Interlock offers Employee Assistance Program employees a range of different counselling services to help them meet work and personal challenges.

General psychological counselling covers many life situations (see ‘How Interlock helps employees’).  In addition, the following services provide specialist help:

Financial counselling

Our specialist financial counsellors offer financial education and help you develop action plans to take full control of your finances.

Indigenous counselling

As an Indigenous person, you may prefer to talk to someone from a similar background who understands your cultural values.

Family counselling

Most employers’ Interlock programs also offer free counselling for your family members who live at home.  Ask your manager or phone Interlock to check if this applies to you.

Couple counselling

Interlock enriches your relationship by helping you to:

• Assess your relationship strengths and vulnerabilities
• Define the relationship you want
• Develop key relationship skills
• Identify action to strengthen your relationship

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Relationship problems tend to occur in fairly predictable ways, usually coming to crisis points when one or both partners are experiencing low levels of engagement or enthusiasm.

Partners do not always have the same level of emotional connectedness, or the same level of sexual interests.  Sometimes stressful external or personal issues experienced by either individual alone can cause a breakdown in the relationship.Other difficulties, like communication or support issues between partners, may remain unresolved for too long, putting overwhelming stress on the relationship.

Common communication problems include one or more of the partners becoming too demanding or rigid when communicating. At the other extreme, the partner may withdraw away from communication and refuse to negotiate. The other partner in turn may perceive withdrawal as rejection or lack of concern.

At this point the couple are in conflict and the relationship can become unhealthy and breakdown altogether. When partners are committed to remaining together, all of these issues can be addressed openly and honestly.  Improving a relationship sometimes needs concerted work. When people are optimistic about the future of their relationship there is the potential to work through the relationship issues. <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->

If things seem insurmountable and you are struggling to think of new ways to approach your relationship problems you should consider getting some quality relationship counselling. Larger problems can be reduced to sets of smaller, more manageable ones with the right type of support.

Our qualified counsellors can help you;

·         Identify your support needs.

·         Build better relationships

·         Develop respect and understanding

·         Develop trust

·         Create quality time together

·         Rekindle your passion

Legal advice

You can take advantage of a free initial advice and information session with a practising law company to help you understand your legal situation.

Critical incident stress management

If there is a serious incident in your workplace, your organisation will give you the option of special counselling.

Manager support services

If you manage people as a team leader or supervisor at work, there are further services to help you.  Click here for details.