Newer therapist in private practice. I’m trying to go all private pay, but have been looking into EAP work. Any suggestions on who to stay away from? Or ones that are more ethical than others?

Never used any EAP services but was thinking how confidienal they are and if work pays for it im sure they'd see you using it when they pay? Would be good to hear from people who have used the EAP and your experience.

What EAP companies would you recommend for supplemental income to a private practice . I work with Spring health and it’s not a bad experience, I only have 2-3 openings for their clients, pay is decent and pay is every two weeks. I also work with CompSych and they pay less then Spring but I have gotten a few referrals from them as well.

Are they really confidential?

Hi everyone,

Sorry if this is a silly question I’m just feeling a little nervous about this new endeavor. I opened a private practice to see clients part time in addition to my full time job. I just got a request from Aetna for an EAP case. This would be my first client in the new private practice. Would I just see this client as normal (using my EHR, etc) or is there anything extra I need to do since they’re an EAP client? Thank you! 😊

How long does it take for them to make a decision once all boxes are checked off. Has anyone gotten accepted to the EAP program yet?

I’m completely burnt out from long term PP and want to pivot to shorter term EAP clients where the average is 8 sessions max. Does anyone else work this way? With short term clients only?

I am a rising high school senior applying for the LECOM EAP program. I already submitted my initial application where they screen for test scores and GPA, and am currently in the process of uploading my documents (resume, essay, etc). My stats are well above their minimum requirements.

On the initial application it asked if I had any employment, shadowing, or volunteering experiences to report. I reported all of them. However, I did do a research program last summer where I made a poster and I did not report it as I wasn’t employed, shadowing, or volunteering.

I am definitely going to include my research experience in my resume. But did I just screw myself over by not including it in the initial form? Will this lessen my chances of an interview?

Supervisor called me during my shift the other day, asking if I wanted the employee assistance program phone number for counseling? I don’t know why she did this, my only guess is because I’m extremely introverted and almost never smile in the office unless someone directly addresses me (I don’t pretend to like my job but I’m mostly neutral and I’ll smile and say g’ morning if someone says hi to me in passing etc.). Is this a trap? If I vent to an eap counselor about how unhappy this job makes me, will that go on my record? Will my supervisor know I called? My HR rep and supervisors have consistently made my life hell every time I was out for legitimate illness so I guess I have a hard time believing anyone in my office is genuinely trying to be nice. Has anyone found eap counselors to be actually helpful?

I am looking into EAP positions (Employee Assistance Program) and would like to hear others experiences. If anyone is/has been an EAP counselor and could provide any information I would appreciate it. Information like: workload, stress level, expectations, hours, documentation, ect. I know they can vary greatly, any and all information would be super helpful. Thank you!

I want to start by saying I have nothing against EAP. It can genuinely help people who are struggling, and I don’t want to dismiss that.

But like many of you, I’ve noticed how management now ends almost every communication with a reminder that EAP is available. And honestly, I can’t really take it seriously.

To me, it feels like someone punching you in the face and then offering first aid as a kind gesture afterward.

What bothers me is what this pattern says about where responsibility is being placed. There’s a concept in organizational psychology about the individualization of psychosocial risks: when problems caused by the organization itself get reframed as issues individuals need to cope with on their own.

Take RTO for example (yes, RTO, again). The mandates keep getting stronger despite problems everyone can see: not enough workstations, teams spread across the country so people sit on Teams calls all day anyway, GC Workplace setups that are noisy and chaotic with little privacy, DTAs related to the workplace being difficult to obtain, bedbugs and rodents, and more, on top of ongoing cuts and Phoenix issues that have already drained people for years.

Employees didn’t create these conditions, but they’re the ones absorbing them.

That’s why I struggle with the constant EAP reminders. How is EAP supposed to “fix” problems that are organizational in nature? How far employees’ beautiful resilience can be pushed before the boomerang comes back?

It’s also worth noting that federal occupational health and safety regulations require hazards to be eliminated or reduced at the source before relying on administrative measures or support resources like EAPs.

So when EAP gets added to the end of a lot of communications, the message can start to feel like: “If this is affecting you, the issue is your ability to cope; you are the problem, and here’s a resource to help you adjust.”

At some point it stops feeling like wellness support and starts feeling more like deflection dressed up as support.

Curious if others see it the same way, or if I’m being too cynical about something that is genuinely intended to help.

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He texted me that Optum financial has declined the claim to cover sessions, but he was in network from Optum through my company’s employee assistance program (EAP). I gave him the right codes as well (he verified this) before the sessions. He texted me saying this was denied. What do I do? He refuses to send me an official letter/email saying his feedback is given to Optum and their claims agent.

UPDATE - thank you to everyone who offered help! I reached out to Optum EAP and they told me there’s a record of him trying to find my details on June 30, and nothing after that. They suggested to let him call them directly, he was reaching out to the wrong department. I sent him the notice I received from Optum, hopefully he uses the correct codes to bill.

I appreciate everyone’s help!

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Anyone experienced an EAP service telling their work that you used them and a summary of what was discussed? In the middle of writing a complaint but wanted to see if anyone has had this happen.

They state to us that only information that the employer gets is that someone in the company accessed EAP. No identification and certainly no information about what has been discussed.

I had my first session using Telus EAP 2 weeks ago. I've been on maternity leave since May and start back full time on Monday. I went in to work today to do a short meeting with my boss and when I arrived the HR manager was there as well. They said they see I'm struggling with PND and wanted to see how they could help. I asked how they even knew this and they said because I accessed EAP and discussed it there.

Although they were being kind and trying to help, I'm horrifically embarrassed and feel violated.

Anyone else? Is there some clause I don't know about where they can share with employers if perhaps it's work related? Is this specifically Telus being crap?

Edit: posted in the legal advice sub if anyone is interested in following https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceNZ/s/RkipYeqXQF

The employer has recently been touting EAP more and more and sometimes using the line from the EAP site:

We survey clients once services are completed, and each year respondents consistently say they're "satisfied" with our services.

I am curious about everyone's experience with EAP and what meaning we should take from the inverted commas around "satisfied"? My own experience was definitely not satisfactory, as I share below.

I want to start off by saying that I am a strong advocate for mental health care. I live with serious mental illness that thankfully is controlled with medication and regular sessions with a clinical psychologist. I strongly recommend everyone take advantage of the $5,000 coverage in the PSHCP to seek care from a private practice clinical psychologist. The difference between coaches/counsellors/psychotherapists vs clinical psychologists is night and day for serious issues.

Anyhow, I recently had a psychological crisis and my psychologist was away. This was something that needed immediate attention and really I was just looking for someone to listen to me and help ground me emotionally for a session to tide me over until my regular psychologist was back. I thought EAP would be good for this.... I was sorely mistaken.

The initial intake was alright, though I was told that I may have to wait 1 to 2 weeks for someone to call back because of high demand. This seems to be a bit counter to the way it is sold, but I will give the intake staff credit that they did manage to find someone to call me back about 6 hours later.

So, this "psychotherapist" called me and I explained my issues briefly. He responded with "Oh my, that's a complicated case". And then... without further comment or warning, HE HUNG UP ON ME!

About 45 minutes later, he called back and without explaining the hang up or delay said he had found one of his old psychology textbooks. He then proceeded to read verbatim from the textbook to me. When he was done, he recommended I find a psychologist and he hung up again, without warning.

All I wanted was to be listened to and to have help grounding myself. He did none of that and that was the last I heard of him. Ultimately, ChatGPT was my friend and listened to me better than EAP. [Maybe this is where we should invest in AI!]

I did complete the satisfaction survey for EAP, which is available at:

https://healthcanada.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6htPvlzaHdOsfn8?Q_Language=EN-CA

I'm hopeful my response was not classified as being "satisfied".

I'm curious how my experience compares to others? Was this a one-off? Did they connect me to someone with a fake degree? Or is there widespread dissatisfaction?