Emotional Well-being

Faculty/Employee Assistance Program (F/EAP)

Your Dartmouth Faculty/Employee Assistance Program with Lyra gives employees and each your household members 10 no-cost confidential sessions with a therapist and/or coach, plus self-care resources, and work-life support. 

Health Coaching

Work with the on-campus Health Coach for guidance and accountability for stress management, weight management, chronic conditions, or any other health goals you may have. Available to all benefits-eligible employees at no cost. 

Resources if you're enrolled in Cigna

For those enrolled in a Cigna medical plan through Dartmouth, you have access to a variety of in-network therapists, psychiatrists, and behavioral health coaches, as well as free access to Headspace.  Visit mycigna.com to learn more. 

Headspace:

Meditation helps you to be more mindful – and Headspace is your personal guide, with thousands of meditations and exercises for sleep, focus, and movement. Available at no cost through mycigna.com.

App-Based Virtual Options:

Access a variety of virtual services including options for children, teens, and adults. Support is available in several ways--through text, phone, and video--and cover a wide range of needs.

Cigna's Employee Assistance Program (EAP):

Included in your Cigna medical plan, is Cigna's EAP network--you can receive three EAP sessions per year at no out of pocket cost. You must provide your counselor with an EAP code. Please note: Cigna's EAP network is completely separate from Dartmouth's Faculty/Employee Assistance Program network and does not provide the same benefits. 

Mental Health Exception Benefit:

To improve access to mental health care for Dartmouth employees and their families enrolled in a Cigna medical plan, Dartmouth offers some additional out-of-network relief.

Mindfulness & Meditation Groups

Hosted in collaboration with the Tucker Center, join a morning Meditation Group.

• Morning Meditation: Mondays & Thursdays 8 - 8:45 AM (Rollins Chapel)

Headspace also offer monthly live virtual meditations and quarterly live virtual workshops. You do not have to be a Headspace member to join. See upcoming calendar.

Yoga, Movement & Mindfulness

Access free live and recorded yoga, movement, and mindfulness sessions. Plus, the Student Wellness Center offers ongoing mindfulness sessions, drop-ins, and classes--most are open to staff and faculty!

Webinars

The Wellness at Dartmouth office offers free live and pre-recorded webinars covering a variety of topics to help support your emotional well-being. 

Tucker Center for Spiritual and Ethical Life

The Tucker Center provides pastoral counseling, free mindfulness sessions, and provides access to a walking labyrinth as well as prayer and meditation rooms.

Dartmouth Ombuds

Ombuds listen and help identify concerns, navigate issues, illuminate pathways, problem solve, and address conflict. They help untangle the often-complicated terrain of decision making toward satisfactory resolution for any matter that impacts your Dartmouth experience. The Ombuds operates as an off-the-record, non-judgmental place where visitors are treated with dignity and respect.

Mindful Dartmouth Initiative

Find additional resources at Mindfulness at Dartmouth, an intentional movement across the entire Dartmouth ecosystem committed to the centering of evidence-based mindfulness and contemplative practices as foundational to whole person development and wellbeing.

Resources@Work

Connect with our onsite Resource Navigator for guidance, education, and support for a variety of needs related to financial, social, and emotional stability. 

Counseling Center Mental Health Trainings

The Counseling Center offers trainings and presentations that are focused on mental health awareness, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention. Classes for faculty and staff include:

• Campus Connect Suicide Prevention Training 
• Campus Connect Booster 
• Creating a Culture of Care Training 
• Mental Health First Aid