Life can be demanding, and additional stress or pressure can cause problems in your personal life. If your well-being is affected by these stresses Meritus Health's employee assistance program (EAP) offers free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services for employees. Our EAP counselors also work in a consultative role with managers and supervisors to address employee and organizational challenges and needs.
To learn more about Meritus Behavioral Health EAP services, please call 301-766-7615.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)?
Your Employee Assistance Program, or EAP, plays a key role in helping you, your co-workers and family members cope with emotional, physical, or any other problems that may be affecting your personal well-being and/or your job performance.
When should I contact EAP?
- You feel listless and wish you could just stay home. You aren’t sure why and wonder what you can do about it.
- You are not acting like yourself; feeling irritable, anxious, or depressed.
- You are having trouble sleeping and/or your eating habits have changed.
- You cannot concentrate, perhaps due to an alcohol and/or drug problem.
- In the recent or remote past you have experienced significant life changes, such as the loss of a loved one, divorce or job change.
NO PROBLEM IS TOO SMALL. PLEASE CALL FOR A CONSULTATION.
What EAP resources are available for managing stress, anger and mindfullness?
Handouts to read and share
- Mindfulness Meditation Practices
- Mindfulness and Stressful Situations
- Mindfulness: 17 Simple Ways to Ease Stress
- Mindfulness Explained
- How to Practice Mindful Meditation
- How to Practice Mindful Breathing
EAP Counselors Live - Mindfulness Videos
- Live with Pat - Deep Breathing Exercise Video
- Live with Pat - Using the 5 Senses
- Live with Julie - Mindfulness for Healing Light Video
- Live with Pat - Alcohol and Stress: There are Better Ways to Cope
- The Brownie Experience
- Think About 5 Things
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The Campfire
Emotional Regulation and Self Care
- Developing a Positive Attitude
- Think in Terms of Being
- Are you Positive
- Proven Methods to Working Out Your Anger
- Tips for Setting Healthy Boundaries
- Compassion Fatigue Self Test