You can talk to your counsellor or psychotherapist about any issue that is of importance to you. See our Services page for the complete range of issues we can help clients with.

You can fill out the form on our Book an Appointment page to get started.

Alternatively, you can contact us directly by phone on 01 6612220, and have a brief chat with us about how therapy works and whether it might be the right fit for you. If so, we will do our best to refer you to the most appropriate therapist for your needs.

It would be helpful if you could let us know the days and times you’re available. We’ll try to match your preferences as closely as possible, though this will depend on availability. Our therapists work from 9am to 9pm, Monday to Friday, and 9am to 6pm on Saturday.

There is no single answer to this as it will depend on what issues you are experiencing. During your first session you can discuss this with your counsellor or psychotherapist and you can either leave it open-ended or decide to fix on a number of sessions. Often it is agreed to work together for a number of initial sessions and then review whether to continue further.

The length of a session varies depending on the type of therapy and therapist, however it is usually between 50 and 60 minutes long.

The cost per session depends on which counsellor or psychotherapist you attend, but it ranges from €70 – €100 approx for individual therapy and €120-€150 approx for couples therapy (this may last more than 1 hour depending on the therapist).  Discounts or a sliding scale may apply for students or anyone who is unemployed. Low cost counselling may also be possible subject to the availability of our trainee therapists.

Generally speaking, sessions are held on a weekly basis. This allows the relationship between the therapist and client to develop better as the therapy is regular and consistent. The client can also get a faster and deeper understanding of their experiences. In exceptional cases they may take place on a fortnightly basis by agreement with your therapist.

This causes a lot of confusion for clients and that is mainly because counselling and psychotherapy can often describe a similar experience. Broadly speaking, counselling is often used to describe where a client is working on a particular issue that is currently happening in their life and may be for a shorter period of time. Psychotherapy is often used to describe where clients work on issues that often relate to events that may originate in their past but are also affecting the person in their life now, and so can require deeper, subconscious explorations. In reality, it is often hard to distinguish between the two approaches and all of our therapists are trained to work integratively, according to what the client needs and wants.

Counselling and psychotherapy is a totally confidential service in almost all situations. However it is important to point out that in certain circumstances ethical and legal obligations must be considered, such as the Child Protection Act (protecting the rights and welfare of children and minors). The therapist will fully explain confidentiality to you in the first session.

In the event of the need to cancel a session our therapists generally require a minimum of 48 hours’ notice. If you are unable to cancel with less than the agreed period of notice you will be asked to pay a cancellation fee for the missed session which will be agreed upon at your first session with your counsellor or psychotherapist.

All of our counsellors and psychotherapists have completed a full professional training and are associates or accredited members of the main professional associations, mainly the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP), the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP), the Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP), the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or the association for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Ireland (APPI).