Contact
Employee Assistance
UHS
Tang Center
2222 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720
510-643-7754
Email
Hours
Mon - Fri: 8 AM - 5 PM
Schedule an appointment with an Employee Assistance Counselor by calling the above phone number.
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What We Do
Be Well at Work - Employee Assistance provides free, confidential counseling and referral for UC Berkeley faculty and staff and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory employees.
Employee Assistance also provides free and confidential consultation and training services for faculty and staff management, and campus administration related to behavioral health problems that impact workplace functioning
Employee Assistance is confidential.
Our counselors and administrative staff do not share information about you or your visits with anyone outside of Employee Assistance without your consent, except when required by law.
Elder Care
Program
As part of Employee Assistance, the Elder Care program offers confidential, free assistance for current UC Berkeley faculty and staff and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory employees caring for or concerned about an elder.
The Elder Care Counselor, Maureen Kelly, is available to answer your questions, help set priorities, refer you to resources and provide support.
If you'd like to schedule an appointment with Maureen, please call
Tel: (510) 643-7754
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Smart Phone Apps
MindShift
This app. guides and supports anyone suffering from anxiety. With mood check-in's, journals, and chill out tools, you can utilize various strategies in order to help control your everyday anxiety, or specific anxiety-inducing situations.
Take a Break!
It's important to remind yourself to take mini-breaks throughout the day in order to decrease stress, and improve energy levels. This app. has a 7 min. work break relaxation, and a 13 minute stress relief meditation, that allows you to add music or calming sounds. Perfect for the office when you need to refocus, or at home when you need to wind down.
Guided Mind
With over 200 guided meditations to choose from, this app allows you to easily and effectively experience meditation for as little or as long as you need to. Topics include: Meditation for Clarity, Confidence, Infinite Breath, Insomnia, Gratitude, and more.
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Welcome back to the new fall semester.
We hope you were able to find some downtime over the summer in which to rejuvenate and replenish your energy. As the campus becomes enlivened with new and returning students, and we embark on this new semester, perhaps you can take a moment to think of some positive goals you wish to set for yourself. This may include incorporating stress management or mindfulness techniques that can aid you in your day-to-day life.
Employee Assistance is here to provide you and your dependents with support through short-term counseling, assessment, referrals, and workshops.
Sincerely,
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Employee Assistance Fall 2016 Workshops
Be sure to go to the Employee Assistance Workshops page to learn more about these upcoming workshops, including more about the speakers, times, and registration information.
Thursday, September 14th
Tang Ed. Center, 12.10 - 1.30 pm
We all spend a lot of time thinking about and planning for the financial aspects of retirement. How much time have you spent thinking about your emotional preparation for your retirement? In this workshop we'll discuss the factors that are significant in affecting your happiness in retirement. And we'll help you to develop an action plan so that you can take steps NOW to ensure an emotionally successful retirement.
Tuesday, October 4th
Tang Ed. Center, 12.10 - 1.30 pm
This workshop will examine the importance of sleep on our emotional and mental health, and how a lack of it can impact our daily functioning. It will explore the evolutionary explanations behind sleep, the biology of sleep, including circadian rhythms and sleep cycles, and why it is necessary for survival. The workshop will also provide sleep hygiene tips and strategies designed to help improve the overall quality of your rest.
Thursday, October 3rd
Tang Ed. Center, 12.10 - 1.30 pm
In everyday life, there is often uncertainty in which course of action to take. If, for example, we do something we think our significant other will like but instead they are annoyed, they may simply be having a bad day and we should ignore it, or it may be that something in the underlying relationship has changed. We need to be able to decide between these alternatives if we are to pick the correct next action. It turns out that using information about the outcomes of previous actions to decide how to act in a situation such as this is something that anxious individuals struggle with. This workshop will explain our research on this topic and also describe more recent work on how anxiety leads to ambiguity aversion and how this can also result in poor decision making.
Wednesday, October 11th
Tang Ed. Center, 12.10 - 1.30 pm
Personal and professional success is in large part a function of your ability to manage your emotions and understand the emotions of others in order to avoid miscommunications, resolve conflicts, reach consensus, build a cohesive work environment and get things done. This workshop on Emotional Intelligence will help you become more aware of your emotions while increasing your ability to successfully interact with others in your personal and work life.
Thursday, December 1st
Tang Ed. Center, 12.10 - 1.30 pm
During the holidays, we are more likely to be stressed out and overwhelmed by obligations, errands and high expectations. Our "to-do" lists increasingly grow leading us to race through each day in an effort to complete holiday shopping and errands.
This workshop will explore triggers that can lead to the "holiday blues," look at ways to increase mindfulness by bringing you back to the present moment, and give practical stress management tips that may help reduce stress levels and allow you to enjoy the holidays more thoroughly.
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Elder Care Fall 2016 Workshops
Be sure to go to the Elder Care Workshops page to learn more about these upcoming workshops, including more about the speakers, times, and registration information.
Wednesday, September 28th
Wednesday, October 26th
Wednesday, November 16th
Thursday, December 8th
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Energize to Be Well
Energize to Be Well is a new collection of Fall 2016 programs for UC Berkeley faculty and staff, offered by Be Well at Work Faculty/Staff Health Programs. The main two offerings are the
Panel Presentation and the Six-Week Challenge
, alongside several supporting workshops offered by ergonomics, employee assistance, and wellness.
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Mindfulness Meditation Group
Take some time out for you, and try the free meditation group led by staff members who meet during lunch hour every Tuesday at the Tang Center.
Where: Tang Center, 3rd Fl. Conference Rm (3110)
When: Every Tuesday, 12:10 - 12:50 pm
Format: Drop in - no registration necessary.
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Boost Your Mental Health with Exercise
There are many health benefits to exercising regularly, one of which is that it increases and strengthens your mental health and energy levels in a positive, confidence-boosting way.
WorkFit
offers Faculty and Staff 50 classes per week all across campus at convenient times during the noon hour or at the end of the day. Certified fitness instructors lead a variety of classes including circuit training, yoga, Zumba, and more.
Enroll for unlimited access to WorkFit classes for 16 weeks (August 22-December 16) for $30 or 8 weeks (August 22-October 14) for $20.
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Getting to Know Your Happiness Strengths and Weaknesses
Living a happy life is a popular goal for many of us. At times, this goal can seem unreachable as we experience stress and anxiety in our daily lives. While some may feel that happiness is a result of circumstance, others view it as a natural disposition, however Tchiki Davis, a Berkeley graduate, feels that happiness is something we can develop daily.
So how does Davis suggest we take control of ensuring that we reach our personal happiness goals, and how do we know which skills need developing in order to achieve this?
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Introduction to Mindfulness Class
Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment. Rebecca Stanwyck will teach you how mindulness can improve focus and concentration, increase happiness, treat stress, relieve anxiety and chronic pain, and prevent relapses in addiction and depression. You'll
experience a sampling of mindfulness practices that are easy to learn and can be readily incorporated into daily life.
When: Saturday, September 10th 2016
Time: 1 pm - 3 pm
Cost: Free
Where: San Lorenzo Library, 395 Paseo Grande
Call 510-284-0640 to register.
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Positive Podcast
Whether at home relaxing, or on-the-go, there are ways in which technology can bolster our spirits and keep us feeling motivated and positive.
With episodes like, 'Seek Out Silence,' 'A Happiness Lesson From the Cat in the Hat,' and 'The Awful Habit of Awfulizing,' Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, offers practical advice about happiness and good habits in her upbeat and interesting podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin.
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Book Recommendation
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Rewire |
With revelations on new developments in neuroscience, and evidence based practices, O'Connor guides his readers through the process of changing how we think about situations in order to boost our mood, and maintain a positive outlook in our lives.
"Rewire
is essential reading for people and clinicians trying to improve their own life and the lives of everyone around them. Fascinating and powerful advice on ending negative thoughts and behaviors and improving your brain."- Andrew Newberg, MD, author of
Words Can Change Your Brain
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