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For churches and businesses

Give your people a way to get help.

Sponsor counseling sessions for your congregation or your employees. You choose how many sessions to cover; we handle the care, privately and professionally.

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Two ways to sponsor

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Churches

Care for your congregation

Many pastors provide spiritual counseling and know when someone needs more. A sponsorship gives you somewhere to send them, with the cost already covered.

  • Members can request a Christian-based counselor
  • Support for grief, marriage, parenting, anxiety and depression
  • A clear next step when a pastoral conversation reaches its limit
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Businesses

Support your employees

A counseling benefit that goes beyond the workplace and shows your team you care, without the overhead of building a program yourself.

  • Confidential: employees contact us directly
  • Help with stress, burnout, family strain and life changes
  • Can complement an existing EAP

How it works

  1. 1

    Tell us about your group

    Complete the short enrollment form below. Tell us whether you're a church or a business, roughly how many people you'd like to support, and who our contact is.

  2. 2

    Choose what you'll cover

    You decide how many counseling sessions your organization will pay for. We'll walk you through the options and how billing works before anything is set up.

  3. 3

    Share it with your people

    Let your congregation or staff know the sponsorship is available. Anyone who wants help calls us directly and mentions it.

  4. 4

    We take it from there

    A Patient Account Representative matches each person with a licensed therapist at any of our offices or online. Their care is private between them and their therapist.

Why sponsor with Oceanic®

  • Private by design

    You'll know your sponsorship is being used: each person signs a release so we can confirm their sessions for billing. What they talk about in therapy stays private.

  • You set the budget

    Cover as many or as few sessions as you choose, and adjust as you see how they're used.

  • Licensed therapists

    62 licensed therapists, trained in CBT, EMDR, DBT, grief, trauma, couples and family work.

  • Faith-integrated if wanted

    For church sponsorships, members can ask for one of our Christian-based counselors, who integrate faith into therapy at the client's request.

  • In person or online

    At ten offices across South Carolina, or by secure video anywhere in the state.

  • Seen quickly

    Most new clients have their first appointment within a few business days.

The need is real

  • 70%

    of employers report mental-health challenges among their employees.

    The Hartford
  • 4 in 5

    employees say workplace stress affects their relationships with family, friends and coworkers.

    Mental Health America
  • 76%

    of churchgoers say suicide is a problem that needs to be addressed in their community.

    Lifeway Research
  • 65%

    of churchgoing family members of people with mental illness want their church to talk about it openly.

    Lifeway Research

For pastors and managers: when to refer

Pastoral care and a supportive manager matter a great deal. These are signs it's time to involve a licensed professional as well.

If someone is in immediate danger, call or text 988 or call 911.

  • Talk of suicide, self-harm or not wanting to be here
  • Grief that isn't easing with time
  • A traumatic event, recent or past
  • Persistent sadness, hopelessness or withdrawal
  • Anxiety, panic or fear that's limiting daily life
  • Mood swings or impulsive behavior straining relationships
  • Depression during pregnancy or after a baby
  • Obsessive thoughts or compulsive rituals
  • A child acting out, refusing school or struggling
  • Marriage or family conflict that keeps escalating

Create your sponsorship plan

Tell us about your church or business and we'll contact you to set it up. There's no obligation.

Form not loading? Open it in a new tab (Church and business sponsorship form) or call (843) 894-0000.

Common questions

What happens to sessions that aren't used?

Sponsorships are prepaid blocks of sessions. More details, including pricing, how long sessions stay available and how unused sessions are handled, will be provided to interested organizations. Sponsorship payments are a purchase of services, not a charitable donation; ask your tax adviser about deductibility as a business expense.

How will we know the sessions were used?

Before using a sponsored session, each person signs a release allowing us to confirm to your organization the sessions they attended, for billing. That's the only information shared: never diagnoses, notes or anything said in session. Federal privacy law (HIPAA) requires that written release, and the person can choose to pay another way instead.

Do people have to use insurance as well?

No. A sponsorship can cover sessions directly. We'll talk through how sponsored sessions and a person's own insurance can work together when we set up your plan.

Can a pastor or manager refer someone directly?

You can encourage someone to call, and give them our number. The person contacts us themselves, which keeps the decision and the details theirs.

Is this only for large organizations?

No. Small churches and small businesses sponsor too. Start with a handful of sessions and adjust as you see how it's used.