An Employer / Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) can be an invaluable resource when organisations face different challenges and pressures. Each year in the UK stress, anxiety and depression account for around half of time lost due to work-related ill health. The figure does not account for non-work related causes. Virtually all businesses are affected. Not all take steps to address the problem. The short or longer term absence of key
Longer term counselling and psychotherapy work involves us meeting at the same time each week for 50 minutes and continues for as long as we agree. This can last from a few months to a few years. Generally we would move to time limited work after the initial 75 minute single session and then progress to open ended counselling where appropriate.
For some, a single in-depth counselling session is sufficient to help to begin taking steps to address a pressing problem. For others, working for further sessions over a few weeks can help with getting to grips with more complex situations. For time limited work we meet at the same time each week for between 6 and 15 weeks. The sessions last for 50 minutes. The cost is £60 per session.
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