Hello and welcome to your journey to improve your mental health. My name is Gabrielle Gallagher. I have earned a Master of Arts in Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling from University of Akron and a license from the State of Michigan in Counseling. I also have a BA in psychology and BCJ in Forensic Psychology. Currently, I am a licensed Professional Counselor. I am trained to work with individuals, couples, and groups. I have extensive knowledge of working with many diverse populations including different sexes, genders, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations. I have worked with mild to severe mental health. I have worked with all socioeconomics clients with a variety of needs. I come with a non-judgmental stans when working with my clients, in which I examine and treat everyone with the same respect and expertise I can provide. I bring with me over 4,000 hours of counseling experience working with many clients. I provide individual, couple, and family counseling for adults, adolescents, children, and elder adults.
I have been trained to work with the following presenting issues: Substance abuse, Anger management, Sexual trauma, Career development, Eating related disorder, LGBTIA concerns, Forensic counseling, Relationship conflict counseling and Mental health concerns including but not limited to depression, anxiety, bipolar, PTSD. My therapeutic approach incorporates several major theories of counseling, including Solution-Focused, Cognitive-Behavioral, Gestalt, ART Therapy, Play Therapy, Narrative Therapy, DBT, REBT, and Person Centered. I tailor my particular focus to the needs of the client(s). I believe that every individual possesses the strength and potential to work through life problems, and that most issues are developmentally based. I seek to help my clients discover this potential and learn skills and strategies that will help them achieve their goals through empowering my clients and providing them with conditions for personal growth.
