Therapy and groups for women feeling disconnected from their needs, body and sense of self.

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Disconnection from self & others may once have kept you safe. Now it’s keeping you stuck…

Disconnection can manifest in many ways such as difficulties with boundaries, hyper independence, loneliness, always being in one’s head & a host of other states of being that keep you from authenticity and belonging.

And while these behaviours and nervous system states (hello fight/flight/freeze/fawn!) once protected you, they now get in the way of connecting with yourself and others.

None of this is your fault.
It can be the imprint of growing up without feeling safe, seen, soothed and therefore secure. This may be further reinforced by living in a society that is full of disconnection, division, and a ‘keep calm and carry on’ attitude.

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Welcome. I’m Angela.

I’m Angela Gallagher, a mental health & neurological Occupational Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and relational therapy trainee. For over 12 years, in the NHS and private practice, I’ve been supporting people connect to what’s important to them and support them achieve their goals.

My approach blends mind and body. I recognise the importance of how our thoughts & feelings influence our view of self, others & how we connect to the world around us but also the role of our physiology & nervous system.

My years in the NHS has exposed the limitations of medical diagnostic models that can take a general, reductionist view of people as medical conditions, the mind/body as separate & don’t take in to account the complexity of what makes us us. We are the sum of many parts!

more about me

• you didn’t have to hold everything alone anymore
• you felt more at home in your body
• you had more room inside to breathe, pause and relate

• support didn’t feel like a threat to your independence
• you were able to connect with yourself and others authentically
• loneliness could be replaced by belonging

•you were able to create supportive relationships and a sense of community
• you created genuine relationships based on shared values

Imagine if…

community | sense of belonging | support | relationships | end loneliness | reduce isolation

Words from people I have supported

  • “I took so much pride in powering through and being an independent woman but in reality, I wanted to be loved, cared for and let people in but I was terrified of being let down. With Angela, I explored how I could introduce letting others in and support without losing myself or becoming co-dependent. I feel so much lighter and free”

  • "Working with Angela truly opened my eyes to how my emotionally cold parents shape my own beliefs-that I needed to be the good girl to deserve love. Now, I know I am worth so much more and feel I can be myself without always wearing a mask”

  • ‘I am no longer checked out & feeling like life is passing me by. Somatic Experiencing with Angela taught me about the freeze response. We worked slowly. It was so different from other therapy where everything was about changing thoughts. I am now in the driving seat of life & so grateful I can be present to the joys of seeing my grandkids play’

  • "I am more than what has happened to me in my childhood. Finally I can say it is part of me but doesn't define me or control me. I can set boundaries, ask for help and feel more stable in myself”