What's the difference between a psychological counselor and an eap counselor?

Clients: General psychological counselors only need to serve individuals or groups seeking help; In EAP consulting service, we are not only responsible for the employees who seek help, but also responsible for the management of the enterprise and the organization of the client company. EAP consultants need to have the important concept of multiple clients. 2. Counseling goal: The general counseling goal of psychological counselors is to help visitors promote physical and mental health and help them achieve self-growth; In addition to the above objectives, EAP consultants should also be responsible for helping organizations to establish organizational culture, coordinate internal relations, improve the overall health level of the organization, and most importantly, improve the performance level of the organization. 3. Counseling settings: general psychological counseling includes short-distance counseling and long-distance counseling. According to the situation and requirements of visitors, counseling settings will be different; EAP consultants mostly use short-term therapy, and the number of consultations is 2~ 12 times, generally 6 times. If the consultation outside the contract is not completed, the visitor needs to be referred to other consulting institutions for service. EAP consultants should have good evaluation ability and recommend employees who need remote consulting services as soon as possible. 4, the focus of the problem: general psychological counseling according to the needs of visitors to determine the focus of counseling. EAP consulting focuses on employees' physical and mental health in the workplace, including family problems and work balance, stress management and personal career development. 5. The payer of consultation: the payer of general psychological consultation is the visitor. The payer of EAP consultation is the organization, which pays the bill for employees, and EAP service is a kind of welfare for employees.