Michael Gallagher

I have been in the helping field for over 30 years. I have been in full time private practice for 16 years and worked for many years prior to that in Community Mental health and Hospice agencies. I work with individuals, couples and families. I work with clients aging from 14 to 100. I have a Master's degree in Social Work from Barry University and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Villanova University. I work with clients on many issues including Grief and loss, work place challenges, family issues, trauma, caregiver support, crisis work, Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder.

I tend to be eclectic and use the interventions that best help the client, including cognitive behavioral therapy, clinical hypnosis, crisis intervention and trauma based therapy.

In our first session I do a biopsychosocial assessment (asking background questions of family, health, employment, etc) and address the goals the client wants to achieve in therapy.