Selected by Service: Child Counselling

• We provide counselling three days a week
• The service is available free of charge but donations are accepted

• Provide support and information for women experiencing domestic violence in Carlow and its surrounding areas
• Court accompaniment
• Advocacy
• Services are provided for free but donations are accepted

As a holistic education centre, Teach Bhríde aims to:

• support people to live full and meaningful lives
• develop the whole person and offer support in times of difficulty
• support family life and promote better relationships among people
• Other Counselling Services offered: Individuals, couples, family therapy, addictions, sexuality, bereavement, illness, self esteem, depression etc.
• Courses in assertiveness, self-esteem, personal development, bereavement etc.
• Counselling available on a sliding scale €5 - €45 per one hour session

• Cavan Family Resource Centre embraces all people, irrespective of age, race, class, religion or politics.
• We recognise and respect the many faces of family, and strive to support and enrich it in its many diverse forms through the services we provide
• Mediation services
• Psychotherapy/counselling services - available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay
• Suicide bereavement support
• Solus Nua - a programme for widowed, separated or divorced

• Counselling service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• The aim of the group is to provide information and support to women and children experiencing domestic abuse
• Other services include:
              - emergency refuge accommodation
              - 24 hour helpline
              - outreach service
              - court accompaniment
• The service is available free of charge

• We will endeavour to improve the lives of the unemployed and other disadvantaged groups by providing a comprehensive service to assist the target group to access employment, training and other opportunities
• Jobs Club - free service
• FETAC accredited centre providing IT training
• ECDL accredited up to ECDL expert
• Suicide Bereavement group - free service

• The main objectives of the organisation are the deployment of educational and therapeutic skills incorporating training in counselling, healing, interpersonal skills and personal growth
• Counselling/Psychotherapy/Play Therapy offered in relation to adoption, fostering, suicide, sexual abuse, alcoholism, drug addiction and marriage break-up
• Our services are available for free but payment is accepted having regard to the client's ability to pay                

• Counselling service is available free of charge

• Help with eating disorders and addictive behaviour
• Anger Management
• Family Therapy
• Life Coaching
• Child Play Therapy
• CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
• The service is available at a low cost, on a sliding scale based on ability to pay - we aim to provide counselling to all, regardless of means, and not to have a waiting list

• Catchment area - Mallow and surrounding areas in north Cork
• Counselling service available at a low cost

• We aim to provide a professional counselling service to whoever needs it, at an affordable price
• Parenting surroundings
• Active retirement club
• Parent toddler group
• Breast-feeding support group
• Keep fit class
• Supports for asylum seekers
• Groups for people using mental health services
• Our services are available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• The Cork Counselling Centre aims to provide accessible counselling to all of the community, regardless of ability to pay, age, sex, ethnicity or sexual orientation
• We provide outreach programmes for parents going through separation
• We run a positive mental health/suicide prevention programme in schools for transition year students
• Clients will never be refused due to inability to pay

• Marriage and relationship counselling to individuals, couples and families
• Marriage preparation courses for couples in the diocese of Cork and Ross
• Child centred family counselling for families going through marital breakdown
• Counselling services are offered at a low cost, on a sliding scale based on ability to pay 

• Macroom Family Resource Centre (The Project) is a community based voluntary organisation which aspires to promoting and developing family and community support services in the Macroom area and its hinterland
• We are committed to working with the full participation of individuals and groups towards improving our community socially, economically and educationally, with our priority on the most disadvantaged
• Provide, promote and develop a wide range of community based family support services
• Promote and develop a community awareness in health care, education, community development, social justice and empowerment
• Work hand in hand with other agencies in alleviating poverty
• Provide quality childcare service for children from 3 months to twelve years
• Counselling service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay
• For further information on the Rainbows programme:
           - Telephone: 01-4734175
           - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com

• The SHEP aims to:
           - help people to develop the capacities necessary to bring about
           change in their lives and relationships
           - provide low-cost counselling, facilitated support groups (Coisceim
           Counselling Programme)
• Cork advocacy service: advocacy for older people and for people with disabilities
• For information on the range of courses offered by the Social Health and Education Project please visit our website www.socialandhealth.com
• The service is available at a low cost based on the client's ability to pay (such is assessed by the coordinator and agreed on by the client)

• Beara Counselling and Support services aims to                           
               - provide subsidised counselling services to people on the 
               Beara peninsula
               - provide support services to families on the Beara peninsula,
               with a particular emphasis on low income families
               - provide supports and counselling services to prevent any
               further suicide on the Beara peninsula
• Service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• Family Ministry Support and Development Group aims to:
           - support all families - married, single and adoptive
           - provide counselling to children and adults
           - support bereaved families, especially those bereaved by suicide
           - offer Rainbows bereavement care for children who are
           grieving because of death or separation
• Bereavement talks and seminars to schools and communities
• Most of our services are available for free - if the client can afford to pay, a fee of €5 to €20 per counselling session will be accepted (sliding scale based on ability to pay)
• For further information on the Rainbows programme:
           - Telephone: 01-4734175
           - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com

• Catchment Area - East Inishowen
• Counselling services provided at a low cost

• The service is available at a low cost but no person will be turned away due to income or lack thereof

• Inishowen Women's Outreach aims to identify and respond to the needs of women and children in the rural area of Inishowen, who are subjected to violence and abuse in the home
• Other services on offer:
                 - helpline
                 - information and support
                 - court accompaniment
                 - advocacy
                 - training for staff, volunteers and service providers
• Counselling service is available at a low cost of €5

• Donegal Youth Service aims to:
               - actively target and meet the needs of all young people, 
               especially those who are at risk or experiencing disadvantage
               - support, promote and celebrate the positive 
               contribution of young people, volunteers and youth workers in 
               shaping their communities
               - enable young people to participate in decision making
               processes
• Other service offered include:
               - loft health cafe
               - youth outreach project
               - drop-in service
               - community employment scheme
               - youth information
               - daybreak (early school leavers project)
               - planet youth project
               - youth links project
               - information
• Service is available for free

• All counselling services are available for free
• We are currently in the process of setting up a Rainbows site which will offer Rainbows support to families in the area
• Staff within the FRC have the training to provide a listening ear service when required

• Mediation available
• Service is available at a low cost and on a sliding scale basis

• Family Life Centre aims to:
            - provide reduced cost counselling and psychotherapy for 
            individuals and families in crisis i.e. marriage, separation, family, 
            parenting and addictions
            - provide support for those experiencing difficulties as a result of 
            stress related situations, exclusion or marginalisation
            - enable growth through education and formation
            - give courses, talks and workshops on subjects such as 
            parenting, separation, anger, bullying, addiction and spirituality
            - outreach to disadvantaged areas
• Special Needs Club
• Senior Social Club
• Parent/minder and toddler club
• AWARE
• Counselling service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay
           

• We aim to provide professional and affordable relationship counselling to all sections of the community
• Other services offered:
                 - courses for the public
                 - training for professionals
                 - support groups
• Our counselling service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• We provide services and supports to all members of one-parent families; single, separated and divorced
• We work to change attitudes, policies and lives
• Other services include: parent mentoring; parenting courses; crisis pregnancy; back to education and work; training for professionals working with one-parent families; and training in crisis pregnancy
• The service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay (crisis pregnancy and post abortion counselling are free)

• Provide a professional counselling service for adolescents and their families who are struggling with behavioural and emotional problems
• Teen counselling offers adolescents and their families time and space in which to work out and resolve issues that contribute to their distress
• Inform, support and complement the role of the state sector and other voluntary organisations
• One of the founding principles of our service has been the prevention of more serious difficulties, particularly in the area of substance abuse
• Service is available for free but donations are welcome
• We have four other counselling centres across Dublin:
                  - Clondalkin (01-6231398)
                  - Tallaght (01-4623083)
                  - Finglas (01-8646014)
                  - Dun Laoghaire (01-2844852)

• The organisation aims to provide high quality, affordable and accessible counselling and psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families in the Dublin 15 area
• We also offer stress and anxiety workshops, as well as parenting supports
• The service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• We aim to provide low-cost professional counselling to the community
• The service is available at a low cost, with voluntary contributions ranging from €25 - €50

• We aim to provide high quality, professional psychotherapy and family therapy to individuals, couples and families irrespective of means
• Our service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• Catchment area - Baldoyle
• Counselling service is available at a low cost. 
• A contribution of €20 is accepted where the person or family has the means to pay

• Catchment area - Kilnamanagh, Kingswood, Tyman and most of East Tallaght
• Our counselling services are available on a sliding scale depending on people's ability to pay

• We aim to redress the isolation and marginalisation experienced by people following the break-up of the family unit through the provision of services
• In addition to counselling we also offer the following services: child access facilitation, family law support and mediation
• Our services are available for free

• The New Life Centre provides opportunities for families, adults and young people to grow in freedom and realise their full potential - we welcome all who come here
• Creche
• After school clubs
• Adult courses
• Massage
• Drop-in centre
• Counselling service is available for free but donations are welcome

• Tiernan's Community Groups offers
              - support (including counselling) to children who are distressed  
              by parental separation
              - bereavement counselling by a qualified counsellor or family
              therapist to family members who have been bereaved
• The service is available for free

• Provide counselling and psychotherapy to adults, couples, groups and teenagers
• Suicide prevention
• Supervision for therapists
• Occasional workshops
• We provide a reduced cost service - fees are negotiated with clients based on their ability to pay

• The Beacon of Light Counselling Centre aims to provide a professional counselling service to the people of Clondalkin and its surrounding areas, at a cost appropriate to the circumstances of the individual or family
• Workshops on personal development issues such as communication, anger management, self-esteem and confidence etc
• Counselling is available to all, regardless of ability to pay

• Catchment area - North East Inner City
• Counselling services are available for free

• Catchment area - Whitechurch, Glenmore, Pearse Brother's Park, Palmer Park
• One-to-one counselling services available at a low cost

• The aim of St. John's Education Centre is to help students, who are experiencing difficulties in school, to come to terms with their lives and to remain in the school system
• Other services offered:
            - one-to-one teaching carried out by volunteers
            - special classes conducted by teachers to help eliminate
            behaviour problems
• Our counselling service is available at a low cost to the schools who refer the students

• CARP works with people so that they don't feel helpless when faced with the tragic consequences of problem drug use either to themselves, their families and their community
• Other services offered:
                  - methadone maintenance clinic
                  - youth outreach and support groups
                  - laundry and shower facilities for homeless people
                  - non-residential rehabilitation project for those who
                  have been on heroin
                  - addiction counselling
                  - family therapy
• Our counselling and therapy services are available for free

• Youth Work Ireland is a partnership project with MRCS (Marriage and Relationship Counselling Services) and delivers a specific advice, listening and support service for adolescent children whose parents or guardians are experiencing relationship difficulties, relationship breakdown, separation or divorce
• The service usually involves 4 to 6 sessions with the young person (further sessions are available where required)
• We provide the service in over 40 locations throughout the country (for further contact details see our website)
• The service is available for free

• The aims of the Inchicore Community Drugs Team are as follows:               
             - to provide the highest quality professional service to the people
             who live in the Inchicore area
             - to be inclusive and to invite people to visit us, hear about our
             work and inform us of the needs of the community
             - to identify the needs of drug users and their families and to
             to support them in making positive changes in their lives
             - to provide a community driven response to the problem of drug
             misuse in the Inchicore area
• We work to develop a service for education, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for the whole community
• Other services on offer include:
             - one-to-one care planning
             - men's and women's groups
             - personal growth programmes
             - drug treatment
             - alternative therapies
             - addiction counselling
             - parent support programmes
             - family home visits
• Our services are available for free

• We aim to maximise the support and development of services to our local community
• Other services on offer:
                 - aromatherapy
                 - indian head massage
                 - acupuncture
                 - computer access
                 - education courses
                 - personal development
• The service is available for free

• Addiction Response Crumlin aims to provide an holistic, non-judgemental and client-centred caring service for drug-misusers and their families
• The project promotes community development and the re-integration of clients back into the community
• Services on offer include:
               - family support
               - education and training
               - rehabilitation
               - two CE (Community Employment) schemes
               - under 18 youth service
               - holistic treatments
• Services are available for free

• The aim of the Village Counselling Service is to provide a confidential, professional and low cost counselling service for those in Dublin 24 and its surrounding areas
• The counselling service is provided to adults, adolescents, children and couples
• There is no waiting list as their service is operated on a quick response basis
• The service is available at a low cost, operating on a sliding scale based on the clients ability to pay

• Offer family and psychological services to anyone who would benefit from them, including child and adolescent counselling, family therapy, bereavement counselling and individual and couple counselling
• The service is available at a low cost (limited numbers)

• AIM Family Services, founded in 1972, is a voluntary organisation with charitable status. 
• Our free family law information drop-in centre has been operating since 1975
• We provide a number of different services and offer a one stop for people with relationship difficulties
• Low cost family mediation service
• Telephone helpline (24 hour) providing information on counselling, mediation and family law
• Counselling service operates on a sliding scale

• Our primary aim is to assist the local community, through an holistic approach, to take responsibility for drug related issues that affect the Walkinstown and Greenhills areas, by addressing the causes and symptoms of drug misuse
• Addiction counselling and support for relatives of those with addictions also on offer
• Counselling service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• One in Four is a national charity which provides advocacy and psychotherapy support services for men and women who have experienced sexual abuse
• We also offer a Perpetrator Assessment and Treatment programme
• Service is available at a low cost and a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• We aim to provide a confidential and free range of services to our clients and their families
• Our ethos is one of support, respect and understanding
• We are person centred and needs based
• Homeless drop-in
• One-to-one counselling
• Family support group
• Referrals
• Alternative therapies
• Client drop-in
• Services are available for free

• The Stay Project aims to:
            - develop an integrated response for children who are at risk
            of early school leaving
            - enable young people to involve themselves consciously and
            actively in their own development and the development
            of society
• After school groups
• Individual sessions
• Small peer groups
• Transfer programme
• Family activities
• Therapy is available for free and is offered to Stay participants

• The service is available for free
• For further information on the Rainbows programme:
           - Telephone: 01-4734175
           - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com

• CARI's primary aim is to provide professional, child-centred therapy and counselling to children, young people and families who have been affected by child sexual abuse, and to support and assist their recovery process
• Support to non-abusing family members or carers
• Low-call helpline for those with questions or concerns re child abuse (professionals, carers and/or young people)
• Training and outreach on issues relevant to child sexual abuse and child protection to professionals and organisations
• CARI operates a sliding scale of fees but no-one will be excluded from services due to inability to pay

• Provide systematic therapeutic services to individuals, couples and families from schools in Dominican Campus
• The service is available for free to all

• We offer professional support to children who are experiencing difficulty in coping, within the school and home environment, because of trauma they are experiencing
• The service is available at a low cost

• SWAN Family Support Organisation aims to:
             - provide support that meets the practical needs of families
             - provide a broad range of quality services to families and 
             communities who are under stress due to drug and alcohol abuse,
             within the family setting  
• We offer a range of holistic therapies including:
             - auricular acupuncture
             - indian head massage
             - facial rejuvenation
             - meditation
             - reiki
             - counselling
• Other services available include: personal development and stress management courses, peer led support groups and outreach to high support families
• Our services are offered on a donation basis         

• The service is available for free

• To support individuals / groups / children, separating couples & others in crisis due to illness, bereavement, terminal illness, life crisis or crisis of meaning as they journey through life.

Other Services offered:

• Support Groups for those with cancer / bereavement
• Couples & Family Therapy
• Family Mediation
• Personal Development Groups & Training
• Services available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• Ballyfermot STAR is a community response to drug use. We provide non-judgemental support, guidance and education to drug users, their families and the community, enabling them to cope with and overcome the effects of drug use in their every day lives.
• Other services offered:

 - Réalt Beag – Child and Family Centre - an Early Learning Centre catering for thirty six children on a full time basis and a total of forty children on a sessional basis. 

 - Réalt Na Clann - Provides services for family members who have been affected by drug/alcohol misuse.  Individual family members can access one-to-one support, counselling services, and/or join one of the support groups, including:

- Men’s Group (fathers of drug users)
- Women’s Group (mothers or sisters of drug users)
- Bereavement Group 
- Complementary Therapies – Reiki, Massage, Shiatsu, Yoga and Acupuncture  (available to all service users)

 - Réalt Nua - our education and training Programme for drug users in recovery. 

 - Saoirse Programme -  a separate support programme for Cocaine drug users.

 - Community Drug Awareness Courses - a yearly Community Addiction Studies Course. 

 - Ballyfermot STAR Care Plan delivers a unique care plan, based on a 'Bio-Psycho-Social' approach.

•  Services offered on a sliding scale based on ability to pay.

• We provide temporary emergency accommodation for women and children experiencing domestic violence
• Other services offered:
                  - outreach service
                  - childcare service for residents
                  - play therapy for ex-residents
                  - court accompaniment
                  - training for those involved in other domestic violence
                  services e.g. Gardaí, nurses, schools, teenager
• Residents are asked to pay a weekly rent of €15 but are not discriminated against if unable to pay

• Galway Family Services Institute aims to provide specialist psychological expertise to troubled families, children, parents, individuals in relationships contemplating marriage and single parents with particular family difficulties e.g. access conflict
• Other services on offer include mediation and court reports to assist with conflict resolution, especially with custody and access difficulties
• Generally clients pay for the service having regard to their ability to do so; grant aid does, however, permit a low cost service and in some cases no fee is charged at all

• Domestic Violence Response aims to provide a support and information service to women and children who experience domestic abuse, as well as education and awareness training to interested groups and organisations working towards the elimination of domestic violence
• We also offer referral and accompaniment to services such as Garda, court, CWO (Chief Warrant Officer)
• Service is free and confidential

• Offer support, advice and therapy to children of separated parents
• Refer children with behavioural and social problems to local HSE for professional counselling
• Offer children music and art therapies to support their needs
• Homework assistance provided for children from troubled backgrounds
• Role play and drama classes
• Service is available for free

• Fathers for Justice and Equality aims to raise awareness of the obligations, duties and rights of fathers
• Advice, emotional support and professionally accredited counselling
• Educational workshops and classes in conjunction with Galway VEC and Galway City Partnership
• Outreach workshops on men's issues, such as mental health and father's issues in particular
• Counselling service is available for free but donations are accepted

• SouthWest Counselling Centre provides an affordable professional counselling service to children, adolescents, adults, couples and parents
• Crisis pregnancy counselling - available for free
• Workshops in schools and community
• Parenting support
• Counselling services are available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• Catchment area - Castlemaine, Milltown, Firies and Keel
• Counselling service is available at a cost of €15 per session

• Catchment area - Listowel, urban and rural
• Counselling services available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• Professional counselling for adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 years
• Suicide Prevention Programme in six schools in the county
• Youthreach counselling
• Service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay
• Website: www.kerryadolescentcounselling.ie

• Counselling services available at a low cost

• Small donations are accepted for the service

• Counselling service is currently available free of charge but donations are accepted

• Cuan Counselling aims to provide free, confidential, professional and local counselling and play therapy for young people in west Kerry and for adults affected by suicide
• We also offer referral information for adults seeking counselling
• All of our counsellors are trained and appropriately supervised
• The service is currently available for free and we are committed to providing low cost and sliding scale counselling in the long term
  
  

• Counselling service is available at a low cost

• Catchment area - Newbridge and surrounding areas
• This service is currently available for free

• Athy Travellers Support Group aims to collectively work together in empowering people to participate, tackle issues that face their community and influence change in their situation
• Adult education and training
• Childcare facilities: creche, playschool and pre-school
• Family support and mentoring
• Citizen advice and information service
• Drop-in centre for Travellers and visiting Traveller families
• Permanent Traveller culture exhibition open to the public
• MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service) - 059-9140799
• Counselling service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• Rainbows peer support group for children who have suffered significant loss in their lives
• The service is available for free
• For further information on the Rainbows programme:
           - Telephone: 01-4734175
           - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com

• Rainbows - a peer-support programme to assist children who are grieving a death, separation or other painful transition in the family
• Prism - for single parents and step-parents to work through their own grief, help their children through grief and help rebuild the family unit
• The service is available for free
• For further information on the Rainbows programme:
           - Telephone: 01-4734175
           - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com

• Rainbows provides peer support for children who have suffered loss in their lives because of separation or bereavement
• We offer one-to-one counselling to children who have experienced trauma or loss in their lives and find groupwork difficult
• The service is available for free
• For further information on the Rainbows programme:
           - Telephone: 01-4734175
           - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com

• Amber, Women's Refuge provides counselling for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.
• We are a 24 hour refuge and support service for victims of domestic violence, providing a safe environment where women can process information to assist in life changing experiences. Children can learn to express their hurt and anger in a supported environment.
• Other services offered include:
               - drop-in service
               - 24 hour helpline
               - court accompaniment
               - aftercare
               - safety plans
               - outreach
               - personal action plans
• Counselling is a a free service, while the refuge is available at a low cost

• The aim of the group is to offer life-sharing residential/day care to people with special needs of all ages.
• Our counselling service is open to people with or without special needs, from within and without the communities
• The service is available either at a low cost (on a sliding scale based on ability to pay), or, free of charge (depending on circumstances)

• Loughboy Area Resource Centre aims to work with the community under the principles of empowerment, inclusion and participation, supporting those most in need
• We seek to identify the barriers that exclude people from participating in community life, training, education and employment
• The following services are also offered:
           - youth group and support programme
           - integrated childcare services
           - computer programmes
           - parent and toddler group
           - lone parents group
           - older people well-being group
           - health and nutrition programme
           - minority groups
• The counselling service is available for free for residents from the target area of Loughboy, or, based on the clients ability, on a sliding scale, to donate a percentage of the fee (max €35) 

• Assist students in coping with bereavement and loss
• Counselling is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay
• For further information on the Rainbows programme:
           - Telephone: 01-4734175
           - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com

• Provide support services for families, particularly those with educational difficulties and those being bullied
• Our services extend to the wider family unit, covering counselling, stress problems, childcare and parenting services
• All our services are targeted at those most vulnerable but are available equally to all
• 24 hour helpline
• Youth services
• Drop-in centre
• Research and specialist library (literature developed according to need)
• Drop-in childcare facility
• Special needs education provision
• Special needs support group
• Lone parent support group
• Services are available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• We offer support to the students of Carrick Community School who have experienced parental separation and/or bereavement
• The service is available for free (we require a small deposit to book a place on the Delphi programme)

• Art therapy
• Counselling services are available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay - generally at a cost of €10 or less

• Catchment area - Southill area of Limerick
• One-to-one counselling and counselling for couples available free of charge

• Limerick Social Service Counvil, through a caring response, aims to promote the dignity and growth of individuals, families and groups
• Pre-natal accommodation service
• Post-natal accommodation service
• Parent support programme
• Crèche
• Family advocacy service
• Service for older people
• Pre-school service
• Family welfare conference
• Teen parenting support
• Counselling services are available for free (others are affordable to those in need or free of charge where appropriate)

• The Bedford Row Family Project seeks to facilitate the families of prisoners, as a group sharing common interests, to identify the needs and issues which are of importance to them, to develop strategies to address those issues and needs, to carry those strategies through to implementation and to monitor and evaluate their progress
• Information, referral and advocacy service for the families of prisoners
• Outreach to families affected by imprisonment
• Parenting skills programmes
• Life skills programmes
• Focus on young mothers and their children
• Raise awareness of issues of imprisonment to Gardai, prison officers etc.
• Christmas and summer programmes
• Counselling service is available for free

• One-to-one counselling service is available at a low cost (based on ability to pay)

• Catchment area - Limerick Northside
• Counselling service available at a low cost

• The Blue Box aims to help vulnerable children, young people and families to realise their potential through creative therapies
• Group Music Therapy Programme for parents and infants
• Therapist supervision
• Service is available for free in schools, and on a sliding scale based on ability to pay at our own premises

• Aim to enable the women of Longford to fulfill their potential in a safe and equal society
• Domestic violence support service
• Childcare
• Education and training
• Variety of other women's groups
• Counselling is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• Provide pastoral counselling, with an evangelical Christian ethos, free of charge to the community (unsolicited gifts accepted)

• We aim to provide affordable therapeutic counselling services to the north east region, including Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Cavan.
• We provide the service to all within in the community regardless of their social class, race or religious persuasion
• We provide counselling to families, couples, adolescents, children and individual adults
• Our staff also work with persons with addictions or low self-esteem, who have suffered sexual, physical or emotional abuse or who feel suicidal or anxious
• Counselling is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• Provide one-to-one counselling for individuals experiencing bereavement and family issues
• The service is available for free

• Women's Aid Dundalk aims to provide:
             - safe, secure and acceptable accommodation for women and
             their children who are victims of domestic violence
             - an ongoing support network to these women and children
• We provide a range of pre-crisis, crisis and post-crisis supports including
             - 24 hour helpline
             - crisis accommodation
             - one-to-one support
             - outreach and awareness
             - transitional supported housing
             - court accompaniment
             - GLOW (Greater Learning Opportunities for Women) training
             project
             - sessional childcare
• The service is available for free to residents of Women's Aid Dundalk refuge and transitional supported housing

• The aim of the Family Ministry is to provide supports that strengthen family life, such as counselling for those who have experienced trauma, bereavement and family disruption, bereavement support for separated and widowed, support for young people and marriage preparation courses
• Parenting/effective living skills
• Trauma recovery programme
• Safeguarding children
• Faith development programme
• Life in the spirit seminars
• Service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• The vision of the Apple Tree is to create a supportive relational environment where young people in our community are welcomed, valued and encouraged to get in touch with and express their individual gifts through creativity and the arts
• Our aim is to work in partnership with the young people, key agencies and youth services providers to develop and provide the following services and facilities:
                - a vibrant and dynamic youth cafe
                - a youth information service
                - a programme of creative training opportunities using a range
                of methodologies - drama, music, photography, creative writing,
                crafts, dance and film
                - an exhibition space for young people's artistic work
                - a performance space and youth theatre
                - professional counselling for young people
                - art therapy
                - meditation room to support the spiritual growth of
                young people
                - garden space
• The service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• Family Life Services aims to:
            - provide support for families and individuals through counselling,  
            education and training
            - care for those in crisis
            - advance family welfare
            - develop support services on an outreach basis
• Support for families that are separated
• Mediation
• Legal advice
• Spiritual enrichment
• CURA
• Some services are available for free - others on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• Dowdstown Counselling Service Ltd aims to:
             - provide high quality, affordable counselling in consultation with
             other agencies
             - empower and support clients to live full and worthwhile lives
             - provide our service in a safe, secure and nurturing environment
• The service is open to all from Co. Meath but is particularly aimed at people who experience social exclusion
• We offer all forms of counselling: addiction, suicidal, sexual abuse, eating disorders, assault, trauma, anxiety, anger management, parenting, financial problems and depression
• Child counselling for 16 - 18 years old only
• The service is available on a sliding scale

• The aims of the groups are:
              - to provide a place of safety and development to women and
              children suffering emotional, physical or any other form of abuse
              - to recognise and care for the physical, emotional and
              educational development needs of children who attend 
              the service
              - to respect, and where necessary foster, the parent/child
              relationship
              - to offer support and information to any person in relation to
              violence against women
              - to ensure confidentiality is observed by all persons frequenting
              the refuge
• 24 hour crisis accommodation
• 24 hour helpline
• Outreach service
• Court accompaniment
• Childcare service
• Supported housing
• Information on social welfare
• Housing and legal aid
• Therapeutic arts and crafts
• The service is available for free

• Confidential helpline and support service for male victims of domestic abuse and their children
• Court accompaniment
• Group support meetings
• One-to-one support
• Information meetings
• Counselling
• Our services are available for free - donations are welcome

• The service is available at a low cost

• Aisling Group aims to support young people and families growing to their full potential through creating an environment of healthy choices and lifestyles
• Other services offered:
                - counselling for parents and couples concerning
                issues such as bereavement, drug, alcohol and
                addiction issues
                - community groups 
                - developing drug free policies
• Our services are available for free

• We are a family support service working with families in the Navan area 
• We offer support and counselling to children and their families on an individual and group basis
• Advocacy work - attending court, housing issues
• Group and course work - parenting, support groups
• Interagency work
• Individual therapeutic work
• Home visits
• Our counselling service is available for free - parents pay a donation where possible

• Blayney Blades aims to provide affordable counselling locally and emergency counselling in times of death and separation
• Other services offered
                - education and training programmes
                - information talks
                - workshops
                - annual seminar
                - personal development programmes
• Counselling service is available at a low cost based on ability to pay

• Catchment area - Boyle and environs (including parts of Sligo, Mayo, Leitrim and Roscommon)
• One-to-one counselling services available at a low cost (having regard to ability to pay)

• The Family Institute aims to provide a high quality, confidential and accessible family therapy and counselling service
• We also provide related outreach and support services
• Individual: relationship problems, grief, loss, depression, sexual abuse
• Couples: conflict resolution, communication skills, separation etc.
• Families: parenting issues, bereavement
• Children: behavioural and emotional issues, bereavement, development issues
• The service is available at a low cost, on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• We aim to assist people who are disadvantaged and distressed by family matters, and help children who have experienced a loss through bereavement or separation
• The service is available at a low cost
• For further information on the Rainbows programme:
           - Telephone: 01-4734175
           - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com

• Vita House is a community and voluntary organisation, which responds to the needs of families in Co. Roscommon and surrounding areas.  It offers a wide range of enrichment and educational programmes, workshops and seminars, services and supports, as well as professional counselling to families, individuals, couples and groups
• We aim to address disadvantage in its many forms and maintain the focus on vulnerable/marginalised groups in research and in developing services
• Family mediation
• Support to family or child affected by domestic violence, and also one to one work with perpetrators of domestic violence
• Parenting Assertiveness Skills Programme
• Adult Education and Training
• Positive Parenting - a facilitated supportive programme, empowering parents to deal confidently and effectively with the demands of parenting
• Seminars and workshops promoting development of family and personal relationships
• Outreach services
• The counselling service is free to those who can't afford to pay.  For those on a limited income we offer the service for a low cost, and for those who can afford to pay it is available on a sliding scale

• We aim to assist young people with their personal and social development
• Youth information services
• Health education and promotion
• Community youth work
• Personal development training
• Youth projects and programmes
• Service is available for free

• St. Michael's Family Life Centre aims to:
            - promote the well-being of individuals and families
            - affirm the uniqueness of all irrespective of age, status, social class
            or religion
            - enable and empower families in the local community
            - work in co-operation with other statutory or voluntary agencies
• We offer a number of educational courses: stress management; parenting; and support groups
• Support groups
• Voluntary contributions are accepted for the counselling services we provide
• Courses are available at a low cost

• Sligo Social Services Council is a voluntary organisation, limited by guarantee, established to respond to the needs of individuals, families and communities in the Sligo region, with a view to promoting justice, equality and the dignity of the human being
• We seek to address these needs respectfully by empowerment, support and encouragement and where appropriate through the direct assistance of caring, competent and professional individuals deployed on a full-time, part-time and voluntary basis
• Other services offered:
                  - accommodation services
                  - pre-school and after-school services
                  - programmes for women and children affected by domestic
                    abuse
                  - home management advisory service
                  - social work service
• Some of our services are available for free, others are available at a low cost (sliding scale based on ability to pay)

• The group seeks to affirm the importance of young people and those who work with them, through the provision of services in their community
• We offer information services that deal with topics such as accommodation, education and careers, employment, travel and health issues
• The service is available for free

• Catchment area - Cashel urban and rural electoral area (rural areas within a 15 mile radius of Cashel)
• Individual and family counselling provided
• Psychotherapy for people who have suffered bereavement, separation, depression, anxiety, etc.
• Rainbow peer support counselling for children
• Counselling services available at a low cost

• Knockanrawley Resource Centre aims to:
           - enable and empower individuals and groups, through the process 
           of self-development and working together, to identify and make
           changes that enhance their lives and the community in general
           - develop affordable, accessible community based education and
           training opportunities for skills, personal and group development, to
           enable individuals and groups reach their full potential
           - develop affordable childcare
           - develop a quality and accessible family therapy and counselling
           service
• Other services offered include:
           - organic gardening
           - women's and men's groups
           - parent support programme
• Our services are available either for free, or, on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• We provide counselling in the form of art therapy, especially for children in relation to parental separation and on the death of a family member
• The service is provided on a donation basis and discretion is used regarding each individual's ability to pay

• We support students who are suffering due to family breakdown or a bereavement
• Student counsellor is employed by the school for 10 hours a week
• The service is available for free

• The mission of North Tipperary Community Services is to enhance the quality of life in our area by helping people to participate in their own personal development and in the development of people in their communities
• We have a special concern for families, the elderly and individuals and groups in vulnerable situations
• We work in co-operation and partnership with other caring agencies, statutory and voluntary
• Respect, justice and compassion are the values which inform our work
• We also offer the following services:
              - parenting education
              - community mothers programme
              - community development
              - elderly service
• Counselling available at a low cost, all other services are free

• Counselling services available free of charge

• We aim to have a positive impact on the levels of student's retention in school, particularly those who are seen as being "at risk"
• The service is available for free
• For further information on the Rainbows programme:
           - Telephone: 01-4734175
           - Website: www.rainbowsireland.com
  
  

• ACSC is a voluntary organisation primarily aimed at providing community care services to the people of Athlone
• Supports for older people
• Community childcare provision
• Supports for those who experience domestic violence
• Counselling service for women and children in crisis
• Supports for parents and family
• Meeting/training room facilities
• Information/referral service
• Administrative/technical assistance to affiliated groups and communities
• Our services are available for free

• New Beginnings Counselling aims to support, encourage and educate people towards wholeness and effective living by providing a compassionate, confidential and professional service
• Other services offered:
             - personal and group therapy (as well as supervision)
             - personal development training
             - stress management courses and other therapeutic workshops
             are facilitated at our centre
• Our counselling service is available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay (this is negotiated with the individual counsellor)
• We have six counsellors available to work with clients
               

• CURA
• General counselling also offered
• The service is free; people who are in a position to make a donation are encouraged to do so

• South West Wexford Community Development Project aims to promote social inclusiveness and provide a wide range of programme and activity supports as a resource for the community
• To work on projects that have an anti-poverty and anti-exclusion focus
• Services offered include:
           - Sugradh Childcare Centre catering from 1 years to playschool
           - free internet and a wide range of computer courses available
           - women's and men's groups
           - parent and toddler group
           - rural bus programme
           - gardening group
           - youth cafe
           - young boys group
           - support people to return to education
           - FÁS scheme
• Some of our services are available free of charge, while others are available on a sliding scale based on ability to pay

• Mission Statement:
  To work with young people and adults in Co. Wexford, to enable
  them to gain for themselves, the knowledge, feelings and skills
  to realise their full potential and, in so far as possible, to
  empower them to take control of their own lives.
• All services are available for free

• Bridgetown School Completion Programme aims to:
              - retain young people in the formal education system up to
              completion of the senior cycle, or equivalent
              - offer routine supports in primary and post-primary schools
              towards the prevention of educational disadvantage
• Personal developments groups
• Mentoring
• Drama, music, sports and dance
• Homework club
• Social skills groups
• Youth project
• Attendance tracking
• AccleRead - AccleWrite
• Summer programmes
• The service is available for free

• The School Completion Programme is a Department of Education and Science initiative aimed at having a significant positive impact on levels of pupil retention in primary and post-primary schools
• Services offered include:
             - breakfast clubs
             - extra tuition
             - mentoring
             - homework clubs
             - parental development
             - holiday provision
             - extra-curricular activities
• The service is available for free

• 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)

• 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