Counselling

Our counselling service is operated by professional and accredited counsellors. The service is open to pregnant women and expectant fathers, and to men, women, teenagers and adolescents in one-parent families.

We offer hybrid and in-person counselling sessions, Monday to Friday between 9am-5pm. We always try to ensure you are seen as soon as possible. How often you attend, or for how long, will be decided between you and your counsellor.

We have a variety of counselling options available, depending on what you need support with.

Unplanned or crisis pregnancy?

An unplanned or crisis pregnancy can be confusing, distressing and lonely. Sometimes a pregnancy can become a crisis, due to diagnosis of a foetal anomaly, which may require decisions like whether to terminate your pregnancy early or continue.

We are here to support you through this process in a safe, confidential, non-judgmental way. You can discuss all the options open to you be supported to decide what you want to do. This support is available to both women and men dealing with an unplanned or crisis pregnancy.

Continuing with an unplanned pregnancy?

If your decision is to continue with your pregnancy, we offer on-going support throughout your pregnancy to help you to best prepare for all the changes ahead. If you would like to continue the pregnancy and then consider a post-birth adoption, we offer on-going support and further professional referrals to help with this decision and process.

We are here to support you through this process in a safe, confidential, non-judgmental way. You can discuss all the options open to you be supported to decide what you want to do. This support is available to both women and men dealing with an unplanned or crisis pregnancy.

Post-abortion counselling

Whether your abortion was recent or not, we offer counselling support to help you process the experience and any emotions you may be experiencing following an abortion.

For some, the experience of having an abortion can present unexpected emotions or challenges. We offer a safe space and support to work through any feelings you might be having. Your abortion does not need to have been recent to avail of our services.

Adolescent counselling

We offer support for people parenting alone and their adolescent child. The transition from childhood to adulthood can require extra support for both parent and child, navigating hormones, relationships, boundaries and responsibilities.

Our counselling service can help support you and your adolescent child through this.

Fees

There is no cost for unplanned pregnancy counselling or post-termination counselling support. They are funded by the HSE Sexual Health Programme.

We charge a small fee on a sliding scale for other counselling services, for those who can afford it. Our focus is ensuring financial constraints are not a barrier to anyone who wishes to avail of counselling services.

Appointments & Booking

If you would like to talk with a counsellor, or find out more about any of the counselling services available to you, please call 01 662 9212.