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.
"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
Laura Fortis has spent 20+ years working frontline in the Public and Third Sectors alongside delivering 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 organisations choose Laura. She brings precision, genuine warmth and practical insight to every session — making the difference between training that people forget and training that genuinely changes behaviour.
Laura is accredited by both Mental Health First Aid England and the National Centre for Suicide Prevention, Education and Training, and delivers courses accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health. She consistently ranks amongst the highest instructors in the country, with her programmes spanning mental health first aid (adult, youth, management), suicide prevention, resilience, imposter syndrome, gambling harm, managing change and HR policy development.
"From emergency responders to frontline services, she transforms how teams understand and respond to mental health under pressure; she can bring that same confidence to strengthen your organisation's capability."
Training Portfolio
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.
Gold-standard MHFA England certification. Equips your team with lasting confidence to recognise and support mental health in the workplace.
A focused introduction for teams and individuals seeking practical awareness into mental health for adults or young people. Immediate impact delivered in an accessible format.
A concise, energising refresher to keep previously certified learners confident and current in their knowledge.
Full MHFA certification for those working with young people. Youth-specific frameworks and age-appropriate approaches throughout.
Designed for people leaders and HR professionals. Builds practical skills to manage and support mental health proactively in the workplace.
Understanding Suicide Interventions. Sensitively delivered, evidence-based training that builds genuine confidence to help in crisis situations.
Tailored for charities and advice services facing complex client mental health challenges. Practical, relevant, immediately applicable.
Building psychological resilience, tackling imposter syndrome and navigating change. Drawn from years of frontline practice.
Service user engagement, HR policy, leadership development — fully designed around your organisation's context, challenges and goals.
Testimonials
"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."
"Useful course for everyone to do, especially managers. Well-paced course. Excellent trainer with lots of knowledge and experience."
"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
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