About James

My name is James Foley. I am an accredited member of The Irish Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. I also have over 20 years of experience as a Psychiatric Nurse. I worked in the drug addiction area for over 11 years.  I also did suicide related work for 3 and a half years with Pieta.. After training in marketing and advertising, I pursued psychiatric nursing training at the age of 25. In total, I spent over 20 years as a psych nurse.

In 2010, I started my counselling therapy training. While combining family responsibility with counselling training, I became an accredited counsellor in 2019, set up Prevail in April 2020, and started working with Pieta from June 2021 to December 2024.

I firmly believe in ongoing training. I have completed a CBT level 9 course, and I am always looking for learning opportunities to add to my skill base.

I am originally from Carlow and have been living in Clondalkin since 2002. I am now married and have two sons.