Northside Counselling Service

08/03/2026

Celebrating International Women’s Day. This year, Women of the Mind & Heart...Women who shaped and developed the fields of Psychotherapy, Counselling, Psychology, Psychiatry...

03/03/2026

The Board of Northside Counselling Service is delighted to congratulate our CEO, Dr Karl Tooher, on his appointment to the 'Advisory Council for the Special Advocate for Survivors of Institutional Abuse' and 'The Museum of Ireland Lived Experience Expert Panel' - as part of the 'National Centre for Research and Remembrance'.

"This Centre will stand as a site of conscience to honour equally all those who spent time in Industrial Schools, Magdalen Laundries, Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions, Reformatories, and related institutions, and all those who have lived experience of Ireland's historical adoption and boarded out systems." (Government of Ireland).

05/01/2026

Northside Counselling Service is open and looking forward to continuing to support all our clients and communities in 2026, and beyond.

19/12/2025

Northside Counselling Service thanks all its clients, staff, counsellors, board, supporters, funders, and the community, and wishes everyone much peace and joy...

10/09/2025

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day and I want to share some thoughts. Many of our counsellors sit with people who come to Northside Counselling Service who have been suicidal or struggled with those types of thoughts, not understanding what is happening or feeling like there is no hope.

I often remember what the poet Seamus Heaney said, “If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.” However, for many people they don’t have the words to make sense of their lives, or of this moment in time in their life.

On this day I want to acknowledge and appreciate the work our counsellors do, providing space, silence, explorations and kindness - building peoples' capacity to discover or rediscover those words, and a way through. Also, I want to acknowledge the work of the board, staff, supervisors and funders who enable this to happen. A reminder to us all that even the smallest acts of kindness and compassion can save lives, and indeed, the quality in living.

Thank you for all that you do.

Beir bua & beannacht,

Karl

17/05/2025

Spent a lovely day delivering training on Ericksonian Psychotherapy-Hypnotherapy with the wonderful Northside Counselling Service Counsellors/Psychotherapists - some who have volunteered for decades, and others who have just seen their very first clients this week...Excellent group, interested, engaged, and a credit to our profession...

18/03/2025

17/03/2025

Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh… Northside Counselling Service wishes all its clients, staff, counsellors and supporters a Wonderful St Patrick's Day...

20/12/2024

Northside Counselling Services thanks all our clients, counsellors & staff, board, funders, and partner organisations...and wishes you much joy and peace at this time of year...

14/11/2024

It is , from all here in Northside Counselling Service - sending a heartfelt thank you to our wonderful Board Members. Thank you for your dedication, support & guidance; your continuing commitment has been core to our ability to successfully deliver our service to the community.

18/04/2024

As the inquest delivers its verdict today, our thoughts are very much with the family and friends of those who died in the Stardust fire…

18/04/2024

Some photos from The Launch Event of Community Therapy Ireland...The event was attended by TDs from across the political spectrum, supporting Community Based Counselling/ Psychotherapy