Low Cost Counselling
Low cost counselling and free counselling services are often available to clients through various counselling training institutions. This counselling is usually provided by a student in training to become a qualified therapist. We are committed to supporting the development of competent, ethical and professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists, and we provide extensive support to our trainee team.
We currently offer a fully supervised, low cost counselling service in partnership with Zest Life Counselling College, provided by three fully supervised Trainee Counsellors, all of whom are mature students. Our low cost service is available to anyone, subject to assessment for suitability with a fully qualified and accredited therapist before being allocated to a Trainee Counsellor.
Our low cost service is available on Saturdays and selected weekday mornings. For your first session, you will be assessed by one of our Senior Psychotherapists. The cost of the assessment session is €60.
If your issue is suitable for a Trainee Counsellor, we will assign you to one of the trainees, and the cost per session thereafter is €25 per session.
Trainees have access to an experienced, accredited Psychotherapist every day that they see clients, as well as monthly supervision meetings within our centre, facilitated by two experienced, accredited Psychotherapists - Debbie Farrell and Jennifer Good. This is in addition to the supervision of Zest Life College AND each trainee's individual Supervisor, which is a requirement for every Counsellor and Psychotherapist to have.
The most important aspect of any therapy is the relationship between client and therapist, so to an extent, a client may build a trusting and safe relationship with a Trainee Counsellor and make good progress with that Counsellor without difficulty.
However, some issues are complex, or deep rooted, and may be beyond the scope of a Trainee Counsellor. A Trainee Counsellor may not have the necessary skills or experience or specialist training to adequately provide that strong basis of support needed for clients to trust in the relationship, or may not have the necessary specialised training for certain issues, for example abuse, addiction, or eating disorders - which are not suitable for our low cost service.
You will also have a 'review' session with your Counsellor every six sessions, and if any issues are arising or the work is beyond the competency of a Trainee Counsellor, you'll be referred back to Debbie Farrell for additional support and review.
If you are interested in attending for assessment and being referred for our low cost service, then please contact us using the contact form link below, and put "Low Cost Counselling" in the subject line. Thank you.
Click here to enquire: Low Cost Counselling Service
We currently offer a fully supervised, low cost counselling service in partnership with Zest Life Counselling College, provided by three fully supervised Trainee Counsellors, all of whom are mature students. Our low cost service is available to anyone, subject to assessment for suitability with a fully qualified and accredited therapist before being allocated to a Trainee Counsellor.
Our low cost service is available on Saturdays and selected weekday mornings. For your first session, you will be assessed by one of our Senior Psychotherapists. The cost of the assessment session is €60.
If your issue is suitable for a Trainee Counsellor, we will assign you to one of the trainees, and the cost per session thereafter is €25 per session.
Trainees have access to an experienced, accredited Psychotherapist every day that they see clients, as well as monthly supervision meetings within our centre, facilitated by two experienced, accredited Psychotherapists - Debbie Farrell and Jennifer Good. This is in addition to the supervision of Zest Life College AND each trainee's individual Supervisor, which is a requirement for every Counsellor and Psychotherapist to have.
The most important aspect of any therapy is the relationship between client and therapist, so to an extent, a client may build a trusting and safe relationship with a Trainee Counsellor and make good progress with that Counsellor without difficulty.
However, some issues are complex, or deep rooted, and may be beyond the scope of a Trainee Counsellor. A Trainee Counsellor may not have the necessary skills or experience or specialist training to adequately provide that strong basis of support needed for clients to trust in the relationship, or may not have the necessary specialised training for certain issues, for example abuse, addiction, or eating disorders - which are not suitable for our low cost service.
You will also have a 'review' session with your Counsellor every six sessions, and if any issues are arising or the work is beyond the competency of a Trainee Counsellor, you'll be referred back to Debbie Farrell for additional support and review.
If you are interested in attending for assessment and being referred for our low cost service, then please contact us using the contact form link below, and put "Low Cost Counselling" in the subject line. Thank you.
Click here to enquire: Low Cost Counselling Service
