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Colleen Gallagher, LCSW - is a Psychotherapist, Mindfulness and Meditation practitioner/Educator. Her work is informed by current research in emotional and behavioral health, mindful communication, secular mindfulness, mind-body medicine, and neuroscience. She has extensive trauma training and is an EMDR Therapist. Colleen's approach to Mindfulness is rooted in the belief that we have an innate capacity for wellness and resiliency, and that we heal in relation with others. A yoga practitioner for over 30 years, Colleen has been practicing meditation for 13 years having discovered mindfulness for her own health-life challenges. She sees private clients, runs a variety of groups both therapeutic and non, and teaches the MBSR 8-week program as a qualified MBSR teacher through the University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Mindfulness in Healthcare, Society and Medicine. She's a former art teacher and performing artist who blends creativity, play, and flow state tools to the "experiential here and now" - a foundation of mindfulness. She is passionate about the transformative potential of mindfulness…and seeks to help others live with more ease, compassion, and connection. A consultant in healthcare settings, business, and community organizations, Colleen is also Psychotherapist in private practice. She weaves mindfulness tools into therapy sessions, mentors others one on one, teaches workshops and presents/speaks for organizations, exploring topics such as: "Stress and Anxiety Reduction", "Everyday Mindfulness", "Therapeutic Presence for Clinicians", "Social Emotional Learning," "Vulnerability, Empathy and Compassion," "Mindful Self-Care and Compassion", "Mindfulness at Work", "Mindful Communication", "Mindful Writing,", and "Relational Mindfulness”.