Ryen Gallagher

Ryen is a pre-licensed social worker with years of experience working with adults and older adults. Her background includes working with older adults with Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementias and their affected caregivers and family members, community based counseling to families and children involved with DCYF, and supporting individuals with substance use disorders in an inpatient environment. Ryen utilizes a person-centered, holistic and eclectic approach, utilizing evidence-based practices including but not limited to, CBT, narrative therapy, mindfulness, and EMDR. Ryen believes that a healthy client-therapist relationship is essential to the therapeutic process. 

Qualifications

Masters Degree in Social Work 

Under supervision by Judy McAuley, LICSW (NH License: 1864) 

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Trainings: 

• EMDR Training: Integrating EMDR Into Your Clinical Practice
• Understanding the Biology of Stress and Vicarious Trauma with Focus on Proactive and Reactive Opportunities for Wellness
• Dealing with Ambiguous Loss
• Suicide Prevention Training 
• Trauma Informed Care

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Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, Caregiver Stress/Burden, Grief and Loss including Ambiguous Loss and Loss without Closure, other aging related concerns.