ARTISTSONTHECOUCH
"Finding Your Creative & Mental Balance: Welcome to ArtistsOnTheCouch!"
OUR BACKGROUND
Welcome to AOTC (Artists On The Couch), where we prioritise mental health, well-being, and the protection of talent within the creative industries. Our mission is to nurture a culture of care, resilience, and inclusivity, ensuring the best practices for those in film, television, music, sports, and beyond. We specialise in offering bespoke psychological support, safeguarding services, and training to create a safer, more supportive environment for creative professionals.
What We Offer
FAA Accredited Training
Mental Health First Aid
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Safeguarding
Film, TV, Music, and Sports
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Training, explicitly developed to address the unique pressures of the creative industries, with a focus on how to safeguard talent across Film, TV, Music, and Sports.
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Policy Development Consultancy
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Expert guidance in creating and implementing comprehensive mental health, safeguarding, and diversity policies tailored to your organization or production. We help develop strategies that prioritize the well-being of talent, ensure legal compliance, and foster a culture of care and inclusivity across all levels of your project
Film TV Pre-Production Consultancy
Tailored psychological script risk assessments, casting support, mental health & safeguarding consultancy explicitly designed for your project.
Pre-Production/Event Consultancy
Film, TV, Music, and Sports
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Tailored psychological script risk assessments, event tour mental health risk assessments, Film TV casting support, mental health & safeguarding consultancy explicitly designed for your film production, event or project.
On-Set Welfare
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Experienced & accredited on-set therapists and consultants providing dedicated support to safeguard well-being during high-pressure productions.
Talent Psychotherapy Support
Professional psychotherapy services for talent, offering a confidential space to address personal or professional challenges. This support helps manage the unique pressures faced in the creative industries, ensuring talent receives the care they need to thrive mentally and emotionally throughout their careers.
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Why Choose AOTC?
We go beyond standard approaches to mental health and wellbeing, offering industry-specific expertise that bridges the gap between creativity and care. Our team of certified professionals brings years of experience in psychotherapy, safeguarding, and consultancy, ensuring the highest standard of service.
Our Mission
We’re dedicated to empowering individuals and organisations to thrive by creating environments prioritising mental health, safety, and inclusion. Together, we can build a more sustainable and supportive creative industry.
Let’s shape the future of wellbeing in the creative world—because every story deserves to be told in a safe and supportive space.
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Michelle Brown
Msc BPC BACP
Founder AOTC &
Consultant Psychotherapist
Michelle Brown is an accredited safeguarding and Mental Health First Aid instructor, qualified psychotherapist, and industry consultant with over a decade of experience supporting talent & organisations in Film/TV, Music, and Sports. As the founder of Artists on the Couch (AOTC), Michelle is committed to transforming mental health, safeguarding, and wellbeing standards across these high-performance industries.
Currently pursuing a PhD in supporting talents' mental well-being in performance industries, Michelle is positioning herself as a leading expert in best practices for on-set, on-stage, and on-field welfare. Her work ensures productions, music labels, and sports organisations move beyond 'wellbeing personnel' and instead implement expert-led, accredited, and sustainable welfare solutions where needed.
Michelle aims to empower organisations working with talent by providing the tools, resources, and expert-led training needed to effectively use professional support, educate teams, and create a culture that prioritises well-being and safeguarding for all.
Through on-set support, athlete and artist wellbeing programs, accredited training, and consultancy, Michelle has collaborated with studios, production teams, music labels, sports organisations, and industry leaders to create safe, inclusive, and mentally healthy work environments.
Want to learn more? Connect with Michelle at AOTC to bring expert-led mental health and safeguarding support to your production, music team, or sports organisation.
London, UK & U.S.A