Caring for the Whole Person
Your team members are your greatest asset. Ensuring their well-being is vital to your organization’s future. Happier, more productive employees incur lower mental health costs. This results in reduced absenteeism, better focus and improved performance at work. Access to affordable mental health care for employees remains a leading concern for organizations.
The ThedaCare At Work Employee Assistance Program (EAP) helps improve team member well-being. Through offering prompt access to counseling to help resolve mental, emotional and personal struggles, individuals are more likely to achieve work-life balance.
EAP Services & Statistics
EAPs offer a proven care model for helping individuals work through mental and emotional health challenges. Our program offers:
- Full-service, resolution-focused program with a total cost-of-care emphasis
- Quick access to counseling, with 90% of initial appointments offered within three days of call
- Utilization rates of 6.9%, compared to 4.7% industry average
- Prompt assessment and treatment in person, telephonically or virtually
- 10 times lower direct cost with our EAP vs. traditional behavioral health services
- Full range of professional EAP counseling services available with quick response
- 24/7 access to guidance through MyLifeExpert.com, including articles, videos, podcasts and webinars
- Critical incident response and consultations
- Formal referrals for work performance concerns
- Prompt support to maintain a healthy and productive workplace
Why Choose Our EAP?
Here’s some of what sets us apart:
We provide faster and more convenient access to care, resulting in higher utilization. Many other programs are built to screen and then refer elsewhere, resulting in unnecessary insurance claims or unresolved issues.
We’re experienced and highly committed to the ThedaCare mission of improving community health. We provide a national EAP affiliate network, so employees and their household members receive assistance no matter where they live or work.
We offer proactive account management that’s personalized and responsive. Our goal is to optimize your program usage.
Our results-oriented approach includes quarterly reporting that shows our impact on your total cost of care. Over 97% of cases initiated in the ThedaCare At Work EAP are resolved within the program.
Meet Our Counselors
Gregg Brewer
Gregg Brewer holds a master’s degree in counseling and completed post-graduate training in marriage and family therapy and in the trauma treatment technique of EMDR. He has more than 36 years’ experience in behavioral health, over half of this in EAP settings.
Brewer works with patients of all ages. He helps individuals, couples and families use their strengths to grow and manage life’s challenges.
Focuses include:
- Addictions
- Substance use
- Anger management
- Behavioral and emotional disorders
- Depression and anxiety
- Elder/adult caregiving
- Grief and loss
- Trauma
- Infertility and adoption
- LGBTQ+
- Marital or relationship conflict
- Parenting or family
- Children/adolescents
- Self-improvement
- Stress management
- Workplace conflict
- Critical incident stress management
- Supervisory education and training
- Supervisory coaching
Christy Codner
Christy Codner, MSW, LCSW, earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and a Bachelor of Science degree in social work and psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Codner is comfortable working with clients of all ages and backgrounds and has specialized counseling experience in the areas of eating disorder recovery and family relationships.
Prior to becoming a mental health counselor, Codner worked with youth and families involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice system for 20 years. Codner is experienced in using ACT, CBT, DBT, exposure therapy and EFT techniques and will adapt her approach to individual needs and preferences. She brings humor, kindness, positivity and open-mindedness to each session. Outside of work, Codner enjoys spending time with her animals, listening to music, reading mysteries and being outdoors.
Melanie Creger
Melanie Creger is a licensed professional counselor, clinical substance abuse counselor and certified social worker. She has worked in the counseling and psychological services field since 1990.
“I believe everyone has strengths and can heal and thrive. Therapy does not have to add to trauma. I add a good dose of humor to help you feel successful on your journey. Therapy is most effective when it is collaborative and tailored specifically to each individual. I encourage everyone to build a strong and positive support system.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to work with people to reach their goals and improve their lives. I help people heal from the past and take charge of their lives in a different way. I primarily use cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients make changes, knowing they are doing the best they can. I provide remote virtual counseling and EAP services. All are welcome!”
Randi Davis
Randi Davis, MA, LPC, SAC, earned her master’s degree from Lakeland University. She sees clients age 13 and older. Using cognitive behavioral therapy and a humanistic, holistic approach, Davis offers a compassionate, safe space where individuals feel heard and receive support and strategies to make healthy changes to ignite healing and bring balance back into their life.
Focuses include:
- Adjustment to life events
- Anxiety
- ADHD
- Alcohol/substance abuse
- Anger issues
- Depression
- Emotion regulation/coping
- Grief/loss
- Self-esteem
- Stress management
- Trauma
Kimberly Gientz-Karis
Kimberly Gientz-Karis received her master’s in social work with a concentration in mental health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a state-licensed clinical social worker and has experience working with a broad range of issues with various ages and backgrounds.
Gientz-Karis uses a person-centered, strengths-based perspective in her approach to assist people with their goals. She brings kindness, positivity, open-mindedness and compassion to each session. She works with people to build upon their strengths, increase resilience and pursue goals.
Focuses include:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Disability adjustment
- Elder support
- Grief/loss
- Relationship issues
- Marital concerns
- Self-esteem
- Stress management
- Parenting
- Life transitions
- Work-life balance
Marynn Siebert
Maryann Siebert is the supervisor and a counselor with the ThedaCare Employee Assistance Program. She received her master’s degree in counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and has over 25 years’ counseling experience. She is also a certified employee assistance professional and a state-licensed professional counselor.
Focuses include:
- Children and teen issues
- Parenting issues
- Blended/step families
- Marriage and family issues
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Management consultation
- Employer Contact for Formal Referrals
- Contact for Coordination of Critical Incident
- Stress Debriefings (CISD)
