What We Do

The Mary Dolly Foundation was founded to help and support children and young people in need, their families and elderly citizens access services they may otherwise not be able to use. Our aim is to promote and provide opportunities for real change for those we work with, helping to alleviate the effects of emotional distress and facilitating those involved to reach their full potential and enhance quality of life.

Some of the fields we are experienced in are:


Work with children young people and families

• One to one counselling for children and young people
• Play therapy, drama therapy, art therapy, play therapy
• Group work with children and young people. Groups run on various topics such as:
• Behaviour & Anger management
• Self Esteem
• Drug/Alcohol/Substance Abuse Education and support
• Self Awareness
• Prevention of Sexual Exploitation
• Family work supporting families through times of stress in order to prevent the disintegration of family units
• After school and holiday sports coaching
• Drama and performance clubs

Elderly Citizens

The Mary Dolly Foundation wishes to help elderly people who may be cut off from basic services and the community that they live in. We aim to provide them with care and simple treatments necessary for good health and mobility as well as restoring their feeling of belonging and acceptance within their community with inclusive socialisation.

Supervision & Training

The Mary Dolly Foundation can provide professional training, development and clinical practice supervision for Counsellors, Therapists, and Education Professionals. Our clinical practice groups help in self-development, resolving case issues and maintaining awareness of ethics. Some of our training programmes consist of:

• Working constructively with group dynamics
• Training in basic counselling skills
• Training in working with domestic violence
• Training in working with sexual abuse
• Team building
• Stress management
• Planning and managing realistic systems for change
• Basic Counselling Skills