Member Benefit Spotlight
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tress is inevitable. How well we effectively or ineffectively deal with that stress is up to each of us individually. At Concern, we know that it does not matter if your stress is of a positive or negative nature, if not controlled effectively, it can take over your wellbeing. Thanks to the Wellness Committee, Concern is a new benefit offered for you as a member of the Memphis Bar Association. We want to be your local, comprehensive, and cost effective mental health provider. Concern is a counseling office based in Midtown Memphis but covering the Shelby County area in Bartlett, Germantown, Southaven, and Tipton County. We are referred to as an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) but proudly serve employees and, students, along with associations. We are pleased to provide services for companies, schools, cities, and associations across the U.S. for over 30 years. Unlike many similar counseling services provided through insurance carriers, we are local providers that know and live in your community. We make the choice to schedule a counseling appointment easy and convenient. If elected into the benefit, to schedule with a counselor the member need only to call our office at
901-458-4000 to schedule at the office of their choosing. In our current phase of telehealth counseling, current clients can choose to have their HIPAA compliant visit from the location of their choice from their smartphone or computer. Since this benefit extends to anyone in your household, those individuals need only to do the same. Counseling can sometimes seem like a daunting choice to make especially if you are in the midst of a stressful event(s). This we know well because our seasoned counselors see a large range of life situations that cause an individual to elect to make this step. Our comprehensive team of Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) are well versed is assisting with a varieties of stress ranging from relationships, anxiety, depression, and/or addiction. Our counselors work with each client, couple, and/or family unit to assisting in finding their strengths and areas of opportunity. At Concern we think of a visit to a counselor is just as important as your yearly physical. Tending to your mental health with counseling is a great way to get unbiased feedback on your current life situation. Along with counseling, Concern will also
MBA members can participate in Concern EAP by paying $40 in addition to their MBA dues. This covers the MBA member as well as anyone living in his/her household for the entirety of 2020; the number of counseling sessions is unlimited. If you have not renewed your membership yet, you can opt into Concern EAP when you renew and pay the additional $40. If you have already renewed your membership, you can still “add on� this benefit by contacting the MBA at 901.527.3573 or info@memphisbar.org. 18
