Our compassionate team of professional therapists supports individuals and families presenting with psychological and emotional issues in the mild to moderate range, in a safe and comfortable environment.
Our professional service is based on need, not ability to pay. We accept donations on a sliding scale from those who can afford to pay, but our primary goal is to help the local community and individuals who experience marginalisation.
Our Vision
Healthy Wexford Individuals, Families and Communities
Our Values
An ethical and community-based educational approach to counselling psychotherapy.
Ethical
Underpinning all aspects of our work are core values which inspire our approach to counselling/ psychotherapy and allow us to provide a warm welcome to the people of Wexford. These include Respect, Compassion, Competence, Responsibility, Integrity and Teamwork which underpin all counselling and support services.
Anyone can find themselves in need of professional support. At the Ford Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre, we provide all clients with a confidential and non-judgemental service. The overall focus is on building on and developing the clients’ strengths using a strengths-based approach and the empowerment of the individual respecting their uniqueness.
OUR GOVERNANCE
The Board of Directors of the the Ford Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre apply best practice standards when it comes to governance and administration. It has robust internal governance systems that are continually reviewed and updated, including:
- Code of Ethics, Best Practice and Policy Guidelines for the Ford Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre Services
- FLS Staff Handbook
- FLS Health and Safety Statement
- FLS Board Handbook
Promoting positive mental health in Wexford since 1988
The Ford Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre has provided counselling services to Wexford for over 30 years. We support members of the community with a wide range of psychological, behavioural and emotional problems.
Back in 1988, our organisation emerged from ACCORD, which has provided couples counselling since the 1960s. We realised there was a widespread need in the community for broader counselling services. So Family Life Service, as we were once known, was set up as a limited company and registered charity.
Renamed the Ford Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre , this new title reflects our growing service offering. The name stems from our Wexford pride, as well as the fact that river fords are shallow and can be crossed on foot. They provide a safe crossing, which is exactly what our counselling and psychotherapy services aim to do.
We’re an AACPI member
In 2015, we joined the Association for Agency-based Counselling & Psychotherapy in Ireland. This TUSLA-funded organisation upholds standards of equality, diversity and accountability within community-based, not-for-profit counselling services.
All AACPI members have professionally trained counsellors and psychotherapists who adhere to the ethics codes of accrediting bodies.
Our Partners
The Ford Counselling and Psychotherapy Services is supported by the HSE, Tusla, The Diocese of Ferns, Philanthropic donations, The Katharine Howard Foundation, Mercy Solidarity Foundation and Client Donations
Accord Wexford
The Ford Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre works collaboratively with ACCORD Wexford which provides Marriage and Relationship Counselling services throughout the Diocese of Ferns. Together our two services through our shared resources provide a greater range and depth of service for Wexford individuals and communities. ACCORD can be contacted on www.accord.ie or on our shared Wexford number 053-9123086.
