About ESS
ESS is delivered directly by Your Counselling, a Calgary clinical practice: registered professionals, one accountable team, and no brokered network.
In 18 years of community mental health work, founder Jeff Sturgeon saw people struggling to reach care through fragmented systems. Your Counselling was built to make care easy to reach, and connected once you reach it. ESS brings that to the workplace.
Employee Support Solutions (ESS) is the workplace mental health program of Your Counselling, an Alberta-based clinical practice. myEFAP.ca is its home online.
Access to counselling is only part of it. Your people need real options, your leaders need support, and the program needs to keep improving. ESS is a partnership: a clinical team working with your organization to build sustainable support around the people who rely on you every day, and the community you serve.
Registered Psychologists (College of Alberta Psychologists) and Registered Clinical and Registered Social Workers (Alberta College of Social Workers). Master's-level practicum clinicians work under the direct supervision of a regulated professional.
Approaches including CBT, ACT, DBT, EMDR and ART, chosen to fit the person and the concern, with ongoing professional development.
Clinicians experienced with BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, newcomer and neurodivergent clients, training in Indigenous cultural safety, translation support where needed, and accessible locations.
Clinician-led intake, documented matching, and regular peer consultation and clinical supervision. The Clinical Director supervises every critical incident response.
Licensure verified annually, background and vulnerable sector checks renewed yearly, professional liability insurance, and quarterly and annual quality audits.
Founder & Clinical Director
A social worker with an 18-year career in community mental health. Jeff founded Your Counselling to make care easier to reach, and now spends much of his time mentoring clinicians, guiding strategy and working with employers to build sustainable support systems.
Manager, Operations & Programs
A Registered Social Worker with a background in clinical practice, program development, organizational systems and contract administration. Omid leads ESS program development, service agreements and quality improvement, with a systems-informed approach.
Supervisor, Client Services
Gabi oversees the Client Services team that is often the first point of contact, coordinating care and making sure every person who reaches out has a welcoming, clear and well-organized start.
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