# counselling - Monday 12 May, 2014
# Sexual Violence
# Sexual Violence
Counselling services are available to support people impacted by today’s child protection reports.
# counselling - Saturday 10 May, 2014
# Eating Disorder
# Eating Disorder
Alexandra Potter said she dreamed of playing for her county like her heroes Bernard Brogan and Stephen Cluxton, but Bulimia Nervosa soon took over.
# Support Needed
# Support Needed
42,000 women in Ireland are diagnosed each year with a mental health illness and emotional trauma surrounding pregnancy and childbirth.
# counselling - Friday 9 May, 2014
# Mental Health Days
# Mental Health Days
Should employers be receptive to employees calling in sick for a mental health issue – they should be, writes an anonymous contributor.
# counselling - Thursday 13 February, 2014
# ACCORD
# ACCORD
During 2013, Accord delivered more than 50,000 marriage counselling hours to 9,890 people.
# Counselling
# Counselling
A report published today shows 42 per cent have been waiting more than six months to be seen.
# counselling - Thursday 12 December, 2013
# Irish Family Planning Association
# Irish Family Planning Association
The Irish Family Planning Association have also reported an increase in STI screenings in its 2012 report.
# counselling - Monday 2 December, 2013
# Helpline
# Helpline
Connect said it expects to receive 8,300 calls this year compared to 7,376 last year.
# counselling - Friday 1 November, 2013
# Cancer
# Cancer
The Irish Cancer Society is pushing for more supports for cancer sufferers.
# counselling - Friday 25 October, 2013
# PleaseTalk
From The42
# PleaseTalk
Dundalk IT welfare officer Paddy O’Rourke, who plays for Ireland on Saturday night, spoke out in the wake of the tragic death of Galway hurler Niall Donoghue.
# counselling - Saturday 5 October, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
A report revealing that 78 per cent of men who died by suicide had relationship problems highlights how important it is to take relationship breakdowns seriously, writes Tony Moore.
# counselling - Sunday 7 July, 2013
# Reaching Out
# Reaching Out
The initiative aims to remove the reluctance of some people to physically ask for help.
# counselling - Monday 17 June, 2013
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
A study by the Dean Clinic in Cork also found that “more and more people are now prioritising their mental health”.
# counselling - Monday 22 April, 2013
# Child Sex Abuse
# Child Sex Abuse
Jennifer’s* son had to wait nine months after reporting his abuse before a HSE therapist was assigned.
# counselling - Monday 15 April, 2013
# Child Sex Abuse
# Child Sex Abuse
HSE counselling services for children specifically exclude child sexual abuse as it is not considered a mental health issue.
# counselling - Sunday 7 April, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
Men are constantly criticised for ‘not talking’ but they simply communicate in a different way to women; if we want to tackle male suicide we need to tackle their self esteem first, writes Tony Moore.
# counselling - Friday 22 March, 2013
# Counselling
# Counselling
The research also revealed that almost two thirds of people believe it is more acceptable to talk about their problems than it was in the past.
# counselling - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
# Marriage
# Marriage
Levels of stress and anxiety remained high among couples using ACCORD’s counselling service last year.
# counselling - Monday 14 January, 2013
# Counselling
# Counselling
A study commissioned by the Institute of Guidance Counsellors found cutbacks have significantly reduced the time available for one-to-one student counselling.
# counselling - Monday 31 December, 2012
# Marriage
# Marriage
Last year, Accord saw a 12 per cent increase in demand for its counselling services.
# counselling - Thursday 27 December, 2012
# Counselling
# Counselling
Connect has fully-trained psychotherapists on hand to speak to adult victims of childhood abuse.
# counselling - Friday 14 December, 2012
# Samaritans
# Samaritans
Over the past year, Samaritans recorded 1,100 formal contacts within the six prisons in its Listener Scheme, an 83 per cent increase on 2011.
# counselling - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
# Tragedy
From The42
# Tragedy
The couple had been arguing over relationship and financial issues for months.
# counselling - Friday 30 November, 2012
# Suicide
# Suicide
The national suicide prevention and bereavement charity unveiled its plans for the centre this morning.
# counselling - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
# Tallaght
# Tallaght
Around 1 per cent of the population of Tallaght will have sought counselling by the end of the year.
# counselling - Saturday 13 October, 2012
# Read Me
# Read Me
When should you say sorry? Counsellor Lisa O’Hara gives tips on stopping fights before they get out of control.
# counselling - Monday 17 September, 2012
# Contraception
# Contraception
The group released its annual report from last year today.
# counselling - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
# Suicide Prevention
# Suicide Prevention
Console is to open an office in London following discussions with the UK Department of Health and the Metropolitan Police.
# counselling - Thursday 12 July, 2012
# Support Services
# Support Services
A new report shows more young people and men are availing of the support services offered by family resource centres.
# counselling - Wednesday 20 June, 2012
# Abuse
# Abuse
Towards Healing’s first annual report says that over 28,000 counselling sessions were provided last year.
# counselling - Monday 11 June, 2012
# Child Abuse
# Child Abuse
Some callers said they had harmed themselves, while others reported eating disorders and relationship difficulties.
# counselling - Saturday 21 April, 2012
# Video Games
# Video Games
Researchers in New Zealand have developed a computer game which they say is effective at treating mild and moderate depression in teenagers.
# counselling - Wednesday 22 February, 2012
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
An industry survey showed men are less likely than women to seek counselling for personal difficulties.
# counselling - Tuesday 14 February, 2012
# Crime
# Crime
Unprovoked street assaults were a feature in many of the calls, managers at the helpline said.
# counselling - Sunday 8 January, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
Norah Bohan set up a Twitter counselling service for people in difficulty over the Christmas holidays – and was amazed by its success. Here she explains what happened.
# counselling - Thursday 29 September, 2011
# Grief
# Grief
An online training course developed by the Irish Hospice Foundation will help people to support family, friends and colleagues who have lost a person they love.
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