EAP for Casey, Cardinia and Melbourne's south east

Employee Assistance Program in Berwick

Confidential, trauma-informed counselling for your staff, and practical backup for the people who manage them.

Local counsellors. Face to face in Berwick or online.

What your workplace gets

Our employee assistance program gives businesses, schools, councils and community organisations across Casey, Cardinia and Melbourne's south east confidential workplace counselling for staff and practical support for managers.

  • Support staff will use

    Workplace counselling with local counsellors in Berwick, face to face or online. Fully confidential and close to home.

  • Backup for managers

    HR advice and leadership coaching when a staff wellbeing issue lands on your desk.

  • Help with psychosocial safety

    Spot and manage psychosocial hazards early, in line with your WorkSafe duties.

  • A steadier team

    Support that can help reduce absenteeism and staff turnover, and lift productivity.

From $19.95 per employee, per month* for the base package, with a customised quote for your team.

*Estimated cost per employee, per month for the base EAP package.

Sound familiar?

  • A team member is struggling and you are not sure what to say.
  • Stress, conflict or burnout is showing up as sick days and resignations.
  • Psychosocial hazards are now part of your safety duties, and you are not sure where to start.
  • Your current EAP is a phone number nobody calls.

An ATEC EAP gives your staff a local counsellor they can actually see, and gives your managers someone to turn to.

What's included in your EAP

  • Confidential counselling for staff, face to face in Berwick or online
  • Manager support: HR advice, leadership coaching and training
  • Psychosocial hazard support to identify and manage risks early
  • Workplace training: Mental Health First Aid, trauma-informed de-escalation training and wellbeing workshops. See all ATEC training courses.
  • Wellbeing extras: career coaching, online fitness and remedial massage
  • Call-out support for workplaces across Casey and Cardinia

How it works

  1. Book a free chat. Tell us about your team, your workplace and what is going on.
  2. Get a tailored plan and quote. We shape the program around your team's size and needs.
  3. Your team gets support. Staff book confidential counselling, and managers get advice and training when they need it.

What employers tell us

"Staff wellbeing has been our highest priority. The happier my team is, the more productive they are. We had tried other EAPs, and the feedback from the team was that they outsource everything, half the counsellors aren't even local and, most importantly, no one used it. This all changed when we switched to ATEC. Now we see over 25% of staff use our EAP proactively, reducing employee burnout and turnover. Our team love the ATEC EAP team!"

Trusted by

  • Next&Co

Why choose ATEC as your EAP provider

  • Based in Berwick, with local counsellors who know Casey and Cardinia
  • Trauma-informed at the core, not an add-on
  • Practising counsellors and trauma educators with education, EAP and psychosocial safety experience
  • Led by an ACA registered counsellor and an NDIS verified provider

Want to know who your team would be talking to? Meet the ATEC counsellors and trainers.

EAP areas we cover

  • Berwick
  • Narre Warren
  • Officer
  • Pakenham
  • Cranbourne
  • Clyde
  • Beaconsfield
  • Dandenong
  • Hallam

And across the City of Casey, Cardinia Shire and Melbourne's south east. Looking for counselling for yourself? See individual counselling in Berwick and online or low-cost online counselling.

EAP questions from local employers

What is an employee assistance program?

An employee assistance program (EAP) is confidential support that an employer provides for its staff. With ATEC, your staff get workplace counselling with local counsellors in Berwick or online, and your managers get HR advice, leadership coaching and training.

How much does an EAP cost?

From $19.95 per employee, per month for the base EAP package (estimated). Every workplace gets a customised quote.

Is the EAP confidential?

Yes. Counselling is fully confidential. ATEC is led by an ACA registered counsellor and follows the Australian Counselling Association code of ethics.

Can staff see a counsellor face to face in Berwick?

Yes. Staff can see a counsellor face to face in Berwick or online, whichever suits them.

Do you cover Pakenham, Narre Warren, Cranbourne and Dandenong?

Yes. We support workplaces in Berwick, Narre Warren, Officer, Pakenham, Cranbourne, Clyde, Beaconsfield, Dandenong and Hallam, across Casey, Cardinia and Melbourne's south east. Further afield? Email enquiries@atec.vic.edu.au and we will try to help.

Who is the EAP for?

Local businesses, schools, councils and community organisations that want confidential support for their staff and practical help for their managers.

What support do managers get?

Managers get HR advice, leadership coaching and training when a staff wellbeing issue lands on their desk, so they are not handling it alone.

Can you help us meet our psychosocial safety duties?

Yes. We help businesses identify and manage psychosocial hazards under the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and Victoria's psychological health regulations.

Can you train our staff as well?

Yes. We run Mental Health First Aid, trauma-informed de-escalation training and wellbeing workshops at your workplace, in Berwick or online.

Ready to support your team?

Book a free chat with our team, or email us about your workplace.

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