Over €40,000 for two counselling services
Boyle Counselling & Psychotherapy at Boyle Family Resource Centre is set to receive funding of €16,733 while Vita House Family Centre in Roscommon will receive €25,527
Two local community-based counselling and talk therapy support services will receive a total of over €40,000 in funding following an announcement today by Minister for Mental Health, Mary Butler TD.
Boyle Counselling & Psychotherapy at Boyle Family Resource Centre is set to receive funding of €16,733 while Vita House Family Centre in Roscommon will receive €25,527.
The funding forms part of a major expansion of community-based counselling and talk therapy supports, backed by a total investment of €3 million in Budget 2026.
The investment builds on the success of the Men’s Free Counselling initiative launched in September 2025, through which more than 5,200 men have already accessed free counselling and support services.
The new funding will further strengthen access to early intervention mental health supports in communities across Ireland and will support a new partnership between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and Community Therapy Ireland (CTI), a national association of counselling and psychotherapy providers.
Community Therapy Ireland member organisations will deliver 9,000 counselling sessions as a result of the partnership.
Announcing the investment, Minister Butler said: “Expanding access to high quality talk therapies is a key commitment of Sharing the Vision, our national mental health policy. We know that early access to counselling can make a real difference to people’s lives, helping them to address challenges before they reach crisis point.”
“I have secured new investment of €5 million over the last two budgets to fund 39,000 additional hours of counselling, with a particular focus on reaching groups who may face barriers to accessing services. “This funding is helping to ensure that more people are receiving professional, community-based supports in a timely and accessible way.”
