Dr. Caitriona Henchion:

Absolutely. The feedback from the women is very much that it is a really big support at a time they did not feel supported. One of the things that counsellors do very well, particularly in what is admittedly a very small area where there might be very teenagers attending the service who might have initially attended not wanting to involve anybody else in the situation, is working with them to involve their parents and other family members and making sure they are getting the wider support that they need, whatever decision they might come to.