Jennifer Gallagher (she/her)

MA, LLP
Accepting Clients

As a certified Menopause Mental Health Provider, I'm passionate about working with women navigating perimenopause and menopause.

Therapist in Brooklyn, MI
Supervised by Leonard Gallagher, PsyD

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

You've spent decades keeping the peace, managing everyone's needs but your own, biting your tongue until it hurt. Then perimenopause hit, and your body stopped playing by the old rules. The rage you feel isn't the problem, it's the message, and it's been trying to get your attention for years. It knows exactly where you've been asked to make yourself smaller, and everywhere you have room to expand. This isn't about managing your anger until it behaves. It's about following its truth toward a sec

My Background and Approach

I'm a Licensed Limited Psychologist in Michigan with over 20 years of clinical experience, and a BRIA-certified Menopause Mental Health Provider, meaning I bring specialized training to the emotional side of perimenopause and menopause that many therapists simply aren't equipped to address. I'm also a STAIR Method certified therapist, trained directly with Juliane Taylor Shore, which gives me practical, brain-wise tools for building the kind of self-trust that makes real change possible, not just insight, but lasting shift. My specialty is working with women in midlife carrying rage they've spent decades suppressing, as well as women navigating chronic illness and autoimmune conditions, a transition I've faced myself. That lived experience means I understand this territory from the inside, not just clinically. I keep a small caseload intentionally, so you get real attention, not a rotating door. My work is rooted in my own lived experience and years of deep, integrative study.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe rage in women isn't a flaw, it's a signal. In perimenopause and menopause, it often gets louder, not because something's wrong with you, but because your body is done letting you ignore what it's been carrying. I spent most of my life being nice, grateful, positive, anything but angry. Autoimmune disease in my late forties forced me to face what I'd been avoiding emotionally, and I haven't looked at anger the same way since. My work is integrative, weaving together traditional and cutting-edge methods, to meet you in mind, body, and spirit. It's intentional; we don't wander, we work, so your brain and body can move from surviving to thriving. Your treatment is personalized to your unique needs, and collaborative, grounded in a power-with mindset where your voice leads. As a feminist therapist, my practice is open, affirming, anti-racist, and gender-affirming. I believe well-being only thrives where justice and inclusion exist.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Experiential Therapy Feminist Therapy Integrative Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Contemplative Therapy
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Depth Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eclectic Therapy
  • Energy Psychology
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Family Systems
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anger Issues Relationship Issues Women's Issues
Other Issues
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Insomnia
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Parenting
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Women's Issues
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 21 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $250 - 350/session

Info

Email Jennifer
451 Marshall St
PO Box 722
Brooklyn, MI 49230

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