Dawn Gallagher
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CCTP (she, her)
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845-F Quince Orchard Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Let's Connect (301) 769-5878
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. Dawn is a Licensed Professional Counselor & Certified Clinical Trauma Professional with over 30 years of helping experience. Dawn is a compassionate, caring, & empathic therapist with extensive experience working within inpatient & outpatient mental health settings. She utilizes an integrative & strength-based approach to therapy, incorporating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, & Solution-Focused Therapy. Dawn specializes in many areas including, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, PTSD, women’s issues, & stage of life concerns.
Dawn’s treatment philosophy is informed by her belief that every person is intrinsically strong & capable of living a fulfilling & authentic life. She aims to create a safe & supportive environment where individuals can open up & work through life issues, no matter how big or small.
Dawn likes to focus on what is suitable for her patients no matter what challenges they face or what labels others have given them. Through attentive care, she assists her clients in making sense of their life experiences & identifying their strengths. Whatever you are experiencing, Dawn will work with you to ensure collaborative, safe, & effective care.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $180
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CareFirst
- Out of Network
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Dawn Gallagher
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CCTP
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Expired Licensed by State of Virginia / 0701009912 Dawn GallagherLicense state differs from primary location state.
- Certificate from Board Certified Trauma Professional
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (301) 769-5878
Dawn Gallagher
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CCTP
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Dementia
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Thinking Disorders
- Veterans
- Women's Issues
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (301) 769-5878
Dawn Gallagher
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CCTP
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Imago
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (301) 769-5878
Dawn Gallagher
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CCTP
Location
Primary Location
Washington Psychological Wellness
845-F Quince Orchard Boulevard
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(301) 769-5878Email me
Nearby Areas
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Dawn Gallagher
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CCTP