Selected by County: Wicklow

Family Resource Centre (FRC)

Type(s): Family Resource Centre
Service Provider Type: Family Resource Centre (FRC)
Street address: 28, Burnaby Court, Mill Rd, Greystones
County: Wicklow
Phone number: 01-2557528 / 087-9176401
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.00pm
Other details:
  • Catchment area - Greystones, Co. Wicklow
  • Information, advice and support to target groups and families in the area
  • Practical assistance to community groups such as training, information and advice
  • Education courses and training opportunities
  • Lone parent support groups
  • Groups for Women, Men, the Elderly, Travellers, people with a disability and Youth groups
  • After school clubs
  • Services eg: C.I.C, MABS, AA, resident meetings etc.

Counselling Organisation

RAINBOWS BRAY

Type(s): Bereavement Counselling/Support
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: Holy Redeemer Parish Centre, Herbert Road, Bray
County: Wicklow
Contact name: Sr. Sheila O'Kelly
Phone number: 01-2868413
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm
Other details:
  • Help young children and young adults to cope with a bereavement, the separation of a parent or any serious loss
  • The service is available for free
  • For further information on the Rainbows programme:
             - Telephone: 01-4734175
             - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com

BRAY CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE

Type(s): Bereavement Counselling/Support
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: 36B Main Street, Bray
County: Wicklow
Phone number: 01-2866966
Opening Hours: Drop-in centre: Monday to Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm, outside these hours by appointment
Other details:
  • Provide emotional support and practical help to those affected by cancer
  • Other services offered include:
                   - respite breaks
                   - telephone support service
                   - home and hospital visiting
                   - public health classes
                   - lending library
                   - alternative therapies including massage
                   - hospital transport
  • All services are provided free of charge

BRAY SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP

Type(s): Bereavement Counselling/Support
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: Holy Redeemer Parish Centre, Herbert Road, Bray
County: Wicklow
Contact name: Sr. Sheila O'Kelly
Phone number: 01-2868413
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm
Other details:
  • Help families bereaved by suicide
  • Help people in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, e.g. inform them of their entitlements with regard to funeral grants, inquest, coroner's court, social welfare allowance etc.

SOPHIA COUNSELLING CENTRE

Type(s): Bereavement Counselling/Support,Child Counselling,Marriage/Relationship Counselling,Marriage Preparation
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: Slí an Chroí, St Patrick's, Kiltegan
County: Wicklow
Contact name: Séamus Whitney
Phone number: 059-6473488 / 086-1225198 (text)
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am - 9.00pm
Other details:
  • Sophia Counselling Centre aims to provide quality and affordable counselling in a warm, safe and confidential environment which makes healing and recovery possible
  • We place great emphasis on taking responsibility for one's own life, empowering the client and helping them to get in touch with their own resources
  • Workshops on personal development and growth towards maturity
  • Addiction counselling
  • Group therapy
  • Our service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay (lack of money will not prevent access)

BETHANY GREYSTONES SUPPORT GROUP

Type(s): Bereavement Counselling/Support
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: Holy Rosary Parish, Greystones
County: Wicklow
Contact name: Sadie O'Shea
Phone number: 01-2874025
Opening Hours: Thursday evenings by appointment or 10.30am - 11.30am on the first Friday of every month in St. Killians Family Centre (contact the above number for further details)
Other details:
  • The group aims to support the bereaved through the grieving process
  • The service is available for free

FRIENDS OF THE BEREAVED

Type(s): Bereavement Counselling/Support
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: Arus Lorcain, Castle Park, Arklow
County: Wicklow
Contact name: Pauline O'Boyle or Cecilia O'Reilly
Phone number: 0402-32740 / 0402-39069
Opening Hours: Contact 0402-39069 between 10.30am and 4.30pm from Monday to Friday
Other details:
  • We visit and support bereaved families in the Arklow parish
  • We also hold a special annual mass for the bereaved
  • The service is available for free

WICKLOW CHILD & FAMILY PROJECT

Type(s): Bereavement Counselling/Support,Child Counselling
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: The Mall, Wicklow Town
County: Wicklow
Contact name: Christine Keegan
Phone number: 0404-64725
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.30am - 1.00pm & 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Other details:
  • Wicklow Child & Family Project was established to provide services that improve the quality of life for children and their families who are at risk
  • We aim to work with and support families in crisis within the community, so that they become more confident and feel empowered
  • The following services are offered:
                   - parenting support
                   - family learning programme
                   - support and information
                   - drop-in service
                   - liaison with other agencies
  • The first 8 weeks of counselling is provided for free - further sessions are offered at a low cost
  • All other services are available for free
      

OLD COOLATTIN COUNTRY LTD

Type(s): Bereavement Counselling/Support
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: Carnew Enterprise Centre, Woolgreen, Carnew
County: Wicklow
Contact name: Anne Kavanagh
Phone number: 053-9426555
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm
Other details:
  • Old Coolattin Country aims to 
             - identify and address the needs of our community and minimise
             social disadvantage
             - develop social capital
             - maxmise access to training and employment opportunities
             for marginalised people
  • Other services offered:
             - adult education and training
             - small business support service
             - secretarial and reception services
             - community information services
             - youth cafe
             - parent and toddler group
  • Bereavement counselling and support service is available for free
               

ACCORD BRAY

Type(s): Marriage/Relationship Counselling,Marriage Preparation
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: The Old Presbytery, Herbert Road, Bray
County: Wicklow
Phone number: 01-2867712
Opening Hours: Monday 9.30am - 2.00pm, Tuesday & Wednesday 9.30am - 9.00pm, Thursday 9.30am - 4.00pm, Friday closed
Other details:
  • ACCORD aims to help couples initiate, sustain and enrich their marriage and family relationships
  • Other services offered:
             - marital sexual therapy
             - fertility and well-being service
             - marriage enrichment
             - schools programme
  • Counselling - the service is based on the client's needs rather than their ability to pay.  A contribution is requested if the person or couple can afford to make one
  • Marriage Preparation - a course fee applies but the service is free if the couple cannot afford to pay

BETHANY KILQUADE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

Type(s): Bereavement Counselling/Support
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: St. Patrick's, Kilquade
County: Wicklow
Phone number: 01-2819658 (Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 10.00am - 2.00pm)
Opening Hours: One-to-one by appointment or 8.00pm third tuesday of each month in St. Thererse Room, Delgany Monastery
Other details:
  • We aim to provide a listening ear to anyone who has lost a loved one and needs support through the grieving process
  • Books on death, dying and grieving are available on loan
  • The service is available for free

RAINBOWS BETHLEHAM GIRLS NATIONAL SCHOOL

Type(s): Rainbows
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: c/o Furzeditch, Wicklow
County: Wicklow
Contact name: Pauline Delahunt
Phone number: 087-2330221
Opening Hours: Wednesdays 3.10pm - 4.10pm during school term
Other details:
  • Rainbows is a peer support group which aims to assist children who are grieving through a death, divorce or any other painful loss or transition in their families
  • The service is available for free
  • For further information on the Rainbows programme:
             - Telephone: 01-4734175
             - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com

ARKLOW BOYS NATIONAL SCHOOL

Type(s): Rainbows
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: Coolgreaney Rd, Arklow
County: Wicklow
Contact name: Colette Kavanagh
Phone number: 0402-32545
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.15am - 3.00pm
Other details:
  • The school offers support to pupils experiencing difficulty due to family upset, bereavement or a childhood disorder which is impinging on their ability to learn in school
  • The service is is currently available for free

BETHANY WICKLOW / ASHFORD BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

Type(s): Bereavement Counselling/Support
Service Provider Type: Counselling Organisation
Street address: 22 Keatingstown, Friars Hill, Wicklow Town,
County: Wicklow
Contact name: Imelda Greene
Phone number: 0404 61726
Other details:
  • To support and help people who have been bereaved.
  • The service is free and staffed by volunteers.