Counselling

Counselling

The period after returning from an overseas assignment can be a fruitful time to engage in counselling.  It provides an opportunity to work through some ‘old’ issues, which may have come to the fore while overseas, or to talk out issues relating to the assignment, such as security problems, stress, trauma or illness. 

You don't have to have experienced a 'crisis' to avail of or benefit from counselling. Appropriate counselling can be helpful in the process of re-adapting.

Comhlámh provides a counselling referral service to individuals who have worked or volunteered overseas in a developing country for 3 months or more.

All volunteers and development workers accessing this service with approved counsellors will be allocated a client number. All counselling sessions and associated communications are held in strictest confidence. No information will be passed to any sending agency, Irish Aid or third party.