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How to match support to need companion piece — When the distress isn’t settling

Dr Mary Wyatt

Supporting a worker whose distress isn’t settling means noticing the signs, asking what’s worrying them, addressing what you can and connecting them quickly with the right support for what you can’t.

The worker who kept turning up Distress that isn’t settling is another common early psychosocial barrier, such as anxiety about being able to do the job. It is also the one we are most reluctant to ask about because it sounds like a job for someone with more training. Here is what the conversation can look like.   A physiotherapist is seven weeks into treating a woman with a wrist injury. The patient turns up to every appointment and...

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Published 15 September, 2026 | Updated 15 September, 2026