Balanced You is excited to announce that, effective July 1, 2024, Making Life Easier (MLE) is now administered by our new vendor, CuraLinc. Through CuraLinc, King County employees and anyone living at the employee’s home address now has access to an expanded library of Making Life Easier resources to support emotional and overall well-being. All Making Life Easier resources are confidential and offered at no-cost to you.
How do I access Making Life Easier?
The Making Life Easier website (www.KCMakingLifeEasier.com) and phone number (1-888-874-7290) will stay the same.
How do I login to the new Making Life Easier site?
To enter the Making Life Easier site, you will need to create an account with a unique user ID. When you first set up the account, you will need to enter your group code. The group code (kingcounty) will auto-populate into the User ID and then you will be prompted on how to create your own unique account. You only need a unique account to log onto the website. If you don’t want to create a unique account, you can still access many Making Life Easier resources by calling Making Life Easier at 1-888-874-7290
Who do I call with questions?
For tech questions, you can contact CuraLinc’s IT team at helpdesk@curalinc.com. For all other Making Life Easier questions, please call Making Life Easier powered by CuraLinc at 1-888-874-7290
What kind of resources does Making Life Easier powered by CuraLinc offer?
- In-the-moment support. Reach a licensed clinician by phone 24/7/365 when you call for assistance to help resolve depression, stress, anxiety, grief, relationship problems, substance use or other emotional health concerns.
- Short-term counseling. Access no-cost in-person or virtual (video) counseling sessions with a counselor available at the time and place most convenient for you. Sessions are confidential. Eight sessions are available per focus topic per year.
- Coaching. Get assistance from a Coach to boost your emotional fitness, learn healthy habits, establish new routines, build your resilience and more.
- Work-life benefits. Receive expert consultations for financial and legal issues. Work-life specialists also provide referrals that help address everyday needs such as child or elder care, pet care, home improvement, auto repair, travel, education and housing needs.
- Web portal and mobile app. Get help navigating life’s challenges from the convenience of your computer, phone or tablet. Simply create a personal profile to access all the valuable information and resources your program offers.
- Text therapy. Exchange text messages, voice notes and resources with a licensed counselor through the Textcoach® mobile and desktop app, Monday–Friday.
- Self-guided digital therapy. Strengthen your mental health and overall wellbeing at your own pace with Animo’s self-guided digital resources and daily inspiration to foster meaningful and lasting behavior change.
- Digital group support. Join confidential moderated group sessions hosted by licensed counselors through the Virtual Support Connect platform on topics such as stress, grief, mindfulness, preventing burnout and more.
- Mental Health Navigator. Take the guesswork out of your emotional fitness! Complete a short assessment and receive personalized guidance for accessing program support and resources.
Note: Anyone who has started counseling through our current vendor, Wellspring, will be able to continue with those counselors until August 31, 2024.
Supervisors: Please print the below documents to post at your worksites for employees who do not have access to email.
