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Employee Assistance Programme

Confidential counselling support for employees and organisations.

1 in 6

employees experience unmanageable stress, depression or anxiety at any one time

1 in 5

would not disclose mental ill health to their manager for fear of career impact

£26bn

mental ill health costs UK employers per year — an average of £1,035 per employee

Wessex Counselling & Psychotherapy offers rapid access to brief, focused, confidential counselling for employees with personal and/or workplace issues. Our support is cost effective, confidential and clearly independent — giving employees the opportunity to explore and discuss problems away from the workplace with an experienced professional, without fear of reprisals.

Issues we can help with

  • Stress, depression and anxiety
  • Bullying, harassment, domestic violence
  • Financial worries
  • Relationship problems at work and/or home
  • Bereavement
  • Redundancy, early retirement or relocation
  • Post-traumatic stress

Benefits for your organisation

  • Reduced ill health and absenteeism
  • Improved workforce productivity and morale
  • Reduced risk of litigation
  • Recruitment and retention improved
  • Management time freed up
  • Reduced financial burden
  • Reduced conflict
  • Healthy, confident and resilient teams

Find out more

We offer an effective combination of clinical support, useful information and training, tailoring a programme to best meet the needs of your organisation.