Catherine Gallagher is a clinical psychologist who has worked over the last 20 years in the public, NGO, university, and private sectors. Central to many of these has been provision of workshops and education sessions to different professional groups and members of the public. Often these centre around the topic of anxiety, trauma and more general parenting. Alongside a small private practice, she is currently the clinical practice manager of an NGO service in Canterbury called START, which provides support to all age groups who have experienced sexual harm.