My Mental Health
If you're feeling like your may harm yourself or someone else, call 911 or call or text 988 to reach the Suicide Prevention Hotline.
Keep calm with mental health care by Evernorth Confide
Concordia Health Plan members – and members of their households – have a new resource to get them started down a mental wellness path: the Evernorth Confide Behavioral Health Navigator.
Through Evernorth Confide enhanced EAP, members have access to expanded mental health care solutions - in person or digitally - to address what is challenging their mental well-being. They can find personalized care through assessment and care navigators. Evernorth Confide is here when YOU are ready.
A Care Navigator through Evernorth Confide can help you find a counselor based on your criteria, including faith, age and specialty.
Register or log in at Evernorth.com/ConcordiaPlans using Employer ID: CONCORDIA. To reach Evernorth Confide by phone, call 866-726-5267.
For the Pastoral Support Network through Evernorth, use the Employer ID: PASTOR or call 888-712-1805.
You’re able to earn points in Vitality for appointments with a licensed mental health professional. Earn 100 points for each visit, up to 800 points in a calendar year.
Vitality offers three "Mental Well-being Reviews" to support assessing our mental health, which can provide initial insight into where we are in comparison to our optimal state. You’ll be taking an important first step in improving your personal mental health awareness AND you’ll earn Vitality Points – 225 possible points available.
*Evernorth Confide is only available to Concordia Health Plan members and members of their households.
How to find and choose a counselor
When you’re ready to talk with a counselor about the challenge(s) you’re facing, there are several ways to find someone that you’ll feel comfortable speaking to about your mental well-being.
Lutheran counselors ready to help.
If you feel like you need to talk to someone about your mental health and you're specifically looking for a Lutheran counselor, Concordia Plans has created a network to help you find one. You don't have to be in the Concordia Health Plan or Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to search. It's important that you find someone you're comfortable speaking with about your mental well-being.
How do you decide which counselor is the best fit for you?
Use this checklist as a resource to help you know what to ask so you can make the best choice.
Watch "Seeking a Counselor," presented by LCMS Rev. Marty Hasz, Director of Church Worker Wellness for the Missouri District.
Rev. Marty Hasz holds a Master of Arts in mental health counseling from Southeast Missouri State University. He is a licensed professional counselor specializing in emotionally focused therapy.
No matter the challenge, Evernorth Confide can help
Additional mental health care resources
Be sure to also check with your district, circuit or employer for additional resources available.
