Looking for advice on relationship concelling service

LegacyUser

Hi,

I am looking for a relationship councellor. I keep coming across Accord but I am put off by their whole Catholic ethos. Is this something they go on about in their sessions? Has anyone here used Accord or can anyone tell me where I can find a relationship councillor in the Kildare/Dublin area?

Thanks

LegacyUser

www.mrcs.ie

Kevster

Hi,

I live in Naas but I do not know of any relationship counsellors in this area. However, that doesn't mean that they don't exist! Here is a listing for professionals in Kildare: http://www.holisto.com/local.php?county=Kildare

A lot of those in the list offer counselling services. You can also view the ones in the different Dublin coded-areas.

Take care,
Kevin

mazcon

Hi
We went to Accord in Newbridge a few years ago. Maybe we were unlucky, but the counsellor wasn't up to much. She didn't dwell on the Catholic thing at all but she seemed totally inexperienced and a bit clueless tbh. As I said, maybe we were unlucky and other people may have more positive feedback for you.

Curvy Vixen

I know a fabulous counsellor around the Naas/Clane area if you like someone who is no-nonsense and straight talking.

Not sure if I can give out his contact details in a post though

Am happy to PM if you want to contact me?

CathyMoran

We went to Accord on Harcourt Street, I had my doubts but they were very kind - we actually split up for a while as a result but are now very happily married.

deisemum

Hubby and I attended local Accord counsellor. He was ok. Never mentioned religion so don't let that put you off.

We later went to a counsellor at our local Family Resource Centre and her training and counselling was far superior. There are 32 Family Resource Centres around the country.

Both services were free and if you could afford it a donation was welcome and if you couldn't money wasn't an issue.

LegacyUser

Hi

I have tried accord initially on my own for problems that occurred in my marriage to help me come to terms with them and deal with appropiately with them. He was a really nice man but I felt he was totally inexperienced and encouraged me to dwell on events that occurred which resulted in me being more depressed. (I suffer from depression as a result of these events). My family found it difficult to come to terms with me having a broken marriage so I agreed to go to couples counselling (even though in my mind its over and never want to give him the chance to do some of the things he did to me even though he said that this would never happen again). I have gone to couples counselling and could not connect with the counsellor at all, I felt that he was totally one sided and seemed to put the blame of events that happened onto me.

Dont let my experiences put you off, but just wanted to make you aware that there are far more people better qualified than accord counsellors.