ICPHAA Blog

Guidance for partners, parents and adult children of someone with an addiction: what helps, what does not, self-care and support services in Ireland.

How grief works, when bereavement counselling helps, what it involves, and how to find an accredited bereavement counsellor or support worker in Ireland.

The benefits and limits of online counselling by video or telephone, who it suits, how to protect your privacy and how to find accredited online counsellors.

What trauma-informed counselling and trauma therapy involve, what a safe first phase looks like, and how to find an accredited trauma practitioner in Ireland.

How couples counselling works, what the first sessions involve, when it helps, safety considerations and how to find an accredited couples counsellor.

What to expect from a counsellor or psychotherapist in Ireland: informed consent, confidentiality and its limits, access to records, boundaries, complaints.

How counselling helps with anxiety, panic and persistent worry, what sessions involve, when to seek support, and how to find an accredited practitioner.

Psychotherapy explained: the main approaches (person-centred, psychodynamic, CBT, integrative), how it differs from counselling and how to choose a therapist.

What counselling is, who it helps, what happens in a first session, confidentiality, how long it takes and how to find an accredited counsellor in Ireland.

What accreditation checks, what it protects you from, what it cannot promise, and how to confirm a counsellor in Ireland is accredited before you book.

Twelve questions to ask a counsellor or psychotherapist in Ireland before you start: accreditation, experience, approach, fees, confidentiality and endings.

How addiction counselling works in Ireland, addiction counsellors versus addiction support workers, the approaches used, and where to get help today.

How to judge an accredited counselling course in Ireland: QQI level, duration, placements, personal therapy, delivery mode and the route to accreditation.

How to check that a counsellor or psychotherapist in Ireland is accredited: what to ask, how to use the ICPHAA verification page, and the warning signs.

Find ICPHAA accredited clinical supervisors in Ireland offering supervision to counsellors, psychotherapists and allied professionals, with verification.

Browse ICPHAA accredited counsellors and psychotherapists by county (Longford, Cavan, Dublin, Cork, Galway and more) and by specialism, with verification links.

Find ICPHAA accredited couples and relationship counsellors in Ireland, with locations, online options and membership verification links.

Find ICPHAA accredited counsellors and psychotherapists in Ireland offering video and telephone sessions, with their base locations and verification links.

Find ICPHAA accredited counsellors in Ireland for anxiety, stress, burnout and depression, with locations, online options and membership verification links.

Find ICPHAA accredited bereavement and grief counsellors and support workers in Ireland, with locations, online options and membership verification links.