Spill's employee assistance programme (EAP) for sports, fitness and leisure
The fitness industry sells energy, but it can't always afford its own. 54% of fitness and leisure workers experienced a mental health issue in the past year, while barely half of employers have any wellbeing plan at all. Spill gives gyms, leisure centres and sports clubs an easy way to be the employer that actually backs its team.
Same day counselling sessions
Rolling 30 day contract
Unlimited access from £75 per month

Proudly supporting sports, fitness and leisure organisations across the UK





High energy out front, running low behind the scenes
Frontline gym and leisure-centre staff face low pay, shift and weekend working, high customer-facing emotional labour and weak job security. Poor management support is strongly linked to lower wellbeing across the sector.
A recent struggle
54% of fitness and active-leisure workers experienced a mental health issue in the past year. (Workforce State of Mind, 2023)
An employer support gap
Only 49% of fitness and leisure employers have a mental wellbeing strategy. (Workforce State of Mind, 2023)
A lifelong pattern
73% of fitness sector workers have experienced a mental health issue at some point in their life. (Workforce State of Mind, 2023)
Supported teams keep your members coming back
Leisure and hospitality see the highest turnover of any UK sector. Spill helps you stand out as an employer and hold on to the instructors and staff your members love.
Build resilience on the front line
Give your team practical tools to handle rush-hour pressure, difficult customers and long days on their feet.
Keep the team sharp
Staff who get support for personal and work struggles bring more energy to every shift.
Cut short-notice absence
Early support stops small struggles snowballing into last-minute call-outs and long sick leave.
All-in-one EAP for your team
Unlimited counselling sessions
A private space for instructors, coaches and front-desk staff to talk through anything, with a fully qualified therapist. Same-day sessions that fit around classes, shifts and weekend cover, with no waiting lists or forms.


Self-guided wellbeing resources
A library of practical, evidence-based resources written by licensed therapists who understand the unique pressures sports and fitness workers face. Covering over 200 topics from burnout prevention to financial wellbeing and sleep, our online resources can be accessed at any time. They're a great first step for anyone who's not quite ready to speak to a counsellor directly.
Expert guidance and training
Practical, therapist-led training workshops designed to empower staff to spot mental health presentations within nurseries, schools and universities and know how to appropriately respond. Teachers can also check in with a Spill safeguarding clinician for advice at any time.

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.
Spill
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 sports, fitness and leisure
Over 30,000 employees use (and love) Spill, from independent venues to national brands. 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.

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.

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.

High quality counselling
Honestly cannot recommend Spill enough. Having access to high quality therapy through your workplace is extremely helpful.
Rated 4.9/5 based on over 100 reviews. Showing our 4 and 5 star reviews.

See Spill in action
Book a free 30 minute demo to hear more Spill’s features and get a tailored quote for your team
FAQs
The best EAP for sport and fitness fits around shifts, weekends and seasonal peaks: same-day sessions from 7am to 9:30pm, 7 days a week, booked from a phone. Spill is the UK's highest rated EAP on Trustpilot, with unlimited counselling from £75 a month on a rolling 30 day contract. Sports organisations like Matchroom and the Saracens Foundation use Spill to support their teams. Only about half of fitness employers have any wellbeing strategy at all, so proper support is also a genuine hiring edge in this sector.
Spill starts at £75 per month for your whole team, on a rolling 30 day contract you can cancel with 30 days' notice. For a 20-person gym that works out at under £4 per employee per month, including unlimited counselling sessions. Traditional helpline EAPs often look cheaper per head but cap or exclude actual therapy, so the real cost per session used is usually far higher. To get a tailored quote, book a free 30 minute demo.
An EAP for sport and fitness is a confidential mental health and wellbeing service that employers provide to staff. A focused EAP (like Spill) should fit shift and weekend patterns and support customer-facing teams. Spill provides same-day counselling, self-guided resources and manager training, accessible at any time.
Low pay, shift and weekend hours, customer-facing emotional labour and weak job security all take a toll. The Workforce State of Mind survey found 54% of fitness and active-leisure workers experienced a mental health issue in a single year. Yet fewer than half of employers have a wellbeing strategy.
The wider leisure and hospitality band has the highest turnover of any UK sector. Spill gives staff confidential, unlimited support that makes them feel genuinely cared for, which is linked to greater job satisfaction and longer tenure. That helps you keep great people.
Yes. Spill works for independent gyms, studios and sports clubs as well as large leisure operators, and you can be up and running within days. Pricing starts from £75 per month on a 30 day rolling contract, with no minimum staff number.
Yes. Spill's counselling is available the same day, including evenings and weekends, because plenty of people don't work standard office hours. Our therapists are available from as early as 7am GMT to as late as 9:30pm GMT, 7 days a week, with no health assessments, waiting lists or call-backs. Employees can access support via SMS, Slack, Microsoft Teams or email and book from their phone in a few clicks.
Spill offers therapy sessions in 15+ languages, so your team can speak freely with a counsellor that understands them best. Employees choose their preferred language from a drop-down when they book a session. We currently cover Armenian, Croatian, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Tagalog and Ukrainian. We're adding to this list all the time, so let us know if you have a request.
Yes, Spill operates in compliance with GDPR and UK data protection law. Spill is fully secure and therapy sessions are strictly confidential. Video sessions run on an end-to-end encrypted service and all messages to and from therapists are secure. We share aggregate usage data with the company (the number of people who have used Spill) but never names. Slack and MS Teams are only portals used to sign in to our confidential platform. No session content is ever visible to them, to Spill, or to your company.