EPISTAR also provides employees with access to work and personal counseling services via an independent professional counseling association. These confidential sessions are offered to help our employees deal with stress, receive advice on work or life problems, and smooth any difficulties that may arise. For our new employees, we have scheduled a series of “tea time” group meetings where participants can meet new colleagues and share their experiences or issues in a relaxed and informal environment to help them acculturate to working at EPISTAR.