Counselling: a primary stress Intervention - Workplace psychologist Catherine Hill challenges the assumption that workplace counselling is essentially a "tertiary" treatment for individual ill health caused by stress. Rather, as a "primary" intervention, it can offer serious contributions to tackling the organisational causes of stress. As an occupational psychologist working with the Sheffield-based Workplace Wellbeing Service for the past four years, Catherine Hill is involved in providing counselling services for three large NHS trusts and two community NHS trusts, employing some 6,500 healthcare professionals. Her feature draws on this practical experience.