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Staff Counselling and Psychological Support Service
Aims
- To provide timely psychological consultation and support to staff experiencing stress, distress or psychological challenges and enabling them to function more effectively.
- To facilitate the development of emotional and social competencies for staff in leadership or management roles or staff who have particular psychological challenges in their work or working relationships.
- To proactively promote psychological heath at work through consultancy and training events.
The service offers support to staff in the following three areas:
- Personal consultation, counselling and coaching service
- Professional consultative support
- Training and development in psychological health, stress management, emotional and social competencies.
Personal consultation, counselling and coaching service?
Confidential self-referral service for all staff for personal or work-related problems and challenges.
Any member of staff can contact the service directly to arrange an appointment with one of the staff counsellors for a confidential consultation
Confidential consultation
A Consultation is a chance to take time out and take stock of what is troubling you. You can explore the difficulty or challenges you face and the situation you are in with a staff counsellor. They will offer some immediate insights and coping strategies as appropriate and suggest possible ways forward using the most relevant approaches for you.
Telephone sessions
may be arranged if you are off sick or work outside Leeds.
After the consultation
One session maybe enough or you may be offered additional, guided self help, stress management, counselling or coaching sessions.
Professional consultative support
Professional consultative support for staff whose roles present particular psychological and interpersonal challenges
Any member staff can consult us regarding the psychological and interpersonal challenges of their role.
Leaders and managers may also consult us about the support needs of their staff teams. Individual, group or team interventions can be tailored to particular needs and context.
Confidential professional consultation
Psychological perspectives
A consultation will enable you to consider a range of different perspectives on your situation and understand how it is affecting you.
Immediate insights and suggestions
You will be offered some initial ideas and strategies for managing your particular psychological and interpersonal challenges
Clearer sense of further options available
The session will also enable you to consider the options of any further support, coaching or training that might be helpful.
Training and development
in psychological health, stress management, emotional and social competencies
The staff counsellors can provide and contribute to training and developmental events.
Training workshops could be topic- based and open to all staff e.g. stress management, mindfulness, emotional and social competencies. We can also tailor workshops and support for groups and staff teams focusing on specific needs and concerns.
Confidentiality
Any information about individuals who use the service is confidential to the service and may not be shared with a third party without written consent.
Practitioners
The Staff counselling and Psychological Support Service is provided by professionally trained, accredited and experienced practitioners.
Current Practitioners
Sally Rose
Registered Psychotherapist
UK Council for Psychotherapy
Service Manager/staff counsellor
Nicola Neath
MBACP (Accred.) Psychotherapist
Staff Counsellor
Contact
Contact the staff counsellors to discuss any of the services or to ask for an appointment.
Tel: 011334 33694
Email: staffcounselling@leeds.ac.uk
Location
Personal and professional consultation, counselling and coaching sessions take place in the service office and temporary consulting rooms on 12th Floor in EC Stoner. Training events take place in various locations.
Counselling Service Leaflet
Staff Counselling Service leaflet