What is the and West Wicklow What can we help with? Community Talks Primary Care Psychology Service? o We deliver workshops and talks across Adult Difficulties: Kildare and West Wicklow. o Mild to moderate low mood/depression o Our service offers support to people of all o These talks offer strategies to help you o Stress / anxiety ages – children, adults and older adults - improve your mood and wellbeing, manage o Coping with physical illness / disability with mild to moderate psychological issues. your stress or develop your parenting skills. o Bereavement or loss o We offer many interventions depending on o Impact of difficult life events Stress Control classes the level of support a person needs. o Interpersonal / Relationship difficulties o Parenting difficulties o Stress affects us all. Our 6-week Stress o We aim to help as many people as we can. Control course teaches coping strategies to Much of our support is offered without the Child Difficulties: help you manage stress. All adults are need for a referral to the service. o Behavioural difficulties welcome to attend. o Anxiety o This is called a Stepped Care Approach: o Difficulties managing feelings Parenting Courses o Difficulties with concentration and attention o We offer regular parenting classes to help Community Self-Help o Mild difficulties relating to disability support parents develop skills to help their Talks Information o Social and interpersonal difficulties child. These courses are open to everyone. o Relationship difficulties between parent and Parenting Stress child Parent Advice Drop-in Clinics Courses Control o In areas where there is a Primary Care Parent Advice Psychology Service, a regular Parent Advice Drop-in Clinics Drop-in Clinic is offered where you can seek advice about a concern or query you may Referral and have about your child. Consultation * At present, Clinics are only available to 1 to 1 Therapy parents living in the catchment areas listed in What Services do we offer? the ‘Where are we?’ section overleaf.

Self-Help Information Individual Therapy Sessions o Sometimes, we may offer support by o Sometimes, people may need more support o Lots of people come to our community talks guiding you towards self-help reading. and access self-help information. and can be referred for individual therapy. o We have worked with Kildare Libraries to o Many people come to our Parenting The number of sessions is limited. develop Shelf Help. This is a list of books to courses, Stress Control classes and Parent * At present, individual therapy is only help you cope with different problems. Advice Drop-in Clinics. available to those living in the catchment o Some people are referred for, and attend, a areas listed in the ‘Where are we?’ section consultation and individual therapy. overleaf. How can you be referred? Where can you find out more? o You can be referred by a healthcare For details of where our talks, classes and professional, such as your GP, a Speech and clinics are taking place, please see Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist www.parentingsupport.ie or or Public Health Nurse. www.yourmentalhealth.ie or contact your local Primary Care Centre or library. Primary Care

What happens if you get referred? Where are we? Psychology o We arrange a one-off consultation Health Centre, Woodstock Street, appointment after receiving your referral. Athy, Co Kildare o We will listen carefully and take your Ph.: 059 8633500 Service problems seriously. Catchment Area: Athy, and Dunlavin o We will work together to help you make Kildare Primary Care Centre, Road, sense of your difficulties and find better Kildare town, Co Kildare ways to manage them. Ph.: 076 695 8500 o We will decide with you which type of Catchment Area: Kildare Town, Information support would be most helpful. This may and Rathangan include options within our service or the broader community. Vista Primary Care, Ballymore Eustace Road Leaflet , Co. Kildare o If further sessions with our service would be Ph.: 045 – 986 873 helpful, we will add your name to our Catchment Area: Naas, Kill and Blessington waiting list and contact you for further sessions at a later date. Blessington Primary Care Centre, McGreals Primary Care Centre, Blessington Business Park, Blessington, Co. Wicklow What can you expect when Ph: 076 6957800 meeting a Psychologist? Catchment Area: Naas, Kill and Blessington o A talk with a psychologist is confidential. Newbridge Primary Care Centre o Information is only shared with specific Aras Slainte, Station Road individuals in situations where there is a Newbridge, Co. Kildare concern for you or others’ safety. Ph: 045 – 491 900 Catchment Area: Newbridge and Kildare and West o Sometimes, with your permission, we may link with other healthcare professionals to Wicklow make sure you are best supported.