We never cease to feel busy in today’s world. Many people, particularly working parents, find it a struggle to complete everything on their to do list. This can often include keeping up with one’s health both physical and psychological. More and more, therapists can meet their clients at work, their home, or using secure video technology.
A news story in the Wall Street Journal shows that employers are now seeing the value of bringing therapists directly to the workplace.
Here is an excerpt:
”The therapist will see you now—in your office.
Companies from Dell Technologies Inc. DELL -1.24% to Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL -2.38% are bringing mental-health professionals into the workplace to offer on-site counseling for employees. One-third of large employers—those with 5,000 or more employees—plan to offer on-site behavioral-health counseling this year, up from a quarter of those companies in 2019 and less than one-fifth in 2018, according to a survey from the Business Group on Health.
Companies say the benefit can be a tool for improving employee performance and, ultimately retention. Employees want mental-health care but often struggle to find the help they need that fits their schedule or is included in their insurance coverage, say executives at several companies. In-house counseling can save time and money and boost workers’ resilience and productivity, as well as their overall health and well-being, say health-care experts and human-resources executives.
In the past, discussion of mental-health issues at the office was uncommon. Workers were largely expected to leave their personal struggles at home. Crying was confined to the bathroom stall.
Today, that’s changing. One reason is a broadening of the popular understanding of “mental health” to encompass anxiety, stress and other widespread issues. “