Carole Gallagher
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About me
If you've come to this directory of therapists, then you already have in mind that you want your circumstances to change somehow. Maybe a change is being forced upon you, a loss of some kind. Whatever the case, I'm guessing you just want to feel better.
Often as much as we want to feel differently, change can still frighten us or seem beyond us. Sometimes, we may not even know what is possible to change, let alone know how we are going to do it. Therapy isn't just about talking about the situation, it's about being open to thinking and feeling differently to allow you to move forward in your life.
As both a counsellor and psychotherapist with years of experience, I offer therapy for a wide range of issues to help people make changes in their lives, to help people feel, think or react differently. I also offer help when people are suffering from a loss which can feel unbearable.
How I Work: I work as an integrative therapist which means I draw on different types of counselling and psychotherapy to help people find a way forward which seems right for them, based on their individual personalities and unique life circumstances. The therapy I offer is not about telling you what to do or staying silent for most of the session, instead it is about first understanding things from your perspective, really hearing what matters to you and then working together to heal wounds, find peace and make changes. Therapy can gently make you aware of how you might be holding yourself back and then it can respectfully help you grow stronger in dealing with things.
I offer you an opportunity to explore, reflect and grow in a welcoming, calm environment which offers a compassionate, respectful and realistic response.
My approach seeks to enable you to develop your own coping skills in a way and at a pace which feels right for you.
The therapy I offer is sometimes also about learning to accept yourself as you are, whilst exploring ways of letting go of shame, regret, anxiety and depression.
It can be about discovering a courage you never thought you had to find ways of putting things right, rather than living life in the shadow of what has gone wrong. I believe that although we cannot change our past, we can change the relationship which we have to it and in turn feel more confident and hopeful about our future.
Therapy cannot guarantee an outcome and also depends on how much you engage with it; however I perceive it is never too late to change ourselves once we set our will to do so and talking to someone outside of our situation can be the first step to changing our outlook for the better; a positive step to taking back a healthy control of our lives, no matter what our circumstances.
If you feel ready to do something to make things different and you like what you have read, please call 0742 560 7707 and leave a message or email me at lutoncounselling@gmail.com
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold the following qualifications:
Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling,
Certificate in Resourced Based Therapies
Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy
M Sc (Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy)
I qualified as a Certified Transactional Analyst
and I have undergone additional training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Critical Incident Debriefing and other models of therapy.
I am an Accredited Member of the BACP and I am registered on the BACP's Accredited Voluntary Register (http://www.bacpregister.org.uk/)
I am a Senior Accredited Registrant (SNCPS Acc) with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society).
I trained at the Metanoia Institute in Ealing; and I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Over the past years I have worked with counselling agencies in Ealing, Hitchin and Watford and I have experience of working with clients with a variety of issues, such as, bereavement, phobia, depression, low self-esteem, abuse, anger issues, anxiety, relationship difficulties, life crisis events, disillusion, work based difficulties, loneliness, family illness, stress, addiction, gender issues, sexuality, panic, betrayal, general emotional loss, grief and COVID-related issues.
I have experience of working for the NHS in a setting which supports people who suffer from a long term physical health condition.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.
In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Critical incident debriefing, reflective practice groups for healthcare;
COVID-related anxiety, fatigue and depression;
Last days of life issues;
COVID-related bereavement;
Survivor guilt;
Sleep problems/insomnia
Pet bereavement
Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
Individual Counselling: First session £35; second session £35; after that each session costs £55.
Telephone and online sessions: fees are payable by bank transfer before each session starts.
Face to face sessions: fees are payable by bank transfer before each session starts or by cash on the day at the start of each session.
When I work
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Daytime: Thursday only
Evening appointments: (after 6:30 pm) Monday to Wednesday evening inclusive
Further information
The first session lasts 30 minutes to 1 hour.
All other sessions are usually 50 minutes.
