Essentials
A private, self-guided space to clear your head, work through what’s here, and reconnect with what feels true.
For Organizations
Your people carry more than their roles
Sholder gives them a private place to set some of it down — so they can show up with more clarity, presence, and capacity.
What people carry shows up at work
When people have space, they show up differently
The space to think clearly. To work through what they’re carrying. To reset before something becomes too much.
That can mean
- More present people
- Stronger collaboration
- Less strain on managers
- Healthier retention
- More capacity for the work ahead
76%
of employees experience burnout on the job at least sometimes
Gallup · Employee Burnout: Causes and Cures, 2020 64%
of employees worldwide are not engaged — emotionally detached from their work
Gallup · State of the Global Workplace 2026 $5,524
lost per employee each year to presenteeism from depression — working, but not really there
Evans-Lacko & Knapp · Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 2016 $1T+
lost globally each year to depression and anxiety through lost productivity
World Health Organization · Mental health at work, 2024 Care before the breaking point
The need for support starts long before the need for intervention
Employee assistance programs (EAPs), therapy, coaching, and crisis resources all have an important role. But many employees need something earlier, lighter, and easier to enter.
Your people need
A place to think out loud. A person who listens without fixing. Support before things become too much — so people show up at work as their best selves.
A different starting point
A different kind of support
Private
A personal space separate from the employer.
Human
Trained Sholders who listen with care and without taking over.
Accessible
Support employees can use before they are in crisis.
Personal
Support that meets people where they are, on their terms.
What your people receive 
Two ways to make support easier to access.
Plus
A human space to talk things through with a trained Sholder who listens closely, asks with care, and helps people hear themselves more clearly.
Sholder is designed to support the conditions that help people stay more present, connected, and capable
- stronger engagement
- healthier retention
- more present leadership
- reduced strain on managers and existing benefits
97%*Would Recommend
96%Rebook Rate
*Based on collected NPS survey scores Beyond the Employee Assistance Program
Why Sholder delivers what traditional programs can’t
Another layer of support, before people need clinical care
Traditional EAPSholder
3–5% utilization rate96% rebook rate
Clinical, diagnosis drivenNon-clinical, outcomes-based
Weeks-long wait for accessSame-day availability
6 free sessions, then out-of-pocketOngoing relationship, affordable
Stigma prevents usageOff-the-record, stigma free
Transactional interactionsCustom-matched relationship
Human support has no industry
From classrooms and hospitals to hospitality, nonprofits, government, and beyond, Sholder creates space for the people behind the work.
Supporting people across:
- Education
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Government
- Nonprofit
- Professional Services
For the people who keep things moving.
When everyone needs something from you, it helps to have somewhere to go.
Bring Sholder to your organization
Create more space for the people who carry your business forward.
Let’s start a conversation.
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