mentesanatherapy
Hello and welcome to my website - Kevin Gallagher
​You are perhaps needind help with anxiety, depression, anger, guilt, shame, low self-esteem, relationship issues, sexuality or maybe just feeling stuck in life or dealing with a present life challenge. You may also be finding it difficult to talk to others about this. However we can think about this together and work through the thoughts and feelings in a confidential and non-judgemental way to explore what lies at their source. Finding threads that link the present with the past, will be enlightening and lead to increased self-awareness and sustained personal growth. It is my experience that this form of well founded counselling, known as Psychotherapeutic Counselling can be a longer-term process, but it can achieve more lasting change. It is certainly not a quick fix-solution, but in getting to the source of the problem, changes will be more sustainable.
I work from two locations, a comfortable home office in the PO16 area and also an office in Chichester City Centre. In both locations, all counselling takes place in a totally confidential place where you will free to dicuss and process whatever is going on in your life. These locations offer both easy public transport access or easy car-parking for anyone in the Fareham, Portsmouth, Gosport, Chichester or wider Hampshire or West Sussex regions. If counselling is new to you it may feel daunting to approach this for the first time but be assured you will not be asked to share anything you do not wish to.
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I have a particular interest in spiritual abuse and would especially like to reach out to anyone who is experiencing difficulties with religion or spirtuality. Please feel free to get in contact for a free non-commital dicussion to see if counselling is right for you. Having lived many years in Taiwan I am also able also to offer counselling in Mandarin Chinese - 普通話-國語.
I am a fully qualified, BACP (British Associaion of Counselling and Psychotherapy) registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor working face-to-face with adults.
I firmly believe that we do not always respond to the present but rather respond to our past. But with the help of an experienced therapist, we can explore what has happened to us, locate the source of our present difficulties and find long lasting healing and liberation. Many hours of client experience has shown me that it is just such an exploration in a safe, confidential and affirming setting can free us to walk our own road in life. By working face-to-face together with you in a safe and non-judgemental way we can explore together what is getting in the way to enable you to get your life back on track again.
FAQs
Will Counselling Help Me?
It can be a daunting step to step over the threshold of a therapist or counsellors door. However whether you are facing low self-esteem, depression, anxiety relational difficulties, anger issues or simply just being stuck in life, simply talking to someone who will listen with empathy and without judgement can be a breakthrough.
What happens in a Counselling Session?
During each 50 minute session you will have a time and space to talk freely and confidentially about what is troubling you. By exploring together thoughts and feelings arund this and looking for threads and links that may reach out into other areas of life we can find the source of the problems you are facing. You will be in charge of what you wish to talk about, there will be no pressure from me to talk about issues you are not ready to talk about.
What are the costs?
Each 50 minute session has a fixed charge of 45 pounds. The agreed fee will remain fixed throughout your counselling and will not increase. For anyone on benefits or with limited financial resources we can discuss a lower rate. Please get in touch to discuss this