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Bereavement Counselling – Galway, Mayo & Online Nationwide

All Helplink counsellors are qualified and available for you 7 days a week to support you and/or your loved ones with counselling assistance when you are going through the bereavement process. 

Bereavement counselling appointments are available face-to-face in Galway City, Mayo and also online nationwide, through a secure and encrypted video consultation platform.

Opening Times:

  • 9 am to 9 pm Monday to Friday
  • 12 to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday
  • (Closed on Bank Holidays and Christmas/New Year’s Eve)
  • appointment booking available 9 to 5 Monday to Friday

Helplink Galway New Chairs

Online Bereavement Counselling Ireland

Appointment Fees:

Discounted fee available for bereavement counselling appointments, at a cost of €30:

You can avail of our Discounted Rate for appointments:

1. Jobseekers Benefit/Allowance
2. One Parent Family
3. Disability Benefit
4. Carer’s Allowance/Benefit
5. State Pension

You can get evidence of your proof of payment in the following ways:

  • If you are registered on MyGov.ie you can get proof
  • You can ask for a print out receipt at any Post Office
  • You can get a letter from the Social Welfare Office
  • You can show your bank feed payment (comes up in the bank usually as DSP
  • You can contact local welfare office and they can provide you with a letter of confirmation. See:
    https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/173b5-dsp-phone-numbers/

Full-time Student or Part-time Counselling/Psychotherapy Student: The following is acceptable as evidence of your status as a student:

  • A valid student card which includes the name of your course
  • A letter from your faculty confirming your status as a full time student or a part-time counselling/psychotherapy student.

Part-time worker who works less than 20 hours per week: The following proof of your status will allow you avail of the discounted rate:

  • A letter from your employer confirming your weekly hours of work
  • A redacted payslip (dated within the last 3 months) showing your weekly hours of work

Note 1: you must provide evidence of your status to avail of this fee. Other specialised counselling/therapeutic services fees may vary.

Employed Persons Fee: as a non-profit organisation we try to keep the fees for appointments as low as possible. For employed people the cost for a bereavement counselling appointment is €65. Please ask about the fees for the other types of counselling appointments we offer, as these fees vary.

Note 2: For young people (under the age of 18), the appointment fee is determined by which category their parents/caregivers fall into.

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