Evidence-Based Strategies To Support Your Teams
When teams are stretched, emotionally drained, or beginning to disengage, it is often a sign that the demands of the work have outgrown the systems meant to support them. Breakthrough partners with organizations to respond with clarity, care, and practical, evidence-based strategies that strengthen employee well-being, leadership, and culture.
What You May Be Experiencing
Your people care deeply about their work, your leaders are doing their best to support them, and still, something feels unsustainable. Many of the organizations we work with reach burnout, compassion fatigue and disengagement because work demands have outpaced the systems and resources designed to support their people.
Signs you may notice:
Rising stress, sick time, or turnover.
Emotionally demanding work is taking a visible toll.
Managers want to support their teams, but feel overwhelmed or under-equipped.
Teams are committed, but running low on energy and engagement.
A culture that feels more reactive than resilient.
Occupational Health Services For Mission-Driven Workplaces
We provide occupational health services, consulting, and workplace training that help organizations reduce burnout, prevent compassion fatigue, and build cultures that support both high performance and long-term sustainability. Grounded in research, shaped by real-world experience, and tailored to the pressures your team is navigating, our approach is practical, thoughtful, and designed for the real workplace realities — not generic wellness programming.
Our work is designed to:
Reduce burnout and compassion fatigue.
Strengthen leadership capability.
Equip managers responsible for team health and performance.
Improve employee well-being and engagement.
Build cultures that support both people and performance.
How We Support Organizations
Workshops & Training
Practical, engaging sessions that provide leaders and teams with tools they can apply immediately.
Topics include:
Burnout prevention.
Resilience and stress management.
Compassion fatigue and moral injury.
Mental health in the workplace.
Healthy boundaries.
Team development and communication.
Each session is tailored to your organization’s context to ensure relevance, connection, and real-world application.
Consulting & Organizational Support
When burnout, disengagement, or culture strain runs deep, we help you understand what’s driving it and how to address it. Using surveys, assessments, and facilitated conversations, we help organizations:
Identify root causes of burnout and disengagement.
Gather meaningful employee insight.
Clarify priorities and next steps.
Implement practical, evidence-based strategies.
We turn research and data into clear direction leaders can act on with confidence.
Leadership & Employee Coaching
For leaders and employees navigating pressure, complexity, and responsibility, we provide supportive coaching grounded in real workplace challenges.
We help leaders strengthen their approach, navigate difficult situations, support their teams more effectively, and sustain their own well-being.
We support employees through one-on-one or small group coaching:
Healthy boundaries.
Burnout, compassion fatigue and stress reduction.
Resilience and coping strategies.
Engagements are tailored to the goals and realities of the people involved.
Sectors We Work With
We support organizations across Canada and the United States that are navigating high demands, complex systems, and growing pressure on their people and leaders. Trusted by organizations across healthcare, nonprofit, public sector, emergency response, education, and corporate settings.
Community Services & Nonprofits
For teams supporting people through crisis, complexity, and limited resources, while carrying significant emotional demand.
A few nonprofits we’ve worked with include the Geneva Centre for Autism, YMCA, Extend-A-Family, John Howard Society, The Association of Professional Student Services Personnel.
Healthcare
For care environments such as hospitals, long-term care facilities, and private and public healthcare companies, navigating compassion fatigue, workload pressures, and the cumulative impact of emotionally demanding work.
A few healthcare organizations we’ve worked with include Sick Kids Hospital, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, University Health Network, and Baptist Housing Seniors Living.
Public Sector
For departments and agencies managing complexity, high caseloads, organizational change, and growing pressure on both employees and leaders.
A few agencies we’ve worked with include the County of Simcoe, Ontario Works Department, Halton Region, Housing Division, Social & Community Services, and the Region of Waterloo Sunnyside Home and Community Housing.
Emergency Response
For high-stakes environments where sustained vigilance, cumulative stress, and responsibility require strong support and long-term resilience.
A few teams we’ve worked with include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police National Forensics Laboratory Services, RCMP Sensitive and Specialized Investigative Services, Ontario Provincial Police, and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Education
For universities and learning environments seeking practical, evidence-based strategies to support well-being, leadership, and a healthier culture.
A few institutions we’ve worked with include Wilfred Laurier University, the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, the University of Illinois College of Medicine, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and TFS - Canada’s International School.
Corporate Settings
For leaders and teams building healthier ways of working, stronger communication, and more sustainable performance.
A few companies we’ve worked with include Human Resources Professionals Association, CLAC, McFarlan Rowlands Insurance Brokers, Nova Mutual Insurance and CC Goodwin Consulting.
What Clients Say About Breakthrough
Happy, healthy people create healthy organizations that thrive.
“Our team had the pleasure of welcoming Bonita as our key note speaker for a retreat we organized for our Pediatric Clinic staff and physicians. Bonita took the time to research and understand our specific organization’s culture, mission and values and wove this throughout her talk. I would highly recommend Bonita and BreakThrough to any health care organization.”
— Amanda Hignell, Department of Pediatrics, St. Michael’s Hospital
“Samantha’s custom training was well-received and provided insights that were useful beyond the work context for which it was aimed. Attendees found her presentation style direct, approachable, and accessible, with multiple people noting it was among the best organizational trainings that they had received. We rarely have such universally positive feedback for any training. It was easy to work with Samantha to ensure that our organization’s needs were understood and reflected in the training.”
— Nadia Kerr, President, APSSP, The Association of Professional Student Services Personnel
What Makes Our Work Different
We start with your reality. Before recommending solutions, we take the time to understand your organization, your people, and the pressures shaping your workplace.
We turn research into practical action
Our work translates evidence, assessment findings, and proven frameworks into clear strategies leaders and teams can apply with confidence.
We go beyond surface-level solutions
Every organization navigates different pressures, people, and goals. We tailor our workshops, consulting, and coaching to address underlying factors influencing your team’s well-being, leadership, and culture.
We focus on lasting change
Our goal is not temporary relief, but meaningful, sustainable improvement in how your organization supports its people, performance, and culture.
Client Success Stories
We partner with organizations to strengthen leadership, support employee well-being, and build healthier, more sustainable teams. Explore sector-specific case studies to see how our work translates into meaningful, measurable impact.
Workshops, Training & Keynote Topics
Topics are evidence-based and backed by years of extensive research. We meet you at the intersection of health and leadership development, custom-designing in-person or virtual experiences for your leaders, teams and employees.
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Burnout Prevention
Resilience Training
Compassion Fatigue
Mental Health
Enneagram For Teams
Healthy Boundaries
Stress Management
All Workshops
Start with a Conversation
Begin with a complimentary 30-minute consultation to explore what is happening in your organization and what support may be most helpful for your people. A thoughtful conversation can bring clarity and help identify the right next step.
Not sure where to start?
If you are seeing signs of burnout, stress, or disengagement — or simply know something needs to change — you do not have to navigate it alone. Contact us today or explore our workshops.