Going for counselling

A pregnancy centre should be a non-profit industry to serve women, as well as their families and partners, who come seeking help about their pregnancies. A good centre should have the following services.

• Compassionate Care
• Practical Help
• Accurate Information
• Free Pregnancy Tests
• Entirely Free Services
• Complete Confidentiality
• Ongoing Pregnancy Support

Remember, being pregnant is not end of the world. You can do it! But get some help and support

Choose a life-affirming pregnancy centre

• The centre should be dedicated to providing a warm and safe environment to everyone, regardless of your age, race, income, nationality, religious affiliation or circumstances.

• You should be treated with kindness and compassion and be allowed to leave the centre whenever you wish. They should listen with respect and courtesy, and without judgement, ridicule or rejection.

• You have the right to withhold any information you do not want to share with a volunteer. All information shared will be held in strict and absolute confidence, except in the rare circumstances when prohibited by law.

• You should receive accurate information about pregnancy, foetal development, life-style issues, and related concerns. In Ireland, it is against the law to reffer a client for an abortion and any clinic which does so is in breach of the 1995 Act. It can, of course, offer accurate information about abortion procedures and risks.

• You may refuse any information you do not wish to receive. You should receive honest and open answers.

• You should be given on-going support, in accordance with your needs.

Counselling Centres in Ireland

 

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Care in Crisis	Lurgan, Northern Ireland	01762-329900
LIFE Dublin	29/30 Dame Street, Dublin 2	01 6798989 1850 281 281
LIFE Cork	123 Patrick Street, Cork	021 4270445 1850 281 281
LIFE Galway	Westside Resource Centre, Seamus Quirke Road, Galway	091 587575
LIFE Thurles	10 Croke St, Thurles, Co. Tipperary	0504 24402
LIFE Letterkenny	40b Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal	074 9127007
Western Regional Adoption Committee	25 Newcastle Rd, Galway	091 523122
P.A.C.T Line	15 Belgrave Rd, Rathmines, Dublin 6	1850 673 333
LIFE Belfast	28 Bedford St, Belfast, BT2 7FE	0232 249414