Employment Assistance Program (EAP)

The purpose of the Employment Assistance Program is to support employees, and their family members, during difficult times in their careers and life. By offering support services to both employee and family member, there is a decrease in stress placed on themselves and their loved one. Employment Assistance Programs also offers assistance to managers that are struggling with employee management and team leadership, offering coaching and advice to navigate these situations. These strategies to overcoming conflict are also available to employees and their respective family members.

It is unrealistic to believe that an employee can take care of their own physical and mental health with support systems in place. That is where Okay Counselling is beneficial. We specialize in mental health counselling, which can positively impact other areas of concern for an employee, or their family member. For example, proving practical approaches of resolving conflicts, which is applicable for both the work place and private life.

An individual’s mental health is extremely important to Okay counselling and ensuring that you receive the highest quality of care, that is relevant to your situation, is our main goal. Each individual has unique experiences and concerns; therefore, we tailor our approach to your needs by using a variety of social work theories that enforce our practice.

For optimal customisation, only theories that can be adapted for the needs of each individual client are utilized. For example, if an individual is experiencing anxiety after a workplace incident, then perhaps engaging with cognitive behavioural therapy would be beneficial. There is a wide variety of factors that can impact an individual’s ability to function, both in the workplace and private settings.

Workplace stress is a common issue that employees experience. Working through workplace stress involves discussions around the root cause of the stress and possible ways to alleviating the impact of this.

Other issues include, but are not limited to, problems with family members, including dependable children, grieving the loss of a loved one or colleague, and managing previous physical and mental health conditions. Similarly, family members can become impacted by these issues, whether that be due to the employed individual or in their personal life.

Family members experiencing these issues can negatively impact an employee’s mental health, therefore, treatment of these problems is important. Okay counselling can support individuals, their family, through these experiences and work towards alleviating any concerns that are impacting your life.

If you would like to learn more about the Employment Assistance Program, please contact our friendly staff