Eligible employees and their spouse and dependants can access:
- Greater flexibility to access resources: online, in person or by phone with the ability to schedule a virtual counselling appointment within 24 to 72 hours.
- Personalized therapist matching service: Flexible matching system allows you to select your own counsellor based on your needs and preferences, including clinical experience, cultural fit, language, religion, availability and more.
- Increased continuity of care: You can stay on with your therapist at a reduced rate if you want to continue seeing them after your sponsored hours are expended.
- Wide spectrum of experts: Registered nurses, dieticians, coaches and trained experts help you navigate all aspects of life and achieve your personal goals.
- Legal and financial consultations: Access expert advice and guidance on legal matters, financial planning, debt management and other related topics.
- Work-life solutions: Discover a wealth of resources — including articles, webinars and workshops — to assist you in managing daily life challenges, such as childcare, eldercare and education.
- Health and well-being support: Gain access to tools and resources aimed at improving physical well-being, including online health assessments, lifestyle coaching and personalized wellness plans.
- Support for managers: Inkblot offers specialized support and guidance for managers and supervisors to assist them in supporting their team members during challenging situations.
Attend an online information session
Register now to attend an Inkblot orientation that will provide an overview of the program. This session is a general session offered to individuals at various organizations. The sessions are offered on the first Thursday of the month and are thirty (30) minutes in length.
Zoom Registration for EFAP Employee Orientation
How do I access Inkblot Therapy?
Go to inkblottherapy.com and select "get started." Enter the registration code found in the Wellness Resources area of the Employee Resources & Timesheets page on myMRU.ca.
How to register and book appointments in Inkblot Therapy
Frequently asked questions
Regular employees — including contract faculty — and their partners and dependants can receive the following each contract year (Aug. 1 through July 31):
- Five hours of individual mental health counselling and five hours of couples/family counselling
- Five hours of nutrition/health coaching
- Five hours of life transition coaching
- Legal consultations as needed
- Financial consultations as needed
Casual employees, non-credit instructors and private music instructors, their partners and dependants can receive three hours of individual mental health counselling via phone or online each contract year (Aug. 1 through July 31).
All employees can also access online mental health e-learning courses and the Wellness Hub, in addition to Tranquility ICBT, a self-directed digital program that uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help people with anxiety and depression achieve their wellness goals.
Once you create your Inkblot account, fill out a short, personalized matching assessment. Inkblot generates a short-list of counsellors best-suited for your needs based on clinical experience, cultural fit, language and more. You can then book a phone, video or in-person* session. Generally, you can book an online appointment in as little as 24-72 hours, making accessing support easy, fast and effective.
The first appointment is a free 15-minute consultation to ensure you have found a good therapist match. Individual counselling appointments can be booked for 30, 60 or 90 minutes and couples/family counselling appointments can be booked for 60 or 90 minutes.
*Note: In-person appointments are only available to regular employees, including contract faculty.Only you and your counsellor have access to your mental health information. Appointments on Inkblot are not recorded or stored on any server. In fact, they do not go through our servers at all. A military-grade encrypted link for your appointment is made directly between you and your care provider, which bypasses Inkblot servers.
Inkblot does not store your financial information. A highly secure platform called Stripe (which is similar to PayPal) handles all billing and financial transactions.Personal information, such as your name, address, and any of your care provider's notes and documents, are stored on a dedicated server with its own protected network located in Toronto. This data is encrypted at the highest possible level, and the server is audited regularly to ensure it meets the highest standards of best security practices (SOC 2 certified).
All information stored on the Inkblot platform is only accessible to a few Inkblot employees, and their access is regularly audited to ensure security and appropriateness. Inkblot is legally bound not to allow any third-party company (including your employer) to have access to your information without your written consent.