Experienced support, delivered by people who understand the realities of modern working life
At Beyond EAP, our team brings together expertise across coaching, counselling, trauma therapy, leadership support, and workplace wellbeing.
We combine clinical and therapeutic expertise, deep workplace understanding, and a calm, relationship-led approach to support employees and organisations through some of life’s most complex and sensitive and high-impact employee experiences.
For HR and People & Culture teams, this means trusted, specialist support that is compassionate, psychologically safe, workplace-aware, and grounded in real-world organisational life.
Sandie Dennis
Founder | Specialist Coach, Counsellor & EMDR Trauma Therapist
Sandie founded Beyond EAP in 2014 to provide specialist, workplace-aware support for employees navigating complex life events and emotionally demanding situations.Sandie works across all areas of Beyond EAP’s specialist support provision, with particular expertise in:
trauma and bereavement,
emotional wellbeing and resilience,
post-diagnosis health coaching,
burnout and overwhelm,
return-to-work support,
fertility journeys and pregnancy after loss,
and complex life transitions impacting confidence, identity, and wellbeing at work.
As a qualified counsellor and EMDR trauma therapist, Sandie combines therapeutic expertise with calm, compassionate, and practical support — helping employees feel safe, understood, and better able to navigate some of life’s most difficult moments.
Jane Smart
Parental Leave Coach & Leadership Specialist
Jane specialises in parental transitions, leadership coaching, and return-to-work support.
She supports employees through:
maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave,
return-to-work confidence and identity shifts,
balancing career progression and parenthood,
and wider parental transition challenges.
Her approach is calm, practical, thoughtful, and relationship-led.
Jane also leads Beyond EAP’s live manager workshop:
Managing Maternity Leave: From Announcement to Return-to-Work — helping managers build confidence, consistency, and practical capability throughout the parental journey.
Jane Mitchell
Psychotherapist, EMDR Practitioner & Neurodiversity Specialist
Jane is an accredited psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner, clinical supervisor, and specialist coach with extensive experience across NHS, EAP, private healthcare, and educational settings.
She specialises in:
trauma-informed support,
emotional wellbeing,
parental coaching,
and specialist support for parents of neurodiverse children.
Jane supports employees navigating the emotional pressures associated with caregiving, overwhelm, family complexity, and neurodiversity alongside professional responsibilities.
Her approach is compassionate, psychologically informed, and deeply personalised.
A trusted extension of your people strategy
At Beyond EAP, we recognise that every employee situation is different.
That’s why our support is always:
confidential,
specialist,
relationship-based,
workplace-aware,
and tailored to both the individual and organisational context.
We work closely with HR, People & Culture, Occupational Health, and Leadership teams to provide emotionally intelligent support that protects both employee wellbeing and sustainable organisational outcomes.