Low Costs Options
Mind & Body Works
Dublin 2, Dublin 6 & Dublin 14
Offer low-cost option (€30) and full-fee private
Website: https://mindandbodyworks.com/service/low-cost-counselling/
Email: clinicaldirector@mindandbodyworks.com
[€20 low-cost fee for TCD students; no limit on sessions; low-cost therapists are senior trainees; screening/assessment process in place; some availability at present.]
Dublin Counselling & Therapy Centre
Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1
Offer low-cost option (donation of €20 or less, negotiable) and full-fee private
Website: https://www.dctc.ie/counselling-psychotherapy/
Email: info@dctc.ie
Phone: 01-8788236, call Monday to Friday 9am – 2pm
[no limit on sessions; low-cost therapists are senior trainees; no screening/assessment process; some availability at present.]
Bath Avenue Counselling Centre
Bath Avenue, Dublin 4
Offer low-cost (€30) sessions or full-fee private
Website: https://bacc.ie/
Email: info@bacc.ie
Phone: 01-6788864, call Monday to Friday 9:30am – 1:30pm
[no limit on sessions; low-cost therapists are senior trainees; screening/assessment process in place; clients must be age 18 or over; not suitable for clients with addiction unless in recovery for 2+ years; clients at high risk may be required to have medical support in place.]
Whitefriar Street Counselling Services
Carmelite Community Centre, 56 Aungier Street, Dublin 2, D02 T258
Offer low-cost counselling (€20)
Email: communitycentrecounselling@gmail.com
Phone: 087-4025845
[no limit on sessions; therapists are qualified and trainees; screening/assessments process in place; not suitable for clients with psychosexual issues, complex trauma or psychiatric illness; no current waiting list.]
Elmwood Centre
32 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2
Offer low-cost option (€25-45), fully qualified pre-accredited therapists (€40-60), and fully qualified accredited therapists.
Website: https://elmwoodcentre.com/low-cost-counselling/
Email: info@elmwoodcentre.com
Phone: 01-6676928
[no limit on sessions; low-cost therapists are senior trainees; screening/assessment process in place; may not be suitable for clients who are at high risk, with active addiction or eating disorder, with unmanaged or serious psychiatric diagnoses. Clients with these presentations may be suitable for fully qualified pre-accredited therapists and fully qualified accredited therapists. Usually very good availability.]
Black Therapists Ireland
Currently available online only
Open to clients of all ethnicities and backgrounds
Offer low-cost option (€30), and full-fee private
Website: https://www.blacktherapistsireland.ie/student-counselling-service.html
Email: support@blacktherapistsireland.ie
[no limit on weekly sessions; low-cost therapists are senior trainees, and fully qualified; screening/assessment process in place; not suitable for clients suffering from psychosis; good availability at present.]
The Therapy Centre
Dublin 1 & Dublin 2
Offer low-cost option (€25), and full-fee private
Website: https://thetherapycentre.ie/low-cost-counselling/
Email: info@thetherapycentre.ie
[no limit on weekly sessions; low-cost therapists are trainees; screening/assessment process by phone in place; not suitable for clients who are at high risk or in active addiction: alternative options may be offered; some availability at present.]
City Therapy
Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 XF59
Offer low-cost option (€30), and full-fee private
Website: https://www.citytherapy.ie/affordable-counselling/
Email: info@citytherapy.ie
Phone: 01-906 5778, or 086 3788002
[no limit on sessions; therapists on low-cost service are senior trainees; screening/assessment process in place; may not be suitable for clients who are in active addiction, have chronic trauma or complex psychiatric issues: alternative options may be offered; limited availability at present.]
The Oasis Centre
Seville Place, Dublin 1
Offer low-cost counselling (donation, no set fee)
Website: https://oasiscentre.ie/
Email: info@oasiscentre.ie
Phone: 01-8364524
[up to 8 sessions, renewable; therapists are trainees and qualified; screening/assessment process in place; clients must be 18+; clients with psychiatric issues must be actively engaged in external care; current 4-month waitlist.]
Clanwilliam Institute
Stillorgan, Dublin 14
Offer ‘free or low-cost counselling’
Website: https://www.clanwilliam.ie/
Email: office@clanwilliam.ie
Phone: 01-2055010
[offer low-cost service for individuals, couples or families, with approx. 6-month waitlist; donation of €0-50; therapists are qualified and trainees; 6-8 sessions, may be extended.]
The Village Counselling Service
Main Building, Killinarden Enterprise Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 K6WP
Contact: 087-9049497
Email: info@villagecounselling.ie
MyMind
Dublin 1, Dublin 6 & Dublin 8 (and others outside Dublin)
Website: www.mymind.org
Email: hq@mymind.org
[low-costs sessions are €30 once approved, for up to 12 sessions; must be full-time resident of Ireland, aged 18+, and able to prove full-time student status or other qualifying financial criteria.]
Insight Matters Counselling
Capel Street, Dublin 1
Offer low-cost option (€30) and full-fee private
Website: https://www.insightmatters.ie/mind-matters/book-an-appointment/
Email: info@insightmatters.ie
Phone: 01-8910703 or 085-2031487
[no limit on sessions; low-cost therapists are trainees; screening/assessment process in place; not suitable for clients in active addiction; some availability at present.]