ABSTRACT
In recent years, a new dimension has been added to counselling: that of workplace counselling. There has been a rapid expansion of employee counselling services, which are aimed at helping employees (and sometimes their families) deal more effectively with personal, family and work-related problems. The sudden growth is the result of a number of influences, including the recognition of stress as a real phenomenon within organisations, and more recently the increase in the likelihood of stress litigation, relating to stress caused by the workplace (Earnshaw and Cooper 1991, in press).
