Touring Career Workshop (TCW), a Nashville-based nonprofit designed to serve the touring music industry, provided confidential mental health counseling sessions free of charge to all artists, bands, crews, and staffs at this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN, as part of their All Access program. Counselors were available from 10 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each of the festival’s four show days, allowing folks to check in on topics including work, relationships, and family issues.
“Festival sites can be busy, chaotic places and we wanted to have a resource like this available for anyone in need,” said Chris Lisle, TCW co-founder. “We are grateful to C3 Presents and, especially, Brandon Sossamon, their director of production – and a TCW board member – for his support in pulling this all together.”
Since its inception, TCW’s All Access program has paid for over 250 counseling sessions for those in need, offering four sessions with one of several pre-approved therapists and life coaches that are handled in total confidentiality. “We do not want someone’s ability to pay to keep them from getting the help they need,” Lisle said. The 12th annual Touring Career Workshop will be held later this year.
Further information from Touring Career Workshop: www.touringcareerworkshop.com.
