EAP Clinical Counselor

About the role

Who we are: At Workplace Options (WPO), we deliver human-centric solutions that empower people to thrive - personally and professionally. With a global team of more than 4,800 professionals, we provide real-time emotional support, therapy, coaching, mindfulness, and family services to millions worldwide. Since 1982, we’ve partnered with employers, health plans, and insurers to design flexible, forward-thinking programs that evolve alongside today’s changing workforce. Today, we support 160 million people across 150,000 organizations, including over half of Fortune 500 companies. Now part of the TELUS Health family, we are expanding our global impact by combining decades of wellbeing expertise. Together, we’re building healthier, more resilient organizations—one person at a time.

Current Opportunity: EAP Clinical Counselor. Location: US. Onsite/Hybrid/Remote: Remote or hybrid depending on your proximity to our Raleigh office.

Pay

Salary: $50,000 for day shifts, $58,300 for night shifts, plus competitive benefits offering.

Schedule

Shifts: We have a range of day, evening and overnight full-time (40 hour per week) shifts available.

Responsibilities

• Provide single session telephonic and video counselling, in-the-moment support and crisis telephonic management in a supportive, ethical and professional manner while maintaining client-confidentiality.
• Assess clients thoroughly to ensure appropriateness for short-term counselling.
• Assess and manage high risk calls and working closely with individuals at risk.
• Appropriately refer clients to external resources or within WPO as part of our holistic approach.
• Collaboratively develop clear and concise treatment plans for clients.
• Maintain clear clinical and task-oriented documentation in case management system.
• Any additional tasks pertinent to the position, as deemed appropriate by management.

Qualifications

• Social worker, Counselor or Psychologist with accompanying Master’s degree
• Minimum 2 years direct client-contact providing counseling or mental health services
• Experience providing assessments and/or using clinical assessment tools.
• Experience using short-term counselling modalities such as Solution-Focused, CBT, Mindfulness, Integrative, Systemic counselling.
• Training in crisis intervention and supporting high risk clients beneficial.
• Ability to work with clients presenting with substance abuse, situations of crisis, mental health symptoms and/or family/relationship-related concerns impacting personal or work performance.

Benefits

• Full benefits package
• Paid time off
• 401k match
• Clinical supervision
• Clinical supervision stipend
• Training/tuition reimbursement
• Access to professional monthly clinical development webinars & professional development workshops to assist with CEUs
• Gym reimbursement
• Wellness rewards
• Access to EAP benefits and all WPO services
• Mentorship Program
• 24/7 support for risk calls
• Employee exchange programme
• Comprehensive training provided for this position