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COUNSELING SERVICES

What is Counseling

Why Seek Counseling

Our Counseling Services

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DID YOU KNOW

Americans spend approximately $7-$11 million annually on professional

counseling.

 

Support services such as counseling, information, and on-going support, have been shown to deter institutionalization of elders with mild dementia, by nearly one year.

Mittleman, M. - A Family Intervention to Delay Nursing Home Placement, JAMA 1996

 

The counselor was very supportive and very responsive. She helped me gain a clearer under-standing of my challenges. Together we mapped out a plan of where to go from here.

F. Goodman

Santa Barbara CA

 

What is Counseling

"Counseling is a learning process in which individuals learn about themselves and their interpersonal relationships, and enact behaviors that advance their personal development."

Shertzer & Stone, 1981

  
Why Seek Counseling

The number of reasons for seeking counseling is a diverse and varied as there are people in the world. Basically however people seem to seek professional assistance when they are experiencing emotional pain and dissatisfaction with some aspect of their lives. This may involve a relationship issue (e.g. spouse or partner, child), career challenge, dealing with a health matter, or an awareness that there is a need for personal insight and change.

  
Our Counseling Services

We recognize that every client, whether an individual, couple, family or organization is different, and as such has unique needs. It is for this reason that Employee Assistance Professionals, Inc. has developed a spectrum of services and programs to help address a wide range of issues. Services include:

Individual Counseling

Individual Counseling facilitates the exploration and resolution of personal problems and issues as identified by the individual. Some of the issues that may be addressed in individual counseling are:

  - Loss (e.g. death of a loved one, separation, divorce)
  - Stress (e.g. related to money, moving, career change, difficulties at work or at home)
  - Life transitions (e.g. marriage, birth of a child, aging parents)
  - Child rearing
  - Loneliness
  - Relationships
  - Dependency (e.g. alcohol, drugs, gambling)

Elder Counseling

Elder Counseling is designed to address the evolving needs of an elder. These services may include issues related to the elder:

  - Accepting the need for assistance
  - Adjusting to potential change (e.g. upcoming move to assisted living)
  - Dealing with emotional concerns (e.g. grief and loss)
  - Addressing a medical issue (e.g. depression or substance abuse)

Caregiver Counseling

Caregiver Counseling focuses on the needs of the elder's loved ones, as they process the changes in their lives, as a result of an elder aging. These services may include issues related to loved ones:

  - Understanding the aging process
  - Coming to terms with the status of the elder
  - Healing difficult relationships or unfinished business
  - Working through the stress and guilt related to necessary care decisions (e.g. placement in a nursing home)

Premarital Counseling

Premarital Counseling is for couples who are considering making a long term commitment, and would like to begin by establishing a solid foundation.

Couples Counseling

Couples Counseling addresses issues related to interpersonal relationships, and usually focuses on areas of improving self-awareness, communication, and relationship skills. A relationship may become more complicated when one or both individuals have unresolved personal issues.

Relationship Enrichment

Relationship Enrichment designed to help couples and families, develop the skills needed to communicate more openly, resolve differences more quickly, and to create joy and playfulness in their interactions.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

According to the Employee Assistance Professional Association, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) are worksite-based programs designed to assist in the identification and resolution of productivity problems associated with employees impaired by personal concerns, including, but not limited to, health, marital, family, financial, alcohol, drug, legal, emotional, stress, or other personal concerns which may adversely affect employee job performance.

  
Confidentiality

All services of Employee Assistance Professionals, Inc. are strictly confidential as covered under CGS PA#00-190, "An Act Concerning Privileged Communications Between a Patient and a Licensed Professional Counselor". These services are also covered by Federal Confidentiality Regulations (42CFR, Part 2, effective 10, August 1987). No information regarding your use of our services can be released without your express written permission.

These confidentiality regulations permit disclosure without permission when issues are raised related to suicide, homicide, child abuse, or a medical emergency. Please be advised that if you bring up issues that involve feeling related to suicide, homicide or abuse this information will be passed on to the appropriate agency as required by law.

Another situation in which disclosure without permission may occur is when you are involved in a court case (e.g. divorce proceedings, child custody, workers comp, wrongful discharge, etc.) and the judge orders the.

For more information regarding an EAP click on Employee Assistance Programs

To obtain more information or to request a consultation click on care4you@optonline.net

     

About Our Company

Employee Assistance Professionals, Inc. has over twenty five years of experience providing services for individuals, couples, families, and organizations.  Our mission is to provide a broad range of high quality counseling, outreach, and consultation services to help clients assess their needs, evaluate their relationships, define their goals, and design action plans that includes specific and practical steps to achieve those goals.

Our organizational goals are to:

  - provide services regardless of race, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religion
  - respect our clients' beliefs
  - support our clients' individuality, diversity, and unique needs
  - preserve our clients' independence, dignity, and confidentiality
  - offer services to individuals, couples, and families
  - consult with professionals, businesses, and other organizations
  - design and run effective Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
  - conduct quality educational programs

The Caregiver Resource Center's mission is to assist elders and their loved ones in understanding the aging process, facilitating open communication; and providing information, support and guidance through the caregiving process.

Our goals are to:

  - offer services that will help preserve an elder's health, safety and quality of life; while at the same time allowing them to maintain their independence and dignity.
  - provide support, understanding, and guidance to all person?s who are directly or indirectly responsible for the well-being of an elder; in an effort to improve the quality of their lives.

The Caregiver Resource Center
a division of
Employee Assistance Professionals, Inc.
PO Box 122
Cos Cob, CT 06807-0122

For more information or to request a consultation you can reach us at:
(203) 861-9833
E-mail: care4you@optonline.net

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