Feeling creatively exhausted
Understand burnout, recognise when a different assessment may be needed and consider a workable next step.
Explore this guideMental health · Recovery · Creative lives
Support for the person behind the performance.
Mental health and recovery guidance for musicians, performers, creative professionals and people in the public eye.
For individuals, families, managers and advisers. Educational guidance, not a crisis service.
Start with the concern
What brings you here?
You do not need a diagnosis or a treatment destination before you begin looking for help.
Anxiety around performing
Explore performance anxiety, its impact and questions to discuss with a qualified professional.
Explore this guideAlcohol or drug concerns
Understand assessment, medical safety, treatment options and support beyond the first appointment.
Explore this guideLooking for private care
Compare clinical suitability, privacy, qualifications, costs and continuing care before committing.
Explore this guideProfession-aware, person-first
Your work matters.
It is not a diagnosis.
Explore guidance that considers your working life without assuming every performer has the same experience or needs the same care.
Touring, work and everyday life
Care has to connect with life.
Touring and work
Mental Health on Tour: A Planning Guide
Plan mental health support on tour with practical guidance on appointments, privacy, sleep, local care and contingencies when the itinerary changes.
Read the guideTouring and work
Sleep and Insomnia for Performers
Explore sleep and insomnia in performers, including assessment, sleep diaries, CBT-I, medication questions and care around late shows and touring.
Read the guideTouring and work
Returning to Performing After Treatment
Plan a supported return to performing after treatment, with clinical input, realistic work demands, protected appointments and continuing-care reviews.
Read the guideFor managers, agents & advisers
Be useful without becoming the clinician.
Support a responsible referral, clarify your role and coordinate practical arrangements without taking over the person's treatment or private information.
Read the referral guide- 01 Facilitate an appropriate assessment.
- 02 Compare clinical services, not just settings.
- 03 Agree privacy and communication boundaries.
- 04 Plan continuing care before the return to work.
A resource you can examine
Clear sources.
Honest boundaries.
The guides link to relevant health guidance and industry resources. Explore the sources behind each topic and use the information to prepare for a conversation with a qualified professional.
How the content is prepared →Choose a practical next step
Prepare for an appointment, review touring arrangements or organise the questions you want to ask a treatment provider.
Use the planning checklists