Face-to-Face Counselling Services

 

For over seven years we have been providing face-to-face counselling services in Galway City 7 days a week and out-of-hours; at low costs

Click here to go to our Galway Counselling Service page

This year we expanded our face-to-face counselling services to County Mayo (Kiltimagh)

Click here to go to our Mayo Counselling Service page

Next year we aim to expand our face-to-face services further to County Roscommon

Click here to go to our Roscommon Counselling Service page

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

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).

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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:

• a full-time (third level) student
• a part-time counselling student
• a part-time worker (working less then 20 hours a week),
• a single parent
• in receipt of a social protection payments (e.g. Jobseeker’s Benefit/Allowance, Disability Benefit etc.)  

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 an 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…