Spill's employee assistance programme (EAP) for international aid charities

Aid work asks people to witness the world at its hardest and keep functioning. Deployment stress, difficult decisions in the field and the quiet weight of moral injury don't disappear when someone flies home. Spill gives aid teams unlimited therapy with counsellors who specialise in vicarious trauma, available same day, seven days a week, in 15+ languages, wherever your people are based.

Same day counselling sessions

Rolling 30 day contract

Unlimited access from £75 per month

International aid charities

Proudly supporting aid workers across the UK

The challenges aid workers carry home

Work in crisis and disaster settings leaves marks that a debrief can't always reach, and the pace rarely slows between deployments. Across the wider sector, only 36% of charity workers feel their workload is achievable, down from 53% in 2019 (Charity Well, 2025).

Rising burnout

30% of UK charities reported a rise in staff burnout or exhaustion over the past year. (Pro Bono Economics / NTU, 2023)

Unmanageable workloads

Only 36% of charity workers feel their workload is achievable, down from 53% in 2019. (Charity Well, 2025)

Planning to leave

60% of charity workers plan to change job within the next year. (CharityJob Pay & Retention Report, 2024)

Serious support for serious work

Your duty of care doesn't end when a deployment does. Structured mental health support helps staff process what they've seen, reduces attrition among experienced field workers and strengthens your welfare commitments to donors.

Build emotional resilience

Give staff tools to manage workload stress and the emotional demands of the role.

More energy for the work that matters

When personal struggles are supported, people show up fully for pupils, students and causes.

Fewer stress-related absences

Early, unlimited support catches problems before they become long-term leave.

All-in-one EAP for your team

An EAP the way it should be

Proper mental health support that’s incredibly easy to access.
No hidden exclusions, no hoops to jump through, and no unexpected exit fees.

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Other EAPs

Access

Slack, Teams or Email

Telephone helpline only

Counselling

Same day sessions

2+ week wait for sessions

Limits

Counselling sessions are unlimited

Limited to 6-8 sessions per year

Choice

Choose a specialist

Assigned a generalist counsellor

Exclusions

Every employee gets support

Mild or severe cases excluded

Contract

30 day rolling

1-5 year lock in

Your team is safe in our hands

Instant access

Support in just a few clicks. No waiting lists, callbacks or application forms

High quality care

We only hire the top 5% of registered counsellors who meet our high standards

Full privacy

Therapy sessions are fully confidential, we never see or record any conversations

Proud to be the UK's highest rated EAP for international aid charities

More than 30,000 employees use Spill, including teams at some of the UK's best known charities and schools. But don't just take our word for it.

Spill is fantastic

Having Spill is such a privilege and it's such a fantastic tool. It's excellent whether you need real help now or just need some advice.

Naomi Chilton
1 October

Brilliant therapists

My company subscribe to Spill as an employee benefit. I had two courses of 6 sessions throughout an extremely hard time for me.

Beth Walters
22 January

It’s changed my life

My therapy sessions have genuinely transformed my life, how I manage my relationships and communicate. I cannot thank my company enough.

Naomi Chilton
17 March

High quality counselling

Honestly cannot recommend Spill enough. Having access to high quality therapy through your workplace is extremely helpful.

Ania
11 December

Rated 4.9/5 based on over 100 reviews. Showing our 4 and 5 star reviews.

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