About Familes
Located in Limerick and founded in 2002, Familes is dedicated to assisting men during separation and divorce.
Familes — Familes and Men In Life Experiencing Separation — is a support and information group based in Limerick, serving the surrounding areas.
We're a specialist group primarily for men, and we also support their family members. We work alongside recognised state and private accredited professionals already active in the community.
Familes helps you work through what you're facing and offers practical strategies for mental health, relationships, and wellbeing.
Do you need help?
Are you separated from your family?
Not sure where to turn?
Want to talk to someone who understands?
Looking to build your own coping skills?
Struggling with access to your children?
What we offer
Familes provides free, professional 24/7 phone and online counselling for men in Limerick and surrounding areas. No referral needed. Our counsellors support men with:
Mental health, including anxiety and depression
Relationship problems
Anger management
Coping strategies
Grief and loss
Loneliness and isolation
Parenting
Stress
Domestic abuse (using and experiencing)
Suicide prevention
Why call Familes:
Speak to a qualified counsellor
Available 24/7, at a time that suits you
Choose phone or online counselling
No referral required
Our counsellors
Our team are qualified professional counsellors, social workers, mental health nurses, and psychologists. They specialise in relationship breakdown, separation, divorce, parenting, and domestic/family violence, alongside broader expertise in mental health, emotional wellbeing, anger management, and suicide prevention.
You don't have to go through this alone
If you feel overwhelmed, hopeless, worthless, fed up, stressed, sad, or angry — call us.
📞 0872603603 — open 24/7
If it's an emergency, call 0872603603 immediately.
W e are A NOT FOR PROFIT CHARITY ALL OUR WORKERS ARE NON PAID VOLUNTEERS
Charity Registration number 20158262
A small Limerick Charity, doing one thing well.
Familes. was started by people who'd been through separation themselves and noticed how few places men felt able to walk into. We're a not-for-profit, based in the mid-west, run on small grants, donations and a lot of evenings.
Kindness first
Nobody arrives at our door on their best day. We meet you exactly as you are.
Confidential
What you share stays with us. No records that can come back to you.
Peer-led
Most of our volunteers have lived this themselves. They get it because they've been there.
Practical
Less hand-wringing, more next steps. We help you do the next right thing.
Make a Donation
Donate
Every donation, big or small, makes a real difference.
Familes is a free nationwide phone and online counselling service. Our professionally trained counsellors are available 24/7 to support men with relationship issues and mental health concerns.
Familesis in high demand, and we need your help to reach more men who are struggling. Your donation will help us deliver more counselling sessions to men in Limerick and surrounding areas
Your donation will help us continue to provide free counselling for men when they need it most. This includes:
Men who have concerns about their mental health, including depression and anxiety.
Men who are having suicidal thoughts.
Men who are struggling with relationship issues.
Men who are dealing with a relationship breakdown.
Men who want to improve their parenting skills.
Your donation ensures more men get the support they need and helps us to answer the next call.
Common questions:
How do I donate securely?
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Can I set up a monthly donation?
How do I start a fundraiser for Familes?
Fundraise
Every day, hundreds of Irish men struggle with mental health, relationship challenges, and personal crisis.
All funds raised help our mission to support men through life’s challenges with free professional counselling services.
Your contribution ensures that Familes can continue providing free 24/7 phone and online counselling to men in need. No matter how you show your support – running a marathon, marking a milestone, growing your hair or shaving it all off, quitting something for a month, or receiving donations instead of gifts – every euro raised brings us closer to ensuring no call goes unanswered.
A little about F.A.M.I.L.E.S
Familes evolved out of need, there is little or no support for people going through the turmoil of a separation or divorce, few are amicable most are full of pressure stress and strain, and especially on the children.
The Familes Charity started in 2002 as Miles, who offered their services to Men in Limerick who were experiencing separation, soon enough all extended family members also wanted to avail of the services we provided, we changed our name appropriately and we have been moving from strength to strength up to the present day.
Providing the services to both men and women has a holistic effect on the members and by working together it brings about a better outcome post divorce and separation. Statistics show a big increase in suicide in our region and family breakups play a part in this.
We have a great group of skilled and Accredited professionals who volunteer their services for free, we are a non profit charity. Everything we do is done in a safe space and with the strictest confidence.
Giving help wherever its needed is what we do best, during a breakup getting the support and information is vital for the family as a whole, It takes some time and commitment and those who stick with it get the results, its not easy at times , we have great direct links with some of the best trained and fully qualified professionals in the region, Getting help will give you strength and courage, that’s what we are here for, we can help in a whole range of areas relating to your breakdown and individual needs.
Things are changing and having access to services , helpline and meetings thankfully is making a difference and is having an impact on reducing the statistics on suicide.
Men’s group meet every week morning and evenings 7.30 to 9 pm phone for more information
@ 291, Father Russell Square, Hyde Rd, Co. Limerick.
Located 3 buildings to the right of Train Station.
When you contact us please provide your contact details so we can get back to you, as a voluntary group we are not always on-line so use the Helpline for Faster service 0872603603
You can also Contact via Facebook or email.info@familes.ie
Familes is strictly a non profit voluntary group.
Charity Registration number 20158262