With ever increasing pressures at work and home, there are times when we all need some extra support to balance the demands of everyday life. That’s why UCL provides a free and confidential, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) from Workplace Options, an independent, provider of employee support services. Their staff are specialists in fields such as counselling, well-being, family matters, relationships, debt management, workplace issues, and much more.

Your EAP is paid for by UCL as a support service for you as an employee, so that it’s free of charge for you to use. It’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and is accessible by phone, email, online and via instant messaging. The EAP can provide practical information, fact sheets and packs, resource information on support services in your local area and even short-term counselling to help get you back on track. Their comprehensive EAP website offers extensive resources including articles, searchable databases and regular online seminars.

The EAP is designed to help you with a wide range of work, family and personal issues. From work-life balance to childcare information, relationships to workplace issues, health and well-being, let your EAP support you on the issues that affect all of us at some point in our lives. Topics include, but are not limited to:

Confidentiality is the foundation of the service and Workplace Options is bound by professional standards regarding confidentiality and the disclosure of details of individuals who have contacted them.

We hope you make use of this valuable resource as often as you need to!

Download the EAP Booklet & Wallet Card