Exercise and balanced diet delay dementia onset, while poor sleep and heavy alcohol use accelerate cognitive decline.
We are here to support your psychological wellbeing and development by providing personalised, evidence-based, holistic services that help people of all ages to live well.
We embrace and respect the diverse ways individuals experience and understand the world; and we recognise that your mental, emotional, physical and social wellbeing are all connected.
The series facts below show how movement, food, sleep, relationships and money all influence the mind – and how mental health, in turn, affects every part of the body.
At Health is One we treat those links, not the pieces in isolation, so you get a single pathway toward lasting wellbeing.
Exercise and balanced diet delay dementia onset, while poor sleep and heavy alcohol use accelerate cognitive decline.
A shortage of supportive, healthy relationships is a major driver of persistent depressive symptoms across every age group.
Ongoing financial strain is one of the strongest external triggers for chronic anxiety and depressive episodes worldwide.
Loneliness and depression share genetic roots. Effective interventions boost social connection and address the feeling of being alone.
Managing depressive symptoms following a heart attack lowers both later mortality and unplanned re-hospitalisation rates.
For those with existing heart disease, depression significantly increases the risk of death through behavioural and physiological effects.
Depression more than doubles the chance of a first heart attack compared with people who are not depressed.
Up to fifty percent of cancer patients experience depression or anxiety. Treating low mood can improve overall survival time.
In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, untreated mental-health difficulties lead to poorer symptom control and more frequent hospital stays.
Individuals living with mental illness are roughly twice as likely to smoke cigarettes, compounding physical and emotional health risks.
People with type-2 diabetes are twice as likely to develop depression, and depression makes daily diabetes self-care much harder.
Losing only one percent of body water reduces attention, slows memory recall, and lowers mood, proving dehydration harms cognition.
Most serotonin is produced in the gut, so diet shapes mood. Alcohol intake can quickly distort clear thinking and emotions.
The understanding of these facts influence not just how we support people, but in how we organise ourselves as a team.
Originally founded in 1995 we have spent three decades delivering NHS-backed counselling to schools, universities and workplaces.
As our work expanded into neurodiversity, nutrition and digital tools, one truth kept surfacing: Health isn’t a set of separate boxes – it’s one interlinked system.
Today we are Health is One – reflecting that truth and to connect the six specialist services we offer under one clinical governance framework.
Clarity of purpose, ambition and impact – these statements shape everything we do and how we do it.
To make a positive difference to people’s mental health and psychological wellbeing.
Our mission is to transform lives through trusted, evidence-based mental health and wellbeing support.
To be the UK’s most trusted independent provider of evidence-based psychological holistic services.
Our values define what we stand for and how we show up.
Guiding our decisions, behaviours, and relationships every day. They ensure we stay true to our purpose and build trust with the people and communities we support.
We build trust through transparency, and delivering on our promises.
We act with honesty and uphold ethical standards in everything we do.
We recognise the diverse needs and strengths of every individual.
We set high standards and strive to deliver meaningful, lasting impact in everything we do.
Health is One provides support for individuals, families, schools, workplaces and health partners – so every person and organisation finds the right pathway to wellbeing. Here are some of the organisations we’ve supported.
Director
Director
Emma is a strategic leader in the mental health field, with over 15 years’ experience delivering specialist psychological support for children, young people, and adults.
As Director of Health is One, she drives the design of inclusive services that connect clinical care with real-world settings, bridging gaps between health, education, workplace, and community systems.
Her focus lies in expanding neurodiversity-affirming, wraparound care models that improve access and reduce inequalities in mental health support. Emma is actively involved in national service innovation and sits on advisory boards including VIBE Youth, CYPF at BACP, and other sector forums committed to transforming wellbeing provision.
Operations Director
Counsellor & Sleep Specialist for Neurodivergent Children and Families
Amy is a qualified counsellor and sleep specialist who supports neurodivergent children and families with tailored, compassionate care.
She’s completed a Sleep Practitioner qualification endorsed by the British Sleep Society and holds a Sleep Coach Diploma, giving her advanced tools to address complex sleep profiles within therapeutic contexts.
Her work blends sensory-aware routines, co-regulation strategies, and attachment-informed guidance, empowering parents to manage bedtime anxiety, transitions, and demand avoidance with confidence.
Amy offers warm, one-to-one support and practical sleep plans that respect each child’s unique rhythms while restoring calm and connection at home.
Clinical Director
Ishtar has extensive experience as a counsellor/psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and trainer having practised in the private, voluntary and statutory sectors for many years. Her role in Health Is One incorporates managing the clinical supervision provision for Health Is One clinical staff, Programme Director and Professional Liaison Officer (BACP, SQA) for the Persona Professional Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Bacp Accredited Course) and CPD programmes. Her clinical practice includes, workplace counselling, mediation and clinical supervision. She is also a member of the Health Is One Safeguarding Team.
Ishtar is passionate about the importance of supporting clinical and professional competence, and personal development of counselling practitioners not only during foundation training, but throughout their ongoing development as a practitioner.
When she’s not working, Ishtar enjoys Yoga, Pilates, watching movies, detective/mystery dramas and reading psychological/literary fiction. Ishtar believes this helps her to maintain a healthy perspective on life…..the rest of us are not so sure!