About Hannah Gallager

Hannah Gallager

MBACP (Accred and Registered) Bsc (Hons); MSW

Hello,

I am a BACP Accredited and Registered psychotherapist/clinical supervisor with 17+ years experience of working with individuals within different voluntary settings and private practice, working with young people as well as the older adult population suffering from both short and long-term multi-dimensional problems and psychological difficulties.

I specialise in a range of psychological difficulties including:

  • anxiety
  • Stress management
  • Crisis management
  • Individual Women’s Infertility support surrounding Loss etc.
  • depression
  • low self-esteem
  • family relationship problems
  • Shame
  • bereavement
  • self-harm
  • interpersonal difficulties
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Divorce
  • homelessness
  • Domestic violence.

My clinical background is in Integrative Counselling; encompassing the Psychodynamic, Person-Centred, CBT (following the NICE guidelines), Solution Focused therapy, Crisis Intervention and Low Level Mindfulness therapy.

My counselling service is flexible and offers both day and evening counselling sessions from Monday to Saturday.

Intense Block Short-term Therapy via – Skype

I offer 6 or 12 block therapy sessions for clients who are extremely busy and cannot attend weekly sessions due to work commitments. These sessions are only available in the evening from Monday to Saturday at 8.pm if available. Please note an initial consultation takes place to assess suitability for these block sessions.

The counselling sessions I offer are tailored to each individual and are offered in a non-judgemental, safe environment. The length of commitment to counselling is collaboratively negotiated by the client and myself from the onset and reviewed regularly.

If you have any questions or would like to book your first appointment please contact me

 

Training, qualifications & experience

The training qualifications I have obtained in my specialist area as a psychotherapist/clinical supervisor/Social Worker is:

  • Higher Certificate in Counselling Skills at Birkbeck University.
  • A BSc degree in Integrative Counselling, at Roehampton University.
  • A Masters in Social Work at Kingston University.
  • A Diploma in Integrative Counselling Supervision at OCN.

I have a number of years experience as a lecturer in my specialist area in Counselling Theory and Skills at both Level 2, 3 and 4 at a Further Educational College. Noting this, I have completed an Advance Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector with Canterbury Christchurch University (PGCE).

I have offered my services to Arlington Homeless (One Housing Group) Hostel in Camden for 6 years, implementing and providing an external psychotherapy service to the residents under Counselling in Clapham. Most of the residents I worked with were faced with a number of complex needs ranging from, drug and alcohol problems, self-harm, domestic violence, hopelessness, discrimination, transgender problems and different diagnosis of mental health problems, such as Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Dissociative Identity Disorder, etc.

I also support organisations who employees need support surrounding their mental well-being.

Other successful psychotherapy projects I have implemented and managed under Counselling in Clapham are:-

  • One Housing Group’s Young Peoples Services in Tower Hamlets (pilot 2016). A 12 week Assessment Centre, providing counselling support for vulnerable young people who suffered from medium to complex mental health problems and were transitioning from leaving care.
  • Lewisham Homeless Service (pilot 2016/17) – providing counselling support for 16 to 21-year-olds who had medium needs, were transitioning from leaving care and the Youth Offending system.
  • Battersea Mimosa Support Group for Women – providing psychotherapy to women who had experienced domestic violence, relationship problems, low self-confidence. Most of the referrals came from Wandsworth Hestia Support Services and self-referrals from women living in the Wandsworth community.

I have worked within a variety of voluntary sectors, as a Clinical Manager, Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor, such as:

  • Psychodynamic Youth Counselling Service;
  • Pupil Referral Unit for young people excluded from the mainstream secondary schools;
  • Southwark College Counselling service;
  • Private Practice;
  • Homelessness – Arlington in Camden, Whites Row in Hackney and Lewisham;
  • Mimosa Women’s Counselling Service;
  • The Awareness Centre in Clapham

I receive regular clinical supervision with a BACP registered psychotherapist. I also have Professional Civil Liability Insurance.

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