams to handle the most extreme mental health situations, she can absolutely transform your organisation’s capability.”
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Training Portfolio
Accredited courses & bespoke programmes
From half-day awareness sessions to full 2-day MHFA certification. Delivered face-to-face across the East Midlands & nationwide, or online across the UK.
Mental Health First Aid — Adult
Gold-standard MHFA England qualification. Equips your team with lasting confidence to recognise and support mental health in the workplace.
Mental Health Awareness — Adult
A focused introduction for teams seeking practical awareness. Immediate impact, accessible format, no certification required.
Mental Health Refresher — Adult
A concise, energising refresher to keep previously certified staff sharp, current and confident.
Mental Health First Aid — Youth
Full MHFA certification for those working with young people. Youth-specific frameworks and age-appropriate approaches throughout.
Mental Health Awareness — Youth
A half-day awareness course for staff working with young people who need foundational knowledge without the full qualification.
Mental Health First Aid — Managers
Designed for people leaders and HR professionals. Builds practical skills to manage and support mental health proactively in the workplace.
Suicide First Aid
Understanding Suicide Interventions. Sensitively delivered, evidence-based training that builds genuine confidence to help in crisis situations.
Mental Health Awareness — Third Sector
Tailored for charities and advice services facing complex client mental health challenges. Practical, relevant, immediately applicable.
Custom Programme
Resilience, imposter syndrome, gambling harm, managing change, HR policy — fully designed around your organisation’s context and objectives.
Testimonials
What commissioners & participants say
“We have partnered with Laura on a regular basis over the last few years. I can’t recommend her highly enough — a skilled, compassionate and thoughtful trainer who delivers excellent training time and again. The sessions always get great feedback from our team.”
Wellbeing Lead, National Citizens Advice
“Highly relevant training delivered with exceptional insight. Laura’s professionalism, warmth and deep expertise created an engaging and supportive environment ensuring participants gained critical knowledge and confidence.”
Development Manager, Macmillan
“The feedback is very positive, both on the survey and in conversations with staff. You have been a delight to work with — super organised and very prompt.”
CPD Lead
“A real eye opener — interesting facts, stats, videos and group exercises. Laura you are an excellent tutor. You kept everyone engaged and on track. Just brilliant.”
“Very knowledgeable trainer who dealt with sensitive subjects in a professional and thought-provoking way. Great engagement with varied teaching methods.”
“There were great ways to visualise how stress levels can run high and practical techniques for how to mitigate those stressors. Beautifully paced and inclusive.”
Get in Touch
Ready to invest in your people?
Whether you’re a small charity, an NHS trust or a commercial business, Laura will design the right training for your team — at the right time, in the right format.
Email Laura Today
📍 Based in Nottinghamshire · Face-to-face across the East Midlands & nationwide · Online UK-wide
LauraFortisTraining@outlook.com