Counselling Service

The period after the return from an overseas assignment can be a fruitful time to engage in counselling.  It provides an opportunity to work through some ‘old’ issues, which may have come to the fore while overseas, or to talk out issues relating to the assignment, such as security problems, stress, trauma or illness. 

You don't have to have experienced a 'crisis' to avail of or benefit from counselling. Appropriate counselling can be helpful in the process of re-adapting.

Comhlamh provides a counselling service to individuals who have worked or volunteered overseas in a developing country for 3 months or more. We provide a subsidy of €50 per session (for a maximum of 10 sessions) of counselling with one of our approved counsellors. The individual pays the remainder of the cost per session.

All volunteers and development workers accessing this service will be allocated a client number. All counselling sessions and associated communications are held in strictest confidence. No information will be passed to any sending agency, Irish Aid or third party.

For futher information on this confidential service contact Suzie, Support Services Project Officer on 01-4783490 or email suzie@comhlamh.org.