Sac State offers high-quality counseling benefits for employees and their family members through the Employee Assistance Program, our onsite Center for Counseling and Diagnostic Services, and under coverage with an employee’s medical provider through negotiated benefits. Employees also have access to a diverse variety of wellness classes and resources.

Mental Health Resources

Counseling through LifeMatters by Empathia

Sac State offers high-quality counseling benefits for employees and their family members through the Employee Assistance Program.

Counseling through Employee Medical Plans

Sac State provides best-in-class medical benefits for employees and their families. These plans include a wide variety of counseling and therapeutic services. Employees are encouraged to explore their plan's full range of mental health support options, which often include 24/7 emotional support, 1:1 counseling sessions, group therapy, coaching, addiction and recovery programs, and stress reduction programs.

On-campus Counseling and Psychotherapy Services

On-campus support is available to staff through the Counseling & Diagnostic Service Center.

Physical Health Resources

Wellness Classes provided by Medical Providers

Employees are encouraged to explore their medical benefits and engage with their chosen medical providers to take full advantage of ongoing health management and wellbeing programs offered throughout the year by highly skilled subject matter experts. Options often include in-person and online classes, 1:1 coaching,

Gym Memberships and Wellness Apps

Sac State employees receive significant discounts on local gym memberships and have access to free or inexpensive wellness apps. For example:

• California Family Fitness offers 25-40% off monthly dues for Sac State employees and their families.
• Health care providers offer fitness program discounts, and employees are encouraged to utilize these benefits. As an example, one health plan offers a drastically reduced monthly membership fee to fitness centers, 10-50% off fitness merchandise, and discounted rates for complementary health services such as massage and acupuncture.
• Employees can access Sac State’s onsite WELL facility for $19-33 per month.
• Employee health plan providers often offer free wellness apps to their members. For example, Kaiser provides Calm, Ginger, and myStrength, Sutter Health provides Sanvello, in addition to others.

Sac State Steps Together

In the past, Sac State Steps Together was offered as a cohorted group experience. Due to many employees working hybrid schedules, we have transitioned the program to an online, self-regulated program. All employees are invited to participate in their own self-monitored walking program with the help of the following resources designed to help walkers begin and maintain a walking program.

Walking Paths at Sac State

Sac State Walking Map

Healthy Hornet Path

Sac State Arboretum

Walking Resources

Don’t just sit there!

Walking 101 – 6 Week Program

Checking Air Quality

Start with Stretching

Monitoring Steps

Virtual Calming Room

This Virtual Calming Room is a place for employees and their families to find tools and strategies for managing emotions and feelings with the hope of building resilience through self-care. Be sure to check out the “Workouts” section of the Virtual Calming Room to get free access to on-demand yoga classes, full body workouts, core and resistance trainings, and 15-minute boxing classes. These links make it convenient for employees to be able to participate in multiple forms of exercise from any location at any time.

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