Jay Gallagher Email & Phone Number

Reading, Ma, Us

Founder of a telehealth therapy practice serving Massachusetts and New Hampshire, https://jaygallaghertherapy.clientsecure.me/

➢ Provide tele-therapy in a short term model to clients of Spring Health (a leading Employee Assistance Provider).

➢ Provide independent clinical supervision for an LMHC Candidate.

➢ Lead a College Counseling Center with three other clinicians; providing supervision, leadership, and direct clinical care providing services for over 30% of the residential student population.➢ Serviced a diverse array of students (approximately 50% of case load are athletics, 35% students of color, 15% LGBTQIA+) which is representative of the campus (the most diverse in New Hampshire)➢ Refined the model for delivering clinical service to be more measured, supportive, balanced to need.➢ Made care more accessible through walk in hours; campus outreach and programming; identifying students at risk/in need of care through incoming student survey’s and connecting with them prior to arrival; in 1st semester responded to over 60 reports of students of concern.➢ Established use of data tracking and screening tools to measure student progress and outcomes.➢ Enhanced the collaboration between Counseling, the Medical staff, and our visiting Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.➢ Established partnerships and programming/outreach efforts with many campus partners, including, Athletics, Student Conduct, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Residence Life, First Year Programs, Disability Services, and faculty, including partnering on an academic course.

Beverly Ma

➢ Serve in an integrated Behavioral Health role within two primary care practices serving as the point person for any mental health or substance use concerns for 15 primary care providers.➢Triage clients presenting for services, offering short term, targeted, less than weekly/bi-weekly therapy for those whose needs could be met in that model.➢Establish close working relationships with specialty care community resources to serve as a referral source for clients needing more intensive care. Working in a case management role with high need clients to ensure they receive proper care and resources and following up periodically to ensure continued connection to specialty care and to offer further assistance and care coordination as needed.➢Provide crisis interventions through consultations with providers, or immediate consultations with clients in need.➢Consult closely with both the chief of psychiatry for Lahey Health, and the primary care provider to help develop a treatment plan and medication plan for each client seen.➢Treat a very high volume of clients, seeing over 400 individuals in the first year in the position.➢Assist with onboarding of new clinicians to the program.

Cambridge & Lynnfield

When Comprehensive Outpatient Services Inc. suddenly closed, transferred clinical practice to Riverside Community Care. Preformed same functions and duties as before and was able to retain some clients. Additionally preformed services directly in Somerville High School.

Lowell Ma

➢ Provide mental health counseling to individuals and couples using a variety of approaches, primarily a Rogerian Person-Centered Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Psychodynamic techniques. Majority of clients are teenagers and younger adults from a variety of cultures, races, and socio-economic backgrounds.➢ Intervene in crisis situations, assist clients in containing feelings and emotions, de-escalating situations, ensuring clients safety, referring clients to partial hospitalization or inpatient services when necessary.➢ Diagnose and treat populations suffering from a range of difficulties and disorders including schizoaffective, bipolar, PTSD, substance abuse/dependence, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and adjustment disorders.➢ Clinical focus on clients with PTSD, substance use histories and disorders.➢ Develop and implement individual treatment plans for each client, including goals and interventions.➢ Collaborate with other clinicians and psychopharmacologist regarding clients’ treatments.➢ Refer clients to outside resources such as support groups and day treatment programs when necessary. ➢ Screen and evaluate referrals for the clinic as one of two intake clinicians. Serve as member of Quality Utilization Review Committee reviewing all clinical paperwork.

➢ Provided mental health counseling to individuals, groups, and couples suffering from a range of difficulties and disorders. ➢ Diagnosed, planned treatment, provided crisis intervention and ongoing counseling services.➢ Co-led a psychotherapy group at an alternative high school with students suffering from emotional and social difficulties.➢ Completed specialized training in Trauma Focused CBT.

➢ Oversaw all Student Affairs operations by assisting the students in the transition to the U.S. and school. Assisted students with a variety of issues including acculturation, homesickness, and personal difficulties. Coordinated the Student Activities and Host Family/Accommodation Program.➢ Coordinated student visa documents, registered students, and tracked payments for courses. Communicated regularly with agents, students, marketing and accounting. Assisted the Director with day-to-day operations of the school and coordinated efforts with other LSI schools.

➢ Provided crisis interventions and aided students with personal, emotional, and developmental concerns.➢ Oversaw a residential area consisting of three buildings of 190 students and seven staff, and assumed responsibility of a suite-style residence hall of 170 students. Supervised building operations, including roommate conflicts, judicial hearings, staff supervision, programming and maintenance work orders.➢ Worked with faculty and other administrators on a self-initiated Theme Housing Committee, Skiing and Snowboarding Club and the Housing Selection Committee. Advised the Paint Ball Club. ➢ Assisted the Director of Residence Life for Cambridge College in all aspects of a housing program for 500 adults earning master degrees. Assisted with opening of the residence halls, placements, customer service, work orders, housing concerns and closing. Acted as a liaison between the Curry College staff and the Cambridge College staff.

➢ Oversaw a staff of 25, directed daily operations, resolved roommate conflicts, assisted residents with issues, adjudicated judicial hearings, coordinated in-hall programming, and managed the programming budget for six residence halls with 600 residents.➢ Worked with faculty and other administrators as a member of the Student Retention Committee and through the initiation and development of a Theme Housing Program.

➢ Taught courses in psychology, United States history, world history, and religion. Coached a Mock-Trial Team and was a member of the Student Assistance Team. Incorporated cooperative learning, technology, exploratory learning, student-centered activities, and authentic assessment into the classes. Created lesson plans, assessments, and unit plans.

➢ Conducted peer education, covering the topics of drug and alcohol use, sexual behavior, sexually transmitted diseases, and eating disorders. Delivered programs to health classes, orientation groups, and residence halls. Developed, wrote, and implemented a program about Ecstasy and GHB.➢ Oversaw twenty-four houses and 250 residents. Coordinated student staff. Worked with houses and house leaders, developed the Theme Housing Program, provided programming, supported students, and enforced policies.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Counseling Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Education & History

Activities and Societies: residence life; peer education; history honors society; education and history clubs