Your mental and emotional health is just as important as your physical health. Here are some resources to support mental health.

• All Larimer County employees and their dependents may utilize our Employee Assistance Program.
   
• Check out this series on Mindful Self Care, that offers practical ideas and tools for skillfully working with stress. The strategies described in these videos draw on the wisdom of mindfulness which is a way of paying attention in the present moment and bringing greater awareness and acceptance into our lives. Join Sue Schneider, Ph.D., from Colorado State University Extension, in exploring how to better manage stress, mindfully work with difficulties, and make your self-care a priority.
   
  • Mindful Self-Care: Part 1
  • Mindful Self-Care: Part 2, The Mindful STOP
  • Mindful Self-Care: Part 3, Leaning into Distress
  • Mindful Self-Care: Part 4, Befriending Negative Thoughts
  • Mindful Self-Care: Part 5, Prioritizing Self-Care
     
• Teladoc also offers Behavioral Health Counseling for $10 copays, for employees on Standard and Choice plans. Employees on the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) will be subject to the deductible and coinsurance.
  
  Benefits include: A video or phone appointment, 7 days/week. Work with a licensed psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, social worker, counselor, or therapist for support with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, family issues, and more. No limit on the number of visits.
  
  For more information regarding Teladoc, please click here.
   
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