Reconciliation
Before anyone considers separation every effort should be made and every avenue explored to see if the difficulties in the marriage can be resolved. Difficulties and problems have a greater chance of being solved if the couple attend counselling at an early stage. The Counsellor helps the couple to clarify their particular situation, explore the possibilities and to plan their future.Accord
39 Harcourt Street Dublin 2 (And at venues throughout the country) Tel: 01 478 0866
Relationships Ireland
38 Upper Fitzwilliam Street Dublin 2 Tel: 1890 380 380
Clanwilliam Institute
18 Clanwilliam Terrace Dublin 6 Tel: 01 676 1363 / 678 2881
Turning Point
23 Crofton Road Dun Laoghaire County Dublin Tel: 01 280 7888 / 280 0626
Family Therapy & Counselling Centre
46 Elmwood Avenue Lower Ranelagh Dublin 6 Tel: 01 497 1188
Mediation
Mediation is a process whereby with the assistance of a qualified Mediator a couple who have agreed in principle that they will live separately and apart from each other discuss and negotiate the terms of their separation in the presence of the Mediator and of each other. All issues are open for discussion including parenting the children, the family home, maintenance and money matters, property etc. If a couple through this process agree and reach an understanding with each other on the terms of their separation, this understanding must be incorporated into a legal Deed of Separation by an experienced Family Law Solicitor.Family Mediation Service
Floor 1 St. Stephen’s Green House Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2 Tel: 01 634 4320
Mediators Institute Ireland
(For a full list of accredited mediators throughout the country) 79 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Tel: 01 661 8488
Family Therapy & Counselling Centre
46 Elmwood Avenue Lower Ranelagh, Dublin 6 Tel: 497 1188
Gingerbread
29/30 Dame Street Dublin 2 Tel: 01 671 0291
AIM Group
64 Lower Mount Street Dublin 2 Tel: 01 661 6478
Personal Counselling
Separation is a time of distress and emotional upheaval. Personal Counselling can be useful to determine what went wrong in the marriage and help you come to terms with parting.Family Therapy & Counselling Centre
46 Elmwood Avenue Lower Ranelagh Dublin 6 Tel: 01 497 1188 / 497 1722
Clanwilliam Institute
18 Clanwilliam Terrace Dublin 6 01 676 1363
Gingerbread
Turning Point 29/30 Dame Street Dublin 2 01 671 0291
The Irish Institute of Couple Counselling
38 Fitzwilliam Square Dublin 2
Children
How the children cope with their parents separation depends on various factors including their age, sex, personality, support structures, but primarily how the parents cope and relate to each other. How parents handle the conflict and how available they can be to support the children through their pain will, to a certain extent, determine their adjustment to the new situation. It is inevitable and necessary that children grieve. It is a normal reaction to loss and they have to be helped to adjust to the new family structure.Teen Between
Teen Between is a professional counselling service specifically geared to helping teenagers from 11 to 18 to cope with their parents separation. Contact:
Relationships Ireland
38 Fitzwilliam Square Dublin 2 Tel: 01 678 5256
Rainbow Programme
The Loreto Centre Crumlin Road Dublin 12 Tel: 01 473 4175
Parenting
One Family
Cherish House 2 Lower Pembroke Street Dublin 2 Tel: 01 662 9212
Parent Matters
www.parentmatters.ie
This list is not exhaustive and is given for information purposes only.
