Your Guide to Mental Health & Self-Help Supports
Your Guide to Mental Health & Self-Help Supports
Whether you’re looking for information, trying to manage a specific issue, or just want to learn more about your mental health, there are plenty of resources available. This section is divided into categories to help you find what’s most relevant to you.
- AWARE – Support for depression, bipolar disorder and related conditions
Freephone 1800 80 48 48 (10am–10pm)
www.aware.ie - Shine – Support for people affected by mental ill health and their families
www.shine.ie - Jigsaw – Mental health information and support for young people aged 12–25
www.jigsaw.ie - Turn2Me – Free online counselling and support groups
www.turn2me.ie - MyMind – Low-cost and free online counselling for specific groups
www.mymind.org - HSE Your Mental Health Information Line
Freephone 1800 111 888
Your Mental Health – HSE
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Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI)
– Excellent, evidence-based self-help workbooks and modules on: - Anxiety
- Panic
- Self-esteem
- Health anxiety
- Worry
- Perfectionism
Visit: CCI Self-Help Resources -
YouTube Relaxation and Grounding Videos:
- BeLonG To Youth Services – Support for LGBT+ young people
www.belongto.org - LGBT Ireland – Support, helplines, online chat and info
www.lgbt.ie - TENI – Transgender Equality Network Ireland
www.teni.ie - Dublin Lesbian Line – Confidential support line
Thursdays, 6:30–9pm
www.dublinlesbianline.ie
- Pieta House – 24/7 support for people in crisis, at risk of self-harm or suicide
Call 1800 247 247 or text HELP to 51444
www.pieta.ie - Samaritans – 24/7 emotional support
Freephone 116 123
www.samaritans.ie - Crisis Text Line – Free 24/7 support
Text MIE to 50808
text50808.ie
- Social Anxiety Ireland – Programmes for people living with social anxiety
www.socialanxietyireland.com - Anxiety Ireland – Support and therapy for anxiety
www.anxietyireland.ie - OCD Ireland – Support for OCD and related conditions
www.ocdireland.org
- Bodywhys – Support and info for people with eating disorders
www.bodywhys.ie - HSE Eating Disorder Services
HSE Eating Disorders Info
- LGBT Pavee – For LGBTQ+ Travellers and Roma
LGBTQI Pavee Point
- Women’s Aid – Domestic violence support for women
Freephone 1800 341 900
www.womensaid.ie - Men’s Aid – Domestic abuse support for men
Call 01 554 3811
www.mensaid.ie - National Rape Crisis Helpline
Freephone 1800 778 888 - MOVE Ireland – Men Overcoming Violence
www.moveireland.ie
- MABS – Free advice on budgeting and managing debt
www.mabs.ie - Citizens Information – Info on rights, entitlements and services
www.citizensinformation.ie
- As I Am – Autism support and advocacy
www.asiam.ie - Aspire Ireland – Supports for people with Asperger’s
www.aspireireland.ie - Enable Ireland – Disability services for children and adults
www.enableireland.ie
- Helplink Mental Health – Online and phone counselling, including for Irish abroad
www.helplink.ie - Oasis Counselling – Donation-based service
www.oasiscentre.ie - Village Counselling Service (Tallaght)
www.villagecounselling.ie - Tivoli Institute (Dun Laoghaire)
www.tivoliinstitute.com - Insight Matters (Dublin City)
www.insightmatters.ie - Blanchardstown Therapy Centre
www.therapycentre.ie - Clanwilliam Institute – Family therapy, individual and couple therapy
www.clanwilliam.ie - Psychotherapy Ireland Directory – Accredited therapists
www.psychotherapyireland.ie
Make sure your therapist is accredited by a professional body like:
- IACP – Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy: iacp.ie
- IAHIP – Irish Association of Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy: iahip.org
- PSI – Psychological Society of Ireland: psychologicalsociety.ie