Helplink has been providing face-to-face counselling services 7 days a week and out-of-hours since 2012!

Click here to go to our Galway Counselling Service page

In 2019 we expanded our face-to-face counselling services to County Mayo (Castlebar)

Click here to go to our Mayo Counselling Service page

We also provide a virtual, face-to-face national online counselling service through the secure, encrypted, video conferencing.

Helplink’s professional, qualified, insured and Garda vetted counsellors are there at times to suit you, 7 days a week:

• 9 am to 9 pm Monday to Friday
• 12 to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday
• (Closed on Bank Holidays and Christmas/New Year’s Eve).

Note: appointment booking only available 9 to 5 Monday to Friday

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Counselling/Therapy FEES (general, AdDiction & Bereavement):

Discounted Fees: for general, addiction and bereavement counselling appointments the fee is €30; if you are dependant on any of the follow Social protection payments, you can avail of our Discounted Rate for appointments:

1. Jobseekers Benefit/Allowance
2. One Parent Family
3. Disability Benefit
4. Carer’s Allowance/Benefit
5. State Pension

You can get evidence of your proof of payment in the following ways:

• If you are registered on MyGov.ie you can get proof
• You can ask for a print out receipt at any Post Office
• You can get a letter from the Social Welfare Office
• You can show your bank feed payment (comes up in the bank usually as DSP
• You can contact local welfare office and they can provide you with a letter of confirmation. See:
  https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/173b5-dsp-phone-numbers/

Full-time Student or Part-time Counselling/Psychotherapy Student: The following is acceptable as evidence of your status as a student:

• A valid student card which includes the name of your course
• A letter from your faculty confirming your status as a full time student or a part-time counselling/psychotherapy student.

Part-time worker who works less than 20 hours per week: The following proof of your status will allow you avail of the discounted rate:

• A letter from your employer confirming your weekly hours of work
• A redacted payslip (dated within the last 3 months) showing your weekly hours of work

Note 1: you must provide evidence of your status to avail of this fee. Other specialised counselling/therapeutic services fees may vary.

Note 2: For young people (under the age of 18), the appointment fee is determined by which category their parents/caregivers fall into.

Employed Persons Fee: as a non-profit organisation we try to keep the fees for appointments as low as possible. For employed people the cost for a general counselling appointment is €65. Please ask about the fees for the other types of counselling appointments we offer, as these fees vary.

For our other counselling/therapeutic services Play Therapy, Art Therapy & Couples Counselling – please see each page for details.

NB: We do not provide a crisis service, people seriously contemplating suicide or in need of immediate help should go to their local A&E; Dial 999 for assistance.

Please further note if you want to cancel or postpone your appointment you must do so 48 hours in advance or a cancellation fee may apply.

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We can support you if you are dealing with: feeling unhappy, feeling low, being constantly worried, not sleeping, feeling stressed out and/or anxious, behaviour problems, anger issues, feeling sad, difficulty dealing with a death, being bullied/cyber bullied, feeling confused, drinking too much, addiction problems, problems with eating, not feeling good about yourself, lacking in confidence…