A lot of my experience is with mood and thought disorders. I have done extensive work with drug addiction, suicide prevention and suicide bereavement. I also have had personal experience with cancer.

I have worked with non-medical diagnoses – areas such as relationship breakdown, personal loss of meaning, anger etc.

I work with adult individuals over the age of 18.

I am happy to provide reports stating my name and credentials, the date on which the sessions began, and how many sessions have been held. If you request any more information than that, I will seek professional advice.

Each session is 60 or 45 minutes long.

It is best to attend weekly for the first 5 sessions or more. If you need to space them out more, that can be arranged. The easiest way to schedule the frequency of your sessions is through the online booking system. You can prebook your sessions for up to a month in advance.

NO

But there are advantages for you in using it.
- Control over your booking process
- Quicker and more convient cancelation and rescheduling process
- It is totally in your hands if you want to continue or not.
- You can prebook ahead for up to a month.

There is no standard. Around 10 sessions is the usual time frame that counselling focuses on.

You are in charge of how long you come for counselling. You can stop at any time, for any reason. Just let me know you are stopping and we can bring the work to an end appropriately.

I keep notes of all sessions that do not have your name on them. I use a code. I use this code when getting professional support from my supervisor.

If there are issues of risk with the client, another individual, or especially an under 18, I will have to contact the relevant authoroities.

If we meet outside of the counselling room, I will greet you if you greet me. It is best not to engage with each other outside of the room.

I am strongly influenced by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, Choice Theory and Solution Focused Therapy.

I believe counselling should be grounded in the client's own experience and in real world counselling solutions.

The counselling approaches used are always reflective of the client's needs and preferences.

Each session can be short and only involve one or two issues. 

You will not be forced to discuss issues that you are not comfortable to discuss.

Yes.

Medications for your mood or cognitive function may help you to engage further with counselling. They help you to see things clearer.

We may talk about your medications, why you're on them, what they do for you, side effects, your hopes around them, etc. 

Your medication management will always remain an issue for you and your doctor. You should never stop or change a medication protocol without first discussing it with your doctor.

As a man I can say yes.

Men talk and share in a different way to women, but that doesn't mean they don't need to do it just as women need to do it.

James Foley is your counsellor at Prevail Counselling Therapy.

You can find out more about him in his bio on the About James and how he works page.

Prevail offers counselling in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 & Bray, Co. Wicklow.

You can find out more about our locations on our Contact page.

You can find out more about Prevail counselling sessions on the Sessions page.

There are various rates depending on the time of day, weekday or Saturday morning.
Also, there are discounts for bulk bookings and those on social welfare or students.

There are numerous ways to reduce the cost. Please see the Fees page for more information.

Cancelation the day before the session is half the full fee.
Cancelling on the day is the full fee.
Otherwise there is no cancelation fee.

If you do not attend a session there will be no further sessions booked until you confirm you are planning to attend another session. For further information click onto the Cancellations page.

Yes Prevail provides video and telephone counselling.

The same rates apply as with in person counselling.