Counselling Service
The University has arrangements in place to provide a free and confidential counselling service for its employees. This service supports the University Stress Management Policy
Who can use the service?
The counselling service is available to all current employees who are on the University of Essex payroll.
What is counselling?
Counselling enables an individual to talk in confidence with a therapist about emotional difficulties that he or she feels unable to resolve alone.
Counselling is not about giving advice, but provides a safe opportunity to explore and understand confusion, anxiety and difficult feelings.
The counselling process can help an individual deal with personal difficulties and can provide an opportunity to make positive changes leading to a better quality of life.
Confidentiality
Staff have direct access to counselling support and do not need to inform anyone at work. However, if an appointment is booked during working hours, you may need to inform your manager that you will be absent from work.
Occupational Health will be informed of the names of staff using the service and the sessions completed, in order to monitor use of the service and pay invoices. This information will remain strictly confidential to the Occupational Health Service.
Work-related or personal stress
The counselling service is intended to provide support for staff experiencing personal difficulties and/or work-related problems.
However, if you are experiencing work difficulties, you should first talk with your manager about your concerns. If you feel unable to do so, please contact Occupational Health so you can discuss in confidence, the best way forward to manage or resolve your difficulties.
How to make an appointment
| Colchester Campus (Stockwell Centre Website) |
East 15 | Southend Campus Victoria Counselling Services |