Spill's employee assistance programme (EAP) for accountancy firms
Every accountant knows what busy season does to a team. Deadlines don't move, precision can't slip, and 74% of chartered accountants hit some form of burnout in the past year. Spill gives accountancy and audit firms support that holds up in January and July alike: unlimited counselling with no caps that run out exactly when your people need them most.
Same day counselling sessions
Rolling 30 day contract
Unlimited access from £75 per month

Proudly supporting accountancy firms across the UK





Busy season shouldn't break your team every year
Accountancy combines compressed, immovable statutory deadlines (the busy season around tax and audit filing) with work demanding sustained precision and zero tolerance for error. It's a combination that makes accountants over 36% more likely to report stress or burnout than the wider workforce.
Widespread burnout
74% of chartered accountants experienced burnout in the past year, 43% constantly or often. (caba, 2024)
Intention to leave
41% of accountants have considered leaving the profession because of burnout. (caba, 2024)
Workload pressure
Excessive workload is the single biggest driver of accountant burnout, cited by 46%. (caba, 2024)
Steadier people, sharper numbers
When 41% of accountants have considered leaving the profession over burnout, retention is the quiet crisis in every practice. Spill deals with the workload stress driving it.
Perform under pressure, sustainably
Help your people manage deadline pressure and perfectionism without burning out.
Protect focus and judgement
Clear heads make better decisions for clients, especially in high-stakes weeks.
Reduce quiet absence
Presenteeism and sick days both fall when people have somewhere to take the pressure.
All-in-one EAP for your team
Unlimited counselling sessions
A private space to deal with busy-season pressure, perfectionism or anything personal, with a fully qualified therapist. Same-day availability, including evenings and weekends when the filing deadlines bite, with no waiting lists.


Self-guided wellbeing resources
A library of practical, evidence-based resources written by licensed therapists who understand the unique pressures accountancy firm workers face. Covering over 200 topics from burnout prevention to perfectionism and sleep, our online resources can be accessed at any time. They're a great first step for anyone who's not quite ready to speak to a counsellor directly.
Expert guidance and training
Practical, therapist-led training workshops designed to empower staff to spot mental health presentations within nurseries, schools and universities and know how to appropriately respond. Teachers can also check in with a Spill safeguarding clinician for advice at any time.

An EAP the way it should be
Proper mental health support that’s incredibly easy to access.
No hidden exclusions, no hoops to jump through, and no unexpected exit fees.
Spill
Other EAPs
Access
Slack, Teams or Email
Telephone helpline only
Counselling
Same day sessions
2+ week wait for sessions
Limits
Counselling sessions are unlimited
Limited to 6-8 sessions per year
Choice
Choose a specialist
Assigned a generalist counsellor
Exclusions
Every employee gets support
Mild or severe cases excluded
Contract
30 day rolling
1-5 year lock in
Your team is safe in our hands
Instant access
Support in just a few clicks. No waiting lists, callbacks or application forms
High quality care
We only hire the top 5% of registered counsellors who meet our high standards
Full privacy
Therapy sessions are fully confidential, we never see or record any conversations
Proud to be the UK's highest rated EAP for accountancy firms
Over 30,000 employees use Spill, from boutique firms to household names. But don't just take our word for it.

Spill is fantastic
Having Spill is such a privilege and it's such a fantastic tool. It's excellent whether you need real help now or just need some advice.

Brilliant therapists
My company subscribe to Spill as an employee benefit. I had two courses of 6 sessions throughout an extremely hard time for me.

It’s changed my life
My therapy sessions have genuinely transformed my life, how I manage my relationships and communicate. I cannot thank my company enough.

High quality counselling
Honestly cannot recommend Spill enough. Having access to high quality therapy through your workplace is extremely helpful.
Rated 4.9/5 based on over 100 reviews. Showing our 4 and 5 star reviews.

See Spill in action
Book a free 30 minute demo to hear more Spill’s features and get a tailored quote for your team
FAQs
The best EAP for accountancy is one that holds up in busy season: same-day sessions in the evening or at weekends, no caps that run out in February, and counsellors who understand deadline pressure and perfectionism. Spill is the UK's highest rated EAP on Trustpilot, with unlimited counselling from £75 a month on a rolling 30 day contract. Firms like Cone Accounting and Charles & Dean use Spill to support their teams. Traditional helpline EAPs cost less per head, but they cap sessions at 6 to 8 a year and route staff to call handlers first.
Spill starts at £75 per month for your whole firm, on a rolling 30 day contract you can cancel with 30 days' notice. For a 20-person practice that works out at under £4 per member of staff per month, including unlimited counselling sessions. Traditional helpline EAPs often look cheaper per head but cap or exclude actual therapy, so the real cost per session used is usually far higher. To get a tailored quote, book a free 30 minute demo.
An EAP for accountancy is a confidential mental health and wellbeing service that firms provide to staff. An accountancy-focused EAP (like Spill) should understand busy-season intensity, deadline pressure and the strain of precision work. Spill provides same-day counselling, self-guided resources and manager training, accessible at any time.
Immovable filing deadlines, busy-season intensity and zero tolerance for error create sustained pressure. caba found 74% of chartered accountants experienced burnout in a year, with 43% facing it constantly or often. That's over a third more likely to report stress than the wider workforce.
Turnover across financial and accountancy roles runs at around 27% a year, and burnout is a leading driver. Spill gives staff confidential, unlimited support that makes them feel genuinely cared for, which is linked to greater job satisfaction and longer tenure.
Yes. Spill works for sole practitioners and small practices as well as large firms, and you can be up and running within days. Pricing starts from £75 per month on a 30 day rolling contract, with no minimum staff number.
Yes. Spill's counselling is available the same day, including evenings and weekends, because plenty of people don't work standard office hours. Our therapists are available from as early as 7am GMT to as late as 9:30pm GMT, 7 days a week, with no health assessments, waiting lists or call-backs. Employees can access support via SMS, Slack, Microsoft Teams or email and book from their phone in a few clicks.
Spill offers therapy sessions in 15+ languages, so your team can speak freely with a counsellor that understands them best. Employees choose their preferred language from a drop-down when they book a session. We currently cover Armenian, Croatian, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Tagalog and Ukrainian. We're adding to this list all the time, so let us know if you have a request.
Yes, Spill operates in compliance with GDPR and UK data protection law. Spill is fully secure and therapy sessions are strictly confidential. Video sessions run on an end-to-end encrypted service and all messages to and from therapists are secure. We share aggregate usage data with the company (the number of people who have used Spill) but never names. Slack and MS Teams are only portals used to sign in to our confidential platform. No session content is ever visible to them, to Spill, or to your company.