How it works
Take advantage of your no-cost counseling visits with these easy steps:
Sign in or register
Whether you’re looking to activate your benefit or download your confirmation letter, sign in or register with an HSID account. It’s the first step.
Activate your benefit
Simply answer a few questions online to activate this benefit. Or call to talk to an Emotional Wellbeing Specialist who can help.
Activate your benefit
Simply answer a few questions online to activate this benefit. Or call to talk to an Emotional Wellbeing Specialist who can help.
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Learn how to activate your no-cost counseling benefit
Activate your benefit
Give us a call and talk to an emotional wellbeing specialist. They’ll ask you a few questions to activate your benefit.
Download your confirmation to give to your provider
After activating your benefit, download your confirmation letter right from this page. Tell your in-network provider you want to use your EAP benefits and give them the letter. It can help them submit your claim.
Find a provider offering EAP services
Need to find a mental health provider or check if your provider is in network? You can search the provider directory on this site and filter for EAP services. You can also call us anytime to help find a provider.
Frequently asked questions
Each set of no-cost counseling visits is good for one person, over one plan year, for one specific concern. When activating the benefit, you choose which concern to focus on, like anxiety, depression, relationships, or drug and alcohol issues. The counseling visits can be individual, family or group therapy for that concern.
This benefit doesn’t cover therapy visits over an hour, formal diagnostic assessments, medication or psychiatric visits. Talk to your provider if you have any questions about what mental health services may be best for you.
Nope. Your information is confidential. Your employer won’t know if you’ve activated the benefit, used any visits or what mental health concerns you may have.
It’s easy to activate your benefit online. In some cases, an Emotional Wellbeing Specialist may be better equipped to help you activate your benefit or connect you to the right support. Call us if any of these apply to you:
- You’re in crisis and need urgent help
- You’re under the age of 18
- You’re seeking services for someone other than yourself
- You’re seeking medication
- You’re in a safety sensitive position (truck driver, pilot, etc.)
- You were referred by your manager or supervisor
In-network therapists and psychologists can accept your EAP benefits, but psychiatrists cannot. You can use our provider directory to find an in-network provider who has told us they accept EAP benefits. Simply filter for EAP services.
If you already have a provider, you can use the directory to check if they’re in-network. If your provider hasn’t accepted EAP benefits before, that’s OK. Give them your confirmation letter. It has instructions to help them submit your claim.
In-network therapists and psychologists can accept your EAP benefits, but psychiatrists cannot. If you need help finding a provider, give us a call.
If you already have an in-network therapist or psychologist, simply give them your confirmation letter. It has instructions to help them submit your claim.
Once you’ve activated your benefit, you have until the end of your plan year to use your counseling visits. Many employers’ plan years start January 1, but some vary. Check your confirmation letter for your specific end date.
After your plan year is over, you can activate the benefit again for a new series of visits.
The no-cost counseling benefit can only be active for one concern at a time. But if you’d like to use the benefit for a different concern, give us a call. An Emotional Wellbeing Specialist can assist you.
The no-cost counseling benefit can only be active for one concern at a time. But if you’d like to use the benefit for a different concern, give us a call. An EAP specialist can assist you.
Even after you’ve used your no-cost visits, you can continue to see your therapist or mental health provider if you’d like. Talk to your provider’s office about how to bill any continuing visits. Or call the number on the back of your insurance card to learn what coverage you have as part of your behavioral health benefits.
Even after you’ve used your no-cost visits, you can continue to see your therapist or mental health provider if you’d like. Talk to your provider’s office about how to bill any continuing visits.
Important information
Payment for provider services is subject to eligibility for employee assistance program (EAP) services at the time services are provided, benefit plan limitations, availability of remaining coverage, and any limitations imposed by regulatory requirements.
Important information
Payment for provider services is subject to eligibility for EAP services at the time services are provided, benefit plan limitations, availability of remaining coverage, and any limitations imposed by regulatory requirements.
Do you need help now?
If you or a loved one is having a mental health crisis, call or text 988 to connect
with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. If you are experiencing an immediate,
life-threatening emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.