Counselling for Depression Services
The HA | Wisdom Wellbeing EAP is the UK and Ireland’s leading award-winning provider, delivering clinically-led mental health support to a vast workforce. By providing streamlined access to professional counsellors and evidence-based psychological therapies like CBT, the programme effectively addresses complex emotional challenges.
Benefits of counselling for depression
Mental health problems are most commonly tackled with psychiatric medication treatment options. Antidepressant medications can help with mental illnesses. Coupling this with professional help from a counsellor is the best way to get long term and short term results.
Talking therapies can especially help those struggling with depression. You may also hear them referred to as counselling, talking treatments or psychological therapies.
If your employees are going through a difficult period of their lives, short-term counselling is perfect to help them through it. This could be because of bereavement. This can include losing a close relative, having relationship troubles or health complications.
Counselling for depression: what to expect
The HA | Wisdom Wellbeing employee assistance programme is the UK and Ireland’s largest award-winning EAP, giving caring and compassionate support to over 10 million people.
With the service, you get access to counsellors and therapists who can help employees with a range of mental health issues.
Improving access to psychological therapies, such as CBT, can help your employees. Counsellors can also help work through any of their emotional problems. This includes depression, and this is how we support your people.
How effective is counselling for depression?
One of the biggest hurdles to dealing with depression is talking about it and acknowledging it. It is often easier to talk to a stranger than to friends and family. This is why an impartial counsellor can be helpful.
During talking therapy, a trained counsellor or therapist listens to your employees. They help your employees find their own answers to problems, without judgment.
Counselling aims to help with understanding the issues that are affecting your employee. Their role is to listen, provide feedback, and work with them to develop strategies to cope.
Our EAP provides the tools you need to cope
HA | Wisdom Wellbeing gives employees the tools to cope with problems and feel happier. This leads to a more productive and engaged employee. Using our EAP can help your organisation:
- Reduce mental health-related sickness and absence by as much as 45%
- Reduce staff turnover by as much as 18%
- Boost productivity by as much as 8%
- Reduce costs and expenses by as much as 30%
- Call our wellbeing experts today, or request a demo of our EAP services.
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