Who Is Tara Gallagher?

When I started my journey as a coach, I was trapped in the same dysfunctional patterns I'd experienced in my childhood. I could see these patterns beginning to affect my own children, who were already experiencing anxiety and attachment issues from their health challenges.

I knew something needed to change, but I wasn't sure how to break free from these generational cycles. My children had already experienced health issues that left scars both physically and emotionally, and I couldn't bear watching history repeat itself. I started with meditation, thinking it might help me find some peace.

What I didn't expect was how it would open the door to understanding the root of my problems. As I began to dig deeper, the connection between my childhood trauma and everything else in my life became undeniable – my behaviours, my limiting beliefs, even my autoimmune diseases all traced back to those early experiences.

I realised that if I wanted to help my children, I needed to heal myself first. So I boarded what I now call the "trauma train" and never got off.

But something surprising happened along the way. What started as a personal healing journey transformed into a professional calling. As I accumulated training in various modalities – from Meditation & Breathwork Coaching to Somatic Trauma Therapy, from Brainspotting to becoming a Narcissistic Abuse Specialist – I discovered my purpose.

People started approaching me, seeing the transformation in my own life and how I was breaking patterns with my children. They wanted to know if I could help them do the same.

When a friend pointed out how naturally I was supporting others through their healing journeys, it changed everything.

"But Tara," she said, "you're already coaching people every day in how you live your life." I had been so focused on my own healing that I hadn't recognised the gift I could offer others. I was helping people reconnect with their bodies, process trauma, and regulate their nervous systems without even realising it.

That's when my mission became clear: to help other parents feel safe in their own skin by processing and releasing their past traumas and teaching nervous system regulation. To empower them to be the cycle breakers – the parents they needed when they were children.

Because the truth is, you can't pour from an empty cup. When parents heal themselves, they create space for their children to thrive.

Today, I offer a holistic approach to healing through my SELF Elevation Coaching and Healing Sessions.

Starting with nervous system regulation and rebuilding mind-body connection, I help increase coping capacity and emotional flexibility.

This creates the foundation needed for trauma processing and release, followed by science-based positive psychology interventions to map out a future where my clients truly thrive.

I work with clients both one-on-one and in groups, in person in West Sussex and online. I bring all my certifications and training together:

I believe in authentic connection and creating a safe space where real transformation can happen. Because healing isn't just about addressing the past – it's about creating a future where both you and your children can thrive, breaking the cycles of dysfunction once and for all.

My ultimate goal is to guide clients towards healing, self-discovery, and the life they've always longed for.  
Become the parent you needed. Break the cycle. Heal your spirit.