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About Sorabird Co

What is Sorabird Co?

Sorabird Co is a UK-registered, mission-led intersectional wellbeing company. We believe that genuine wellbeing at work is only possible when the experiences of minoritised employees are centred, not as an afterthought, but as the foundation.

We work in three ways, all built on the same underlying methodology: the Soar Framework. For membership organisations, we provide an inclusive wellbeing platform that gives members direct access to support. For employers and HR teams, we provide consultancy and training directly. For benefits providers and EAPs, we offer advisory reviews, intersectional content, and delivery partnerships that plug into your existing platform.

What does intersectional wellbeing mean?

Intersectional wellbeing means recognising that people's experiences of health, work, and healing are shaped by their overlapping identities, including race, gender, disability, sexuality, class, and more. A one-size-fits-all approach to employee inclusion and wellbeing often misses or can even harm those navigating multiple layers of discrimination. Sorabird Co's services are designed to address those layers directly, creating support that genuinely works for everyone by centring with those most affected by harm.

What does 'Sorabird' mean?

Sora means sky in Japanese, a symbol of openness, freedom, and expanse. This honours the Japanese origins of our founder Sellisha Lockyer's inspiration to build the business, following a Buddhist retreat in the mountains of Nagano. The bird in our logo is the Jamaican Doctor Bird, honouring Sellisha's Jamaican heritage, a bird that symbolises freedom, resistance to oppression, and the refusal to be caged. Together, the name reflects our mission: helping people soar from the Inside Out, and the Outside In.

Is Sorabird Co a mission-led business?

Yes. Sorabird Co is a mission-led, values-anchored business registered as a Ltd company in the UK. We are guided by Quaker business principles, grounded in integrity, equality, simplicity, and stewardship. This means we hold ourselves accountable not just to profit, but to purpose, and we build that accountability into how we operate from the very beginning, not as an afterthought.

Where is Sorabird Co based?

Sorabird Co is registered in the UK and serves UK-based organisations and companies operating in Japan. Our founder is based in Japan, which informs our unique perspective on cross-cultural inclusion and workplace wellbeing.

How does the Justice Circle model work?

The Justice Circle is Sorabird's redistributive model, and it is central to why we exist. Our intention is that a proportion of revenue funds wellbeing services and resources for minoritised individuals and communities who cannot otherwise access them. We are currently in our pilot phase, building the evidence and infrastructure to make this a reality. We are also committed to paying practitioners justice-aligned rates, because we believe fair pay is not a bonus, it is a baseline. Every decision we make is oriented toward rebalancing rather than replicating existing inequalities.

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What is the Soar Score?

The Soar Score is Sorabird Co's inclusive wellbeing impact metric. It gives organisations an ongoing, evidence-based picture of where someone, or an organisation sits on the Soar Scale: from Caged (where harmful systems are normalised) through Clipped, Perched, and Scaling, all the way to Soaring (where wellbeing and inclusion are fully embedded). It comes in two forms: Inside Out, which reflects an individual's lived experience, and Outside In, which assesses organisational systems and practice.

What is Flock View?

Flock View is Sorabird Co's wellbeing and inclusion reporting output. Following a Soar Score assessment, whether Inside Out or Outside In, you receive a Flock View report translating that data into clear insights and practical recommendations. For membership organisations, this means an honest, aggregated picture of member wellbeing. For employers, it means an honest, evidence-based picture of where to focus.

For Membership Organisations

How can Sorabird work with membership organisations?

Sorabird partners with membership organisations to provide inclusive wellbeing support directly to members through our Sorabird Platform.

We also support membership organisations to become more inclusive themselves, through inclusion training, organisational assessments, and Flock View reporting.

Why is a membership organisation a good setting for this kind of support?

Membership organisations offer something an employer-provided provision cannot: distance. When wellbeing support sits outside the employment relationship, members can engage more honestly, explore difficult experiences more freely, and seek help without fear of professional consequences. For minoritised members navigating discrimination at work, that distance is not just preferable, it can be the difference between accessing support and not accessing it at all.

What does the Sorabird Platform offer your members?

Members get access to:

• Soar Sessions our programme of virtual wellbeing sessions and inclusion workshops

• Soar Score (Inside Out) an intersectional wellbeing assessment that reflects their experience back to them and tracks change over time

1:1 therapy bundles are also available as part of a tailored membership package.

What does the platform offer yoour organisation?

As a membership organisation, you receive Flock View dashboard reporting: an aggregated, anonymised picture of your members' wellbeing and inclusion, broken down intersectionally, with trend insights over time. This gives you an evidence base to inform the work of your equity, inclusion, or member-support initiatives.

We also work with membership organisations on their own internal culture, through inclusion training, organisational assessments using the Soar Framework, and Outside In approach for your organisation as an employer in its own right.

What makes the Sorabird Platform different from other wellbeing platforms?

Most wellbeing providers offer generic support that wasn't designed with minoritised experiences in mind. Sorabird's Soar Framework starts with those most affected by discrimination and designs from there, which means the support is genuinely useful for members navigating racism, ableism, homophobia, and other forms of harm, while remaining beneficial for all members. We also bring expertise in inclusive wellbeing that most providers simply don't have.

Our platform is built for you.

What happens with member data, and how does this link to employers?

With members' active, ongoing consent, anonymised wellbeing data can feed into a Flock View dashboard that their employer is able to access. This is entirely optional and consent-led; it is not a requirement of using the platform. Where it happens, it gives employers a genuine, evidence-based reason to invest in structural change, without ever compromising individual confidentiality.

What stage is the platform at?

We have a working demonstration of the platform, covering member onboarding, the wellbeing assessment, Soar Sessions booking, and Flock View reporting for both membership organisations and employers. We are currently piloting with partner organisations as we build towards full launch. Get in touch if you'd like to see a demo.

How is pricing structured?

Membership organisations pay an annual platform fee, scaled to the size of your membership size or user numbers.

Get in touch and we'll talk through what's right for your organisation.

For Organisations & HR Teams

How is Sorabird Co different from our existing EAP?

Sorabird Co is not an EAP and is not designed to replace one. We are an inclusive wellbeing partner that works alongside your existing provision to fill the gaps that standard EAPs are not yet serving. For many organisations, EAP utilisation sits as low as 3 to 10%, and provision tends to focus on crisis management rather than early, preventative support. Sorabird Co complements that foundation by centring the experiences of minoritised employees, the people most likely to be underserved by universal provision, while delivering wellbeing and inclusion support that benefits your whole organisation.

What services do you offer organisations?

Working with us directly as an employer, we offer:

• Inclusion training, delivered to your staff and leadership

• Organisational assessments, using the Soar Framework, with Flock View reporting on where your organisation sits on the Soar Scale and what to prioritise next

• Clearsky Reporting, our anonymous speak-up service

• Culturally competent psychotherapy bundles for your staff

• Consultancy, to help you act on assessment findings and embed structural change

These are delivered by our team and Cloud Community practitioner network, rather than through the member platform.

What is Clearsky Reporting™?

Clearsky Reporting™ is Sorabird's anonymous speak-up service. It gives employees a safer way to raise workplace concerns (particularly around discrimination, exclusion, and harm) without fear of identification. For employers, it provides honest insight into what is really happening in your organisation, along with guidance on how to respond in ways that create structural change.

What therapy support can we offer our employees through Sorabird?

Sorabird's therapy bundles give employees access to trauma-informed, culturally competent 1:1 therapy through our carefully selected practitioner network. Employers purchase a bundle of therapy hours pooled for staff to draw from confidentially. Sorabird matches each person to a therapist with identity-matching considerations, meaning people can be connected with a therapist who understands their background and lived experience. This matters because therapy that ignores discrimination can retraumatise rather than heal.

Consultancy, training and inclusion assessments built on the Soar Framework.

Can Sorabird work with organisations of any size?

We work with organisations of varying sizes, from growing SMEs to larger employers. We are currently welcoming pilot clients and are seeking organisations ready to explore what inclusive wellbeing looks like in practice, with the opportunity to shape the service as it grows. Get in touch to find out more about our pilot programme and what's right for your flock.

For Benefits Providers and EAPs

How does Sorabird compliment our existing offering?

Sorabird fills the inclusion gap that most benefits platforms currently have. Minoritised employees consistently under-use standard wellbeing provisions because the issues they face aren't fully reflected in it. Sorabird addresses this directly, increasing utilisation among the employees most likely to disengage, while giving benefits providers a genuinely differentiated offering in a saturated market.

How would a partnership with Sorabird Co work?

We have developed three distinct ways of working with benefits providers, depending on where you are in your inclusion journey. We are also open to exploring other models. If none of these feel quite right, get in touch and we can work something out together.

• Sorabird Advisory An audit of your existing services through an intersectional lens. We review your resources, practitioner matching criteria, and manager training content, identifying where inclusion gaps exist and how to address them. We start with a focused taster review as an accessible entry point, moving into a comprehensive advisory engagement for those ready to go further. Includes written recommendations and presentation of findings.

• Intersectional Content Creation Sorabird creates new intersectional content such as resources, guides, and training materials. These all sit inside your existing platform or programme. This is the natural follow-on from an advisory review, ensuring that recommendations translate into tangible, ready-to-use resources for your clients, but can also be commissioned as a standalone engagement.

• Delivery Partnership Sorabird delivers directly to your clients as a specialist inclusive wellbeing partner. This takes two forms:

  • Soar Sessions and Live Events — facilitated wellbeing sessions and inclusion training delivered to employees across your client base, either as standalone events or embedded into an existing live events programme. The natural entry point is our Reclaiming Joy session, expanding over time to other Soar Sessions and training.

  • Identity Networks — facilitated peer communities for racialised, LGBTQ+, and disabled employees drawn from across your client organisations. These cross-organisation spaces grow more valuable the more organisations participate. No EAP or benefits platform can manufacture this kind of community themselves — it requires the independence and trust that Sorabird brings.

All partnership models are priced on scope. Get in touch to start the conversation.

What is the case for adding Sorabird to our existing offering?

Do you have data on the utilisation of your services by people from minoritised backgrounds? Research shows that 54% of Black employees and 51% of LGBTQ+ people say not being able to be themselves at work directly affects their productivity and mental health. These are the people Sorabird exists to help, and we can help you to help them, by offering something genuinely tailored to minoritised experiences that builds the trust and safety needed for people to actually engage. The result is better outcomes for employees, reduced risk for organisations, and stronger utilisation figures for your platform.

Source: MHFA England (2026)

How Sorabird fills the inclusion gap in your wellbeing offer.

For Employees and Individuals

Can individuals access Sorabird's wellbeing sessions?

Yes. We run public Soar Sessions that individuals can book onto directly. Sessions cover a range of themes including joy, creativity, decolonial yoga, sound bath meditation, and more, all designed to support wellbeing through an inclusive, intersectional lens. Join our mailing list to hear about upcoming sessions, or follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date.

What kinds of sessions are included in the Soar Session programme?

The Soar Sessions programme changes monthly and includes a range of facilitated virtual sessions such as Reclaiming Joy, Meditation, Decolonial Yoga, Art and Inclusion, Sound Bath Meditation, Skills Coaching, and Disability Inclusive Exercise, all designed to support mental and physical wellness through an inclusive, intersectional lens

Sorabird for your own wellbeing journey.

Cloud Community

What is the Cloud Community

The Cloud Community is Sorabird's network of aligned practitioners, healers, therapists, coaches, and facilitators who share our values and work with us to deliver services and advance our mission. Community members are paid at premium, justice-aligned rates as part of our anti-exploitation model.

How do I join the Cloud Community?

If you are a practitioner who shares Sorabird's commitment to inclusive wellbeing, equity, and liberation, we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch via our contact page to start a conversation.

For practitioners, healers, therapists, coaches, and facilitators.

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Sorabird Co is a UK-registered, mission-led inclusive wellbeing company serving UK-based organisations and companies operating in Japan. Sorabird Co centres the experiences of minoritised and underrepresented employees so that everyone can genuinely thrive at work.

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