Workplace Mental Health & Employee Assistance

Specialist support for your workforce

Pre-Emptive Healthcare provides psychologist-led Employee Assistance and workplace mental-health services for organisations that want confidential, high-quality clinical support for their people. Our EAP is grounded in a multidisciplinary mental-health clinic rather than a call centre, so employees have access to early intervention and, when needs become more complex, to more specialised care.

Strictly ConfidentialEmployer never sees session content
Employees & FamiliesImmediate family included
In-Person & TelehealthBalwyn North clinic, telehealth across Australia
De-identified ReportingUtilisation data without content

More than an EAP
counselling service

Many workplace concerns can be addressed effectively through short-term psychological support, and that is what most EAP sessions provide.

Sometimes, however, the person who presents through EAP needs more than a small number of brief sessions. Because Pre-Emptive Healthcare is a multidisciplinary clinic, with Clinical Psychologists, Registered Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists and a dietitian, we can recognise when that is the case and, where appropriate, offer a pathway into:

  • Clinical Psychology and ongoing psychological treatment
  • Trauma and PTSD treatment
  • Psychiatry
  • ADHD and Autism assessment and support
  • Child, adolescent and family psychology
  • Couples and relationship support
  • Eating-disorder and dietetic support
  • Complex, multidisciplinary mental-health care

Our aim is not simply to provide an EAP session. It is to help ensure the person reaches the right level of care.

Truly Confidential

Employees access EAP services independently. Your organisation will never know who used the service or what was discussed. Only de-identified utilisation data is reported back.

Real Clinicians

All sessions are provided by AHPRA-registered psychologists, the same team who deliver our clinical services. No outsourcing to call-centre counsellors, no chatbots. Real expertise, real care.

Flexible Delivery

Face-to-face care at our Balwyn North clinic and secure telehealth across Australia. Where broader geographic, after-hours or specialist coverage is needed, we can explore tailored arrangements through selected clinical and EAP partners.

What We Offer

Psychologist-led services that can be configured to your organisation's size, workforce location and required level of support.

01

Employee Assistance Program

Confidential short-term psychological support for employees, and their immediate families, experiencing personal, emotional, family or workplace difficulties.

02

Manager Assist

Confidential consultation for managers navigating employee wellbeing, difficult workplace situations and psychologically sensitive conversations.

03

Critical Incident & Trauma Support

Psychologist-led support following distressing or traumatic workplace events, with broader response capability available through our clinical and EAP partner network.

04

Workplace Mental Health Education

Tailored education, awareness sessions and practical mental-health training for teams and organisations.

05

Reflective Practice & Team Wellbeing

Facilitated reflective practice, debriefing and team wellbeing sessions for organisations working in emotionally demanding environments.

06

Specialist Clinical Pathways

Access to Pre-Emptive's broader clinical team when an employee requires treatment or assessment beyond the scope of brief EAP intervention.

For Employers & Employees

Setting up an EAP with Pre-Emptive Healthcare is straightforward, for both organisations and their people.

1
For Employers

Organisation Enquiry & Agreement

Contact us to discuss your organisation's size, needs, and what EAP structure would work best. We'll prepare a service agreement covering session allocations, billing arrangements, and reporting. EAP can be structured as a per-session fee or an annual package. We'll recommend what suits your organisation.

2
Roll-Out

Communicating EAP to Your Team

We'll provide a simple one-pager or email template you can share with employees, explaining how to access the EAP, what it covers, and the confidentiality guarantee. Clear communication is key to uptake. Employees are more likely to use EAP when they understand and trust it.

3
Employee Access

Direct Booking: No Employer Involvement

Employees contact us directly to book. They don't need employer permission or a referral. They simply mention they're accessing the EAP through their employer and provide the organisation name. Sessions are scheduled at their convenience, in-person or via telehealth.

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Sessions

Short-Term, Focused Support

EAP sessions are typically 3–6 sessions per issue, solution-focused and goal-directed. If an employee needs more than brief support, we'll discuss the right pathway with them. That may be ongoing care within Pre-Emptive's clinical team, or Medicare-funded sessions with a GP referral, so support continues without interruption.

5
Reporting

De-Identified Utilisation Reports

We provide periodic utilisation reports to the employer, showing uptake numbers and general themes (e.g. "work stress" vs "personal issues") without any identifying information about individual employees or session content. This helps organisations understand the value of their EAP investment.

A Clinically Led Alternative

Psychologist-Led Care

EAP support is embedded within an established mental-health practice rather than operating separately from clinical care. Every session is delivered by an AHPRA-registered psychologist.

Multidisciplinary Capability

Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Dietetics and neurodevelopmental assessment are all available within the wider Pre-Emptive service.

Continuity of Care

Where clinically appropriate, people who need additional treatment can be supported beyond the initial EAP intervention, rather than simply reaching the end of an allocated session limit.

Boutique & Responsive

We aim to retain the personal service, clinical governance and responsiveness of an independent specialist practice.

Flexible Delivery

Services may be configured according to organisational size, workforce location and the level of support required, in person, by telehealth, or a mix of both.

Transparent Reporting

De-identified utilisation reports show your organisation the uptake and general themes without ever identifying an individual or revealing session content.

Broader reach without
losing clinical quality

Pre-Emptive Healthcare is developing a selected Clinical Partner Network of established independent psychology, mental-health and allied-health practices. The network exists so that, when an organisational or government contract calls for broader geographic coverage, clinical capacity, specialist expertise or surge capability, reputable independent practices can combine their strengths.

Participating organisations remain independent businesses. The network is not intended to replace their identity or turn them into branches of Pre-Emptive Healthcare.

Partnership does not need to work in only one direction. Depending on the opportunity, Pre-Emptive may act as the lead organisation, a specialist clinical provider, or a collaborative delivery partner.

Pre-Emptive-Led Opportunities

For selected workplace mental-health, EAP and government opportunities, Pre-Emptive may act as the principal clinical provider and collaborate with partner organisations to extend coverage, specialist services, surge capacity, critical-incident response, after-hours access and complementary wellbeing services.

Pre-Emptive as Your Specialist Clinical Partner

We also welcome discussions with established EAP, employee-wellbeing and workplace-services organisations seeking a specialist clinical provider: eastern-suburbs face-to-face delivery, Clinical Psychology, trauma-focused therapy, psychiatry pathways, neurodevelopmental assessment and overflow psychological capacity.

Frequently Asked

Will my employer know I'm using the EAP?

No. EAP services are entirely confidential. Your employer will only receive de-identified, aggregate utilisation data (for example, "12 employees accessed EAP this quarter"), never who used the service or what was discussed. The confidentiality of EAP is protected by the same ethical and legal obligations as all psychology services.

Can family members use the EAP?

Yes. In most EAP arrangements, immediate family members (partner/spouse and dependent children) are eligible to access sessions under the same entitlement as the employee. This recognises that personal and family issues often directly affect work performance and wellbeing.

How quickly can employees access a session?

We aim to see EAP clients within 3–5 business days of initial contact. For urgent situations, we'll do our best to accommodate as quickly as possible. Telehealth sessions can often be arranged sooner than in-person, particularly for first contacts.

What if an employee needs more than the allocated sessions?

If longer-term support is needed, we'll discuss appropriate pathways with the employee. Because Pre-Emptive is a multidisciplinary clinic, that can include ongoing psychological treatment, psychiatry or assessment within our own team, or Medicare-funded psychology sessions with a Mental Health Care Plan from their GP. Support continues without interruption, while EAP costs stay predictable for the organisation.

Do you offer critical incident support?

Yes. Critical incident debriefing and response can be arranged for organisations following a significant workplace event (serious injury, death of a colleague, traumatic incident). Please contact us directly to discuss your needs and we'll arrange appropriate support as quickly as possible.

Do you provide nationwide or 24/7 EAP coverage?

Our clinicians deliver face-to-face care in Balwyn North and telehealth across Australia. For organisations requiring broader geographic, after-hours or specialist capability, we can explore tailored delivery arrangements through selected clinical and EAP partners. We will always be clear about exactly what is in place for your organisation before any agreement is signed.

We run our own EAP. Can Pre-Emptive be our clinical provider?

Yes. We welcome discussions with established EAP, employee-wellbeing and workplace-services organisations seeking a specialist clinical provider in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, including Clinical Psychology, trauma-focused therapy, psychiatry pathways, neurodevelopmental assessment and overflow capacity. See our Clinical Partner Network page to express interest.

Discuss EAP for
your organisation

Contact us to talk through your organisation's size and needs, get a quote, and set up a service agreement.

Email Us to Enquire

Or call 03 9989 3380. We're here Monday to Friday.

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