Oars Across the Waters

Oars Across the Waters provides Employee Assistance Programs for state, local and federal government organisations across Australia, established in Perth in 2005.

• Company Director Dorothy has provided HR consulting and counselling services, particularly mental health services, to the WA State Government and private sector since 1998.
• The company has held successive Common Use Contracts for human resource consulting in human resource strategy and packaged training provision.
• Its team includes clinical and forensic psychologists working in organisational settings, facilitators, trainers, coaches and counsellors, all holding at least a four year degree, many at Masters level.
• Dorothy is a representative of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association of Australasia (EAPAA), the peak body for EAP providers.

Best for: state, local or federal government agencies seeking an established Employee Assistance Program provider with counsellors experienced in dual client, individual and organisational, relationships.

Oars Across the Waters offers Counselling and Psychotherapy services for individuals and organisations across the state and local government sectors from its Perth base.

• The company specialises in management counselling and team interventions, drawing on hand picked senior associate and clinical psychologists working in organisational settings.
• Counsellors hold ongoing externally supervised accreditation and professional development points, with many psychologists also maintaining Medicare registration.
• The team has a mix of full time and part time personnel able to increase availability during periods of higher demand.

Best for: public sector managers and staff needing confidential counselling support during difficult organisational periods.