Mentally Healthy Productions
Protecting Minds. Elevating Stories.
Kerry founded Mentally Healthy Productions in 2025 to raise the standard of psychological care across film and television — because the industry has a serious problem it can no longer afford to ignore.
Research from the Film and TV Charity's Looking Glass reports consistently shows alarmingly high levels of stress, loneliness, and suicidal ideation among those working in film and TV — significantly higher than in the wider UK workforce. This is not a future problem. It is a current one.
Mentally Healthy Productions meets it with the same rigour, professionalism, and forensic insight Kerry brought to managing psychological risk in the most challenging environments imaginable.
Commitment to Excellence
A Higher Standard of Care
Mentally Healthy Productions does not provide vague 'wellbeing support.' We supply HCPC-registered psychologists only — highly trained, clinically accountable professionals equipped to manage real psychological risk in high-pressure, high-stakes production environments.
Our work is structured through the 4A² Model — an evidence-based framework ensuring psychological safeguarding is:
- Anticipated — risks identified before they escalate
- Assessed — individual and production-wide needs clearly understood
- Acted upon — with prompt, proportionate professional response
- Adapted — as the production evolves
- ...and continually evaluated throughout
The result is a proactive, responsive system of care that protects cast and crew at every stage of production.
Our Services
Pre-Production Planning
- Consultancy, risk and needs assessments
- Casting support and contributor screening
- Script risk analysis and safeguarding insight
- Trauma-informed safeguarding, wellbeing, and inclusion strategies
- Input into format, production design, and editorial planning
We embed psychological thinking at the earliest stage — where it has the greatest impact.
Production Management
- Psychological preparation and screening of contributors and talent
- On-set HCPC-registered psychologists
- Real-time mental health support for cast and crew
- Immediate, effective response to emotional and psychological challenges
- Consultation with writers and directors on accurate, responsible storytelling
Specialist expertise includes: crime and justice narratives; representations of mental illness and disability; depictions of physical and sexual violence. We also work directly with actors on character development, supporting authentic performances grounded in psychological truth.
Post-Production & Aftercare
- Structured debriefing and 'wash-up' sessions
- Confidential therapeutic support
- Aftercare to process emotional impact and support reintegration
- Specialist referrals where required
Our aim: resilient, supported individuals who thrive beyond the production.
Fame & Exposure Support
We understand the psychological impact of sudden public visibility — whether for fifteen minutes or a lifetime. We provide:
- Pre-transmission preparation for talent
- Training on managing press, public, and social media attention
- Ongoing psychological support post-broadcast
- Collaboration with agents to address emerging challenges
Why Work With Us
Partnering with Mentally Healthy Productions signals something important: that your company is committed to ethical, gold-standard Duty of Care as a core production value — not a tick-box exercise.
Because powerful storytelling should never come at the expense of the people creating it.