Essex counsellors come together to support each other and the public

Calling all Essex based Therapeutic Counsellors Do you sometimes feel disconnected with the world of Mental Health? Do you think opportunities are difficult to come by? Do you sometimes need a source of support & information and a safe ‘go-to’ place to help with dilemmas? Would you like: A place to find local jobs, placements, courses, group supervision and CPD right here in Essex and reviews on them. A place to source referral suggestions and Supervisors A place to advertise your services and find the clients that need you. An opportunity to tell us all what you want and need, with the possibility that Therapy for Life or one of the members could really help you out. Therapy for Life Forum Sample Page We at Therapy for Life understand (thanks to our new networking evenings held in Southend-on-Sea) that there seems to be a need to connect the local counsellors in and around Essex, particularly near Southend-on-Sea. This will not only benefit our local counsellors but also the public accessing such a conscientious set of professionals. So I welcome you to join the ‘Therapy for Life’ Forum. It’s free to join and we encourage you to start posting as much as possible straight away, please share your knowledge and get involved (you can’t do anything wrong just go for it!) We’ve given you a blank canvas to be creative, interesting, informative and helpful and in return you could receive real support and opportunities. After all, it’s your input that will create more intrigue and make it great for everyone... Check out the Categories and Boards for discussion, if you’re anything like our networking group... you’ve got a lot to say! Look forward to hearing from you... Check out the Forum  Copyright © 2016 Therapy for Life, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Therapy for Life 10 Elmer Approach Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 1LW United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Therapy For Life's 'Employee Support Program' Reduce Stress related staff sickness now.

Employee Support Program

A program designed to promote health and wellbeing in the workplace, filtering positive skills and cognitions into all areas of life.

Support is provided in the form of therapeutic counselling to help balance your work, family and personal life.

• ·      Work Life & Pressures
• ·      Life Events
• ·      Relationships
• ·      Health & Well Being
• ·      Bereavement & Loss
• ·      Stress
• ·      Anxiety
• ·      Depression
• ·      Bullying & Harassment

Designed to help you in times of confusion, stress and anxiety. You will be given the opportunity to develop and gain the skills and awareness needed for a calmer more stable outlook in your life.

• All carried out with your therapist in a safe and confidential environment. 
• The service is completely independent from your employer.
• You do not have to inform anybody else that you have used the service. 

When you contact the service, the only information required from you is your basic details and the name of your employer. Any additional information you share is at your discretion. We are bound by the Ethical Standards of the BACP.

www.bacp.co.uk

Contact:

Samantha Crook, Founding Partner of ‘Therapy For Life’

Tel 07546 917 252

Email: sam.c@therapyforlife.net

www.therapyforlife.net

You will be sincerely welcomed to the service and receive help within a caring and confidential setting. People often feel relief when someone understands their problems on a deeper level. I will be warm, calming and respectful towards you no matter what you say, and hopefully you will trust me enough to reveal your concerns. The aim is to help you become an expert on yourself, and hopefully you will gain some skills to help yourself cope in the future.

Everything discussed will be treated with the utmost confidence.

Corporate Services - Employee Support Program

Reduce workplace stress – improve business performance

Excessive workplace stress leads to:

•   Lackluster staff performance

•   Long term absence

•   Low levels of morale and engagement

All of which have an impact on your bottom line.

In 2013/14 Stress, Depression or Anxiety accounted for the majority of days lost due to work-related ill health... 11.3 million days in total across England.

(Says the latest information from the Labour Force Survey)

Agreement

Therapy For Life would like:

·  To provide support emotionally and psychologically to any member of staff that requires it.

·  To teach skills for coping with anxiety and stress.

·  To provide information about external support sources relevant to the client’s issues.

·  To report any extreme circumstances to management (as we see fit) that may involve the physical safety of others.

·  To use an integrated therapeutic approach involving Cognitive Behavioural Therapies, Person Centred, Psychodynamic and Transactional Analysis as an aid to enable the client to reach their goal.

·  To provide a safe confidential environment for staff in accordance with the Ethical Standards of the BACP.

·  To be punctual, professional, reliable and effective.

·  To negotiate working hours to suit the establishment.

·  To offer opportunity for ‘Drop in’ hours for staff, which can be advertised within the firm.

·  To supply Leaflets, posters and counselling related interest emails sent out if required.

Company:

•  The company will supply an enclosed room to enable private confidential disclosure for employees or allow staff time to travel to our office in Southend-on Sea.
•  The company will allow members of staff 1 hour per week for an agreed number of sessions to receive therapeutic counselling.
• The company will be discreet in the best interests of the staff when allowing them to attend sessions.

The service can be provided for 1 day per week for members of staff who are interested.

The service will involve employees contacting ‘Therapy For Life’ directly, and will be booked by us.

We will then contact your firm to put in place procedure within management to allow the staff member to freely leave their workspace without question to attend the session.

Prices are negotiable depending on company requirements, but based around £50p/h per client (changeable depending on travel requirements)

Session allowance to be agreed upon per employee, and opportunity for discussion with management for an extension in special circumstances.

Employee Support Program - Communication

• A guide to maintaining effective communication of the support you provide to your employees.
• Inform the management team about the service provided.
• Communicate the benefits to the management team.
• Achieve a high level of initial and continuing awareness.
•  Inform employees of the benefits, quality and confidentiality of the service.

Employees to be fully aware of the service so that they can access it as and when the need arises – reducing stress-related absence and improving well being.

Employers benefit from effective communication of a visible, tangible and valued additional employee benefit provided to staff.

Leaflets, posters and emails can be supplied for staff, and management are encouraged to show support and have the ability to convey the benefits to staff.

Potential to provide future skills programs for management and staff regarding subjects such as:

·      Helping the bereaved

·      Spotting a colleague in need

·      Confidence and self esteem

·      Self awareness skills

·      Communication skills

·      Long term sickness

·      Preparation for redundancy and retirement

·      Staff performance and motivation, including sales performance and public speaking

·      Team building skills

·      Health related issues

·       Stress management and related pressures, including depression, maternity and smoking

Whatever your concerns, staff support can be tailored by Therapy For Life to suit your company’s individual needs.

Mental Health is becoming a No.1 focus for the nation, and many companies are seeing the huge benefits to offering this to their staff.

1. It creates good morale
2. A positive perception of caring management.
3. A general sense of well-being throughout.

...Which all goes towards productivity...