Laura Gallagher, President and CEO of The Creative Company, was recently named to the Board of Directors of the Samaritan Counseling Center of Southern Wisconsin.
Gallagher is a leading marketer who has served on a number of community boards including the Madison Ballet and Fellowship of Christian Athletes as well as a national industry board, the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association. She also donates her time and talent to both The River Food Pantry and the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County.
“The work they are doing at the Samaritan Counseling Center is of immense value to our community. While many support them, resources limit the amount of work they are able to do. I am looking forward to shining a light on what’s possible when people have access to great mental health services and urging educators, lawmakers, healthcare professionals and religious organizations to get involved and help remove the stigma of mental illness.”
Since 1993, the Samaritan Counseling Center of Southern Wisconsin has offered professional, compassionate counseling services to people in varying financial and life circumstances. Their multidisciplinary staff of clergy, licensed professional counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists provides services to individuals, couples, and families. The Samaritan Counseling Center of Southern Wisconsin is supported by congregations of 40 denominations and faith groups and also serves people who do not claim a religious affiliation. It is a state-certified Mental Health Clinic with national accreditation from both the National Samaritan Institute and Lutheran Services in America, making it one of the few organizations to have dual national accreditation.
The Samaritan Counseling Center accepts many insurance carriers and offers self-pay and sliding-scale fees.
The National Samaritan Institute was established in 1972 and now includes nearly 500 Samaritan Counseling Centers throughout the United States. It was founded when a parish pastor, a physician, and a seminary professor observed that by working together, ministers, therapists, and physicians were very effective in helping people with stress-related problems. This team approach became the foundation of the Samaritan program. Samaritan counselors believe that there is a close relationship of mind, body, spirit and community, and that optimal health care involves consideration of all four.
For more information about the Samaritan Counseling Center and how you can get involved, please visit www.samritancounselingcenterwi.org or contact Executive Director Dr. Dan Feaster at 608-663-0763.
For nearly a quarter of a century, The Creative Company has been bringing great stories to the marketplace and generating real results for clients. The agency’s integrated approach has resulted in numerous industry awards as well as being named twice in the last decade as one of the best places to work in Dane County and as a finalist for the Torch Award for Business Ethics and Integrity by the Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin.
For more information about The Creative Company, please visit www.thecreativecompany.com or contact President Laura Gallagher at 608-442-6336.