P. Ann Gallagher
LPC, RPT-S
Sugar Land & Katy OfficeI have been a Christian counselor with Houston Center for
Christian Counseling since 1996. Throughout that time, I have worked with
children, adolescents and adults, helping parents with adoption issues and
other parent/child struggles. I have experience treating depression, anxiety
and the results of recent and past trauma as well as helping those involved in
recovery from addictions. I work out of both the Sugar Land and Katy offices.
I take a collaborative approach in therapy, coming
alongside my clients much as a coach would do, asking God to be very central in
our work together, if my clients are comfortable with that. I give you my word
to meet and accept you where you are, asking that you actively commit yourself
to the process of change.
As a Registered Play Therapist (RPT), I use the avenue of
play in helping young children recover from the trauma of divorce and other
losses. I have advanced training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR),
a therapy useful for all ages in resolving the effects of past hurtful events.
I also enjoy cross-cultural counseling, having lived in Europe, Japan, Ethiopia
and Canada. I have a Masters of Arts degree in Counseling and am licensed in
Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).